Last Saturday, on April 21st, my good friend Filip “Bunker” Bunkens turned 30 and he celebrated in a way absolutely befitting him. Filip is more passionate about photography than anyone I know and in every possible way. And for his 30th birthday, he decided to shoot 30 different people, for 30 minutes, taking 30 shots [...]
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Sunny clouds.
Posted on Thursday, April 19th 2012 by Jan in PhotographyShot last sunday morning on Leuven’s Fochplein, which is currently in the last phase of reconstruction. I also run a photo-blog documenting the reconstruction at fochplein.be. Fochplein by Jan Henckens
Why I hate gamification. →
Posted on Thursday, April 19th 2012 by Jan in UncategorizedI hate gamification. Gamification is to play what crowdsourcing is to open source. How can we take this natural, cultural drive toward connection, meaning, purpose, and participation and incorporate it into the economic-growth requirement of corporate capitalism? Foursquare is the easiest example, but everybody’s doing it. I’m sure there are folks at Merrill Lynch gamifying [...]
BULK Bag.
Posted on Sunday, April 15th 2012 by Jan in podcastIf you’re a listener if 5by5′s (in)famous “Back To Work” podcast with Merlin Mann, the phrase “BULK bag” is probably nothing new. (If you’ve never heard of this, feel free to move a long, this is kind of an inside joke think). A while back, Brett Kelly release a little ringtone with another of Merlin’s [...]
An invocation for beginnings.
Posted on Monday, April 9th 2012 by Jan in UncategorizedZefrank is back. Let me think about the people who I care about the most and when they fail or disappoint me, I still love them, I still give them chances and I still see the best in them. Let me extend that generosity to myself. Let me remember that my courage is a wild [...]