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Communications: Thinking about a better way
“We do so much but no one knows about it. We have to do a better job of telling our story.” I've heard this again and again. So, why's it so hard? I've come to suspect that part of it has to do with the structure of communications within organizations. The centralized structure is a problem. We need to figure out how to make a distributed model work.
Continue reading...Terrain Vague, Citizen Engagement & the Open City: The Roerich Garden Project
Monday, July 13, 2009
My first Artefatica project is coming along. Sooooo slowly. A draft of the website for our first book — Terrain Vague, Citizen Engagement & the Open City: The Roerich Garden Project — is up! Check it out, send some feedback, add your story or your vision.
Continue reading...Fix, Hack, Create
Monday, June 29, 2009
Once again Karl has been twittering awesomeness. (Thanks!) This is from some things he posted tonight… and connects to my Plan B post and some stuff I’ve been thinking about. First: The Repair Manifesto, from Amsterdam’s Platform 21. Funny. I just got my favorite jeans repaired (two pairs, the bottoms went out on me), as [...]
Continue reading...Unmanaging knowledge
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Unmanaging Knowledge, an article by Charles Ehin, has a few nuggets I found helpful. He’s describing characteristics of an open organization. I don’t believe in open all the time. I actually get along quite well with rules and structure. They’re important. (Well, as long as they’re smart and don’t get in my way. Then time [...]
Continue reading...MobileVoices
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Joe Sullivan and I were talking this week about project communications. How can research teams communicate better? More engaged, more transparent? He told me about a project François Bar is working on: MobileVoices — a platform where immigrant workers in Los Angeles can use their mobile phones to share stories about their lives and communities. [...]
Continue reading...Three million dollars for research on generosity
Thursday, March 19, 2009
If I had time (and the resources), I would want to learn more about what makes people and organizations resilient. How is it that some of us not only survive tragedy, abuse, or war — but actually thrive and contribute despite it? As it is, my research is limited to a collection of neglected folders [...]
Continue reading...Ushahidi: Crowdsourcing Crisis Information
Monday, February 2, 2009
Ushahidi (“testimony” in Swahili) is an experimental web platform that crowdsources crisis information. People can submit reports via text messaging using a mobile phone, email, or the web. Looks like it can be deployed (sorry, geek speak) for a specific crisis. It was most recently use to track events in Gaza and was also used [...]
Continue reading...Audio 
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Nathan Englander reads Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Disguised” for The New Yorker’s monthly reading and conversation with Deborah Treisman. Englander’s voice couldn’t be more perfect.
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Early in his career, professor Mark Rowlands had two loves: philosophy and Brenin, a wolf he was forced to bring along to his lectures. Through their relationship, Rowlands started examining his work and life. Listen on CBC’s Ideas, via EarIdeas.
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Every month, The New Yorker’s fiction editor, Deborah Treisman, hosts a reading and conversation with a well-known writer. August 2009 featured Joshua Ferris reading George Saunders’s “Adams.” The rhythm is magnificent.
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- An open letter to Bluehost: Your values matter
- Rite of passage for Liam as he turns 13
- (B)log On at the Canadian Centre for Architecture
- WordPress: Blog not on home page
- For my American friends: the Elite Escape Plan
- Naada Yoga: Something for my nothing
- Sherman Williams paints has worst logo ever
- Designer wanted for book on urban ecology, activism, local history
- A comic annual report
- L'accompagnement
- Jim Jarmush: Nothing is original
- I believe in open: Take a stand for government transparency
- Hugh McGuire: Books Versus Ebooks
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