innovation

Fostering Innovation and Enterprise: Thoughts on supporting the sector from #giveandtech

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I’m quite excited to participate in The Power of Information: New Technologies for Philanthropy and Development Conference in London, UK, put on by Indigo Trust, Institute for Philanthropy and the Omidyar Network. I have the pleasure to participate on a panel with some smart, experienced folks: Chris Locke (GSMA), Jon Gosier (HiveColab), and Bosun Tijani (Co-creation hub). The other panelists [...]

September 16, 2011 1 comment CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

New on SSIR: Tap the crowd with iStart

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My latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review opinion blog is up – you can read the post and join the discussion on SSIR, or read the full post below. —– Have you thought about running a contest or crowdsourcing ideas for your organization or community group? If you have, you certainly aren’t alone. [...]

July 11, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Games for Change Keynote: James Shelton, US Department of Education

James Shelton, US Department of Education: Education is probably the area where we have failed to innovate the most. This morning we talked about creating clusters of innovation, bringing in various communities, etc. But before we got there, we talked abit about the problem. I want to frame first the opportunity: we often talk about [...]

June 21, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

Games and Cultural Spaces: Live Blog Notes from Games for Change

I’m at the 2011 Games for Change conference today and live-blogging a few sessions! The speakers for this panel include: Tracy Fullerton – Electronics Arts Game Innovation Lab Ruth Cohen – American Museum of natural History Elaine Charnov – The NY Public Library Jason Eppink – Museum of the Moving Image Syed Salahuddin – Babycastles [...]

June 21, 2011 0 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…

New on SSIR: Innovating at the Speed of Communities

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Here’s my latest contribution to the Stanford Social Innovation Review – you can read the post and join the conversation on the SSIR Blog or below. —– The Electronic Resources and Libraries Conference takes place Febrary 28-March 2 in Austin, TX, and I’m SO honored to be a keynote speaker! I’m gathering my thoughts to [...]

February 10, 2011 2 comments CONTINUE READING THIS ARTICLE…