Seth Godin’s new free e-book What Matters Now is a collection of big ideas from thinkers across disciplines and professions. There was one thought in particular that stood out for me:

There is no such thing as boring knowledge.
There is only boring presentation.

An adage instructional designers could live by. And should. Especially in an academic setting, where knowledge is paramount, and old ways of delivering that knowledge are relied on time and again.