Shepformation Monthly Newsletter
Information, resources, and news from Shepley for building professionals on Cape Cod and Nantucket.
April – Knowledge: The Doubling Curve
When Buckminster Fuller, the renowned 20th century inventor and visionary, developed the concept of “Knowledge Doubling Curve”, he noticed that up until the year1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every century. By the end of World...
March – Dan Vincent
Fifteen years ago, a shy 18 year old who had recently graduated from Tech School, applied for a job with us. He was so shy and of so few words that he didn’t impress anyone initially. He came back the next day, and the day...
February – What’s In A Paint Job?
Until the middle of the 19th Century, most Americans didn’t have much use for paint. Wood was plentiful, and paint was difficult to make and not very effective as a weather coat. You couldn’t run down to the local hardware...
“Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.”
Benjamin Franklin, Founding Father of the United States
January – The Rope Swing
When you look at the cartoon above you can see the many ways that communication can fail. I love this cartoon and wish I knew to whom we might attribute it. It’s been around for decades and since the first time I saw...
November – Can You Spare Some Change?
I like to think that we’re in the beginning of a mini Renaissance at Shepley. In 38 years, we have never looked at our business harder or from different angles in order to improve what we do and how we do it. Old habits die hard because...
October – Fine Print
Fine print: the art of camouflaging warnings, disclaimers, or limits as innocent sounding background noise. Let’s face it, our world elevated fine print to an art form today. Listen to a pharmaceutical ad and the soothing voice delivering...