Matthew Baker
Sep 25, 20232 min read
Change and Crisis Management: A Parallel Perspective
Organizational Change Management (OCM) and Emergency Management (EM) apply different methods, strategies, and standards. However, they...
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Matthew Baker
Jan 29, 20233 min read
Twinning: ADDIE & ADKAR
Having worked both as an Instructional Designer and Change Manager, I've often remarked on the similarities between the two fields. Maybe...
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Matthew Baker
Jan 21, 20236 min read
Constructed Consensus: Reviewing Thomas Oden's Systematic Theology
Oden’s Classic Christianity is an exhaustive treatment of theological themes, such as one would expect from a multi-volume systematics....
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Matthew Baker
Jan 21, 20233 min read
Hot-and-Heady, or Slow-and-Steady?
The story of the Tortoise and the Hare is a classic fable nearly everyone hears in their early years. I won’t retell it here, but it’s a...
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Matthew Baker
Jan 13, 20232 min read
A Metaphor for Managing Change
I recently attended a presentation from a top consulting firm, where the speaker made the case for various digital transformation...
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Matthew Baker
Jan 10, 20232 min read
Transforming Culture through Practice
You'd be hard pressed to find many people to argue that developing a strong business culture isn't crucial for organizational success. By...
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Matthew Baker
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Why not Both?
Today, most people are familiar with Patagonia, a clothing and outdoor gear company that has a strong commitment to sustainability. Back...
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Matthew Baker
Jan 8, 20232 min read
Tired of Being Tired? Just Prepare.
Several years ago, when Procter & Gamble implemented a major change initiative to streamline its business processes and improve...
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Matthew Baker
Jul 2, 202110 min read
Staying With America's Troubles: Part 2
Part 1 can be found here. Further Troubles Troubled. Nearly everyone has an intuitive understanding of what the word means, yet it’s one...
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Matthew Baker
May 24, 20214 min read
Whiter Than Snow
In this vintage advertisement for Dial soap, a woman is having a fantastic time dancing at a party presumably because she doesn’t smell...
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Matthew Baker
May 16, 20218 min read
Staying with America's Troubles, Part 1
Blessed are the Peacemakers I feel as if perhaps I should say that I had no intention of beginning with the words of Jesus, and yet they...
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Matthew Baker
Apr 28, 20212 min read
The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street
Giorgio De Chirico, The Mystery and Melancholy of a Street, is recognized as one of the greatest Surrealist paintings of the 20th...
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Matthew Baker
Apr 28, 20212 min read
One Cathedral or Several?
In the 1890’s, the French impressionist painter Claude Monet fixed on the idea of painting the same subject under different lighting...
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Matthew Baker
Apr 16, 20215 min read
Learning Management Systems Project Proposal
The attached document outlines my recently submitted capstone project proposal for the ID 375. Learning Management Systems course at...
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Matthew Baker
Mar 31, 20211 min read
A Harvest of Death
I recently became aware of Timothy O’Sullivan’s, "A Harvest of Death", a fine example of 19th century documentary photography. At the...
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Matthew Baker
Jan 14, 20214 min read
Nine Dots & The Problem with Learning
Despite the aggrieved protests of students who have grown tired of a seemingly endless demand for written assignments, there is a very...
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Matthew Baker
Nov 12, 20202 min read
NOT CHAOS!
There’s a well known story about the first time Hans Hofmann visited Jackson Pollack's studio whereupon he was startled by the absence of...
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Matthew Baker
Oct 27, 20204 min read
Design Philosophy
Design impacts all our lives in ways that are both over and subtle. From our phones to our coffee pots, every object is a function of...
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Matthew Baker
Oct 25, 20201 min read
Embers
He looked in the usual place Suspending each moment high, as a torch he held against dim hope Beneath the hulk of his childish need. He...
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Matthew Baker
Oct 23, 20202 min read
Atheism?
Atheism is a relationship to God. I can already hear the vehement protests of “actual“ atheists. But honestly, try to define atheism...
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