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Communications: Thinking about a better way

Friday, July 31, 2009

“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.

Terrain Vague, Citizen Engagement & the Open City: The Roerich Garden Project

Monday, July 13, 2009

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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.

Fix, Hack, Create

Monday, June 29, 2009

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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 well [...]

Unmanaging knowledge

Thursday, June 25, 2009

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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 [...]

MobileVoices

Thursday, June 11, 2009

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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. [...]

Three million dollars for research on generosity

Thursday, March 19, 2009

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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 [...]

Ushahidi: Crowdsourcing Crisis Information

Monday, February 2, 2009

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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 [...]

Jim Jarmush: Nothing is original

Monday, October 20, 2008

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Before I share my thoughts on RIP: A Remix Manifesto, I want to pass on this quote that some lovely person posted on the Boing Boing post discussing it. It’s Jim Jarmusch’s fifth rule of film-making: Nothing is original. Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, [...]

RiP: A remix manifesto

Friday, October 17, 2008

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Thanks to Patrick (once again), I scored a ticket to the premiere of Brett Gaylor’s new film: RiP: A remix manifesto. I learned about the film on Véro’s blog a few weeks ago and really wanted to see it. Lately I’ve been thinking more and more about things open, creative commons, and remix (read/write) culture. So [...]

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Communications: Thinking about a better way

Terrain Vague, Citizen Engagement & the Open City: The Roerich Garden Project

Fix, Hack, Create

Unmanaging knowledge

MobileVoices

Three million dollars for research on generosity

Ushahidi: Crowdsourcing Crisis Information

Jim Jarmush: Nothing is original

RiP: A remix manifesto

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