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bernard
bernard
24 May 2010
introduction

Kickstarter - Fund & Follow Creativity

nice portal for creatives to get a project funded:
http://www.kickstarter.com/
through little video clips someone gets an insider’s access to the projects he or she wants to finance.
see "Popular ... »

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ericpoe
ericpoe
24 May 2010
introduction

Big Ideas Fest: Real Change in Education

Just came back from Makerfaire (http://makerfaire.com/) where I learned about http://bigideasfest.org. Thie Big Ideas Fest could be for you if you are a creative professional shaping the future of ... »

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peterhan
peterhan
30 Apr 2010
inspiration

Social Impact Investing

A few days ago, I attended a conference on social impact investing and learned about RSF Social Finance, an organization that makes it possible for investors large and small to invest in socially ... »

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ericpoe
ericpoe
10 Mar 2010
inspiration

Design for an Uncertain World

D4R - Design for Resilience - is a full-day exploration of resilience as a strategy for thriving in an uncertain world. The event will take place on April 10 in San Franciso. It is an amazing ... »

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gorenflo
gorenflo
02 Oct 2009
inspiration

Burning Man 2009

I took an amazing trip to Burning Man with Eric, one of our hosts here on Shapeshifters. We had dreamed up a quest for the festival, and it turned out nothing like we planned, which is the best ... »

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Fairy
Fairy
23 Jun 2009
inspiration

Music is Life: an exhibition of Photographs

Music is Life: Lebanese Sound Stills
Tanya Traboulsi's on-going series Music is Life gives a unique glimpse into the flourishing local alternative music scene in Beirut. The diversity of the ... »

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ericpoe
ericpoe
29 May 2009
introduction

Fashion Concierge for San Francisco

I just had the wonderful pleasure to meet Kim Connector during a brief visit to San Francisco. Kim runs a service called Fashion Slave Tours and hosts curated tours to the hidden fashion, food and ... »

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playward
playward
23 Feb 2009
inspiration

Play and the new world

for years i have brought "play" to corporate settings/adults. what fascinates me is how much it is viewed as "frivolous" or a 2 hour workshop where we can just "have fun". at first it was refreshing ... »

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bernard
bernard
23 Feb 2009
inspiration

Dimensional Thinking

i wish they would have taught mathematics, geometry, biology, chemistry and physics ("team teaching") like Paul Hildebrandt in his google tech talk. a dimensional thinker came together with a ... »

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gorenflo
gorenflo
22 Feb 2009
inspiration

How to Put the Social in Social Justice

Eric suggested to me the other day that if you want to impact culture, you address peoples' everyday interactions. I appreciated his comment. It also reminded me of an article I wrote for the Urban ... »

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