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Medicare 2011 - My Experience - A New Book

2010-12-14T09:10:00.000-08:00

Throughout the year there are changes to Medicare. There is a major shift each fall where changes for the upcoming year are implemented. "Medicare 2011 - My Experience" is the 2011 update to "Medicare - My Experience 2010." As with typical Legume publications, this book is available in all three Legume forms:

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Legume News November 2010

2010-10-29T14:48:00.000-07:00

The November 2010 issue of Legume News is now available. In this issue under "Spotlight" is "Productizing Legume Diagrams." This shows how Legume Diagrams can provide an economic engine for creating more and more value. Productizing one diagram provides the resources for creating the next. Check out Legume News to see how I can create diagrams that can you can use to provide value. The "Hot Top" in this issue discusses "Digital Rights Management" (DRM). FavaBean's wisdom discusses how to create a preview Legume webBook that can be used to support productizing. Check is out at Legume News.

Medicare - My Experience 2010 - A New Book

2010-10-29T14:11:00.000-07:00

Karen and I have entered the world of Medicare! The Medicare System is so broad that we found it challenging to navigate its landscape to say the least. Aha! A Legume Diagram to the rescue. I have captured our experience in the new book "Medicare - My Experience 2010." As with typical Legume publications, this book is available in all three Legume forms:

For the first time the Legume eBook is published under "Digital Rights Management" (DRM). Also, the Book and eBook provide information on how to access the full version of the website. The upcoming issue of "Legume News" will discuss these properties in more detail.

I hope this provides value to others. Comments here are encouraged.

Medicare is interesting in that you get a "do over" every year. Watch for Legume - My Experience 2011.

Legume News September 2009

2009-09-22T13:40:00.000-07:00

The September 2009 issue of Legume News is now available. In this issue under the "Spotlight" are "Legume Authoring Services." A spectrum of services are offered from actually authoring diagrams to diagram author training. Check out Legume News to see how you can get your knowledge represented in a Legume Diagram. The "Hot Tip" in this issue shows how to flexibly format Legume bullet lists. "FavaBean's Wisdom" shows how to prepare pages for publishing. Check it out at Legume News.

Legume Authors Change the World

2009-06-18T10:48:00.000-07:00

As Legume Diagram methodologies continue to emerge I think it is intriguing to consider Legume Diagrams and a new "communications medium" and then to think of creators of diagrams as "authors" in the this new medium. Today's update to the Legume Technologies website stimulates such thinking with the encouragement to "Share Your Wisdom – Change the World." The idea is that because Legume Diagrams can be easily created you are more likely to create a diagram (write a Legume Book) than you are to write a traditional book. The process of creating the diagram itself stimulates thinking about the problem/issue at hand tweaking your thoughts for better outcomes. Some have found creating the first diagram to be a bit intimidating and co-authoring through authoring services is a good entry point. Would you like to change your world? Let's create a diagram.

Legume News May 2009

2009-05-27T20:04:00.000-07:00

The May 2009 issue of Legume News is not available. In this issue under the "Spotlight" is the just published book "Simply Powerful Legume Diagrams" available in Legume webBook, Legume eBook, and Legume Book formats. Check out Legume News to see the book and see how you can become a Legume author. The "Hot Tip" in this issue show how to mix shape colors for Venn diagram effects. "FavaBean's Wisdom" shows how to create and maintain page references. Check it out at Legume News.

Legume News January 2009

2009-01-29T21:29:00.000-08:00

The January 2009 issue of Legume News is now available. Under the "Application Spotlight" you can see Legume Diagrams used as Process templates. "Hot Tip" is on Learning Legume and "FavaBean's Wisdom" discusses collaboration - two authors working on a single diagram. Check it out at Legume News.

2008-11-29T12:39:00.000-08:00

Legume Diagrams are all about "Connecting the Dots...Making Sense of Complexity." This is accomplished by interconnecting simple shapes to create a multi-page graphical representation of information. This blog is to help people create diagrams. See legumetech.com for the tool and details.