found via @jamesschutter
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Tuesday, July 28
Wednesday, July 8
micro-volunteer opportunities
Smartphone volunteerism provides a call to action for our participatory culture. Read more about on-demand volunteerism at their website.
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Thursday, July 2
I shared it on NPR
One of my favorite brands, National Public Radio (NPR) offers a great example of how to integrate new practices and respond to cultural changes. Their social strategy includes numerous podcast offerings, twitter, facebook and their own social network. Many of the NPR correspondents have personal twitter feeds and incorporation of tweets is increasingly common on programs such as Science Friday.
Mashable recently spotlighted the public radio station in their post 'Why NPR is the Future of Mainstream Media' detailing their commitment to hyperlocal reporting.
With the rise in citizen journalism it is increasingly important to have a commons, a trusted source for many to get their news. NPR has maintained a standard of journalistic integrity that continually impresses me. I have heard claims of liberal bias and others concerned that there may be a push to become increasingly conservative but personally, the trust I have invested in NPR remains well intact.
Efforts to extend opportunities for spreadability are enhanced with their offerings of customized podcasts. By embracing interactivity, NPR maintains cultural relevance. The old "I heard it on NPR" may just become "I shared it on NPR" a true sign of the times.
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Tuesday, June 30
recommended website
Sputnik Observatory
"Sputnik Observatory is a New York not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to the study of contemporary culture. We fulfill this mission by documenting, archiving, and disseminating ideas that are shaping modern thought by interviewing leading thinkers in the arts, sciences and technology from around the world. Our philosophy is that ideas are NOT selfish, ideas are NOT viruses. Ideas survive because they fit in with the rest of life. Our position is that ideas are energy, and should interconnect and re-connect continuously because by linking ideas together we learn, and new ideas emerge"
image from their site
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Monday, June 29
Innovation can happen anywhere when we remember that we are all in this together
Clay Shirky's May TED talk is well worth your fifteen minutes. Shirky discusses the tremendous impact of all media being digitized while emphasizing that it is the ability of the people to organize, rather than the technological tools, that is truly revolutionary.
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Tuesday, June 16
a useful site for book lovers
Check out The Book Seer created by Apt. Here is the back story
Share your favorite recommendations in the comments.
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Monday, June 15
Influx Curated 2009
The set-up
Ed Cotton curated an impressive group of talented folks and gave them the assignment of sharing inspiration in a five-minute format. They were also asked to invite two others to do the same. Essentially, it was a day of experiencing first-hand~ all the best links from your friends and influencers.
How it played
Fast-paced introductions to projects, collaborations and other labors of love, fantastic group exercises, visual art & storytelling.
The takeaway
Good Things Are Afoot~beyond the magazine, we have all sorts of tools and ways to be forces for good.
Madison Mount, IDEO, discussed the importance of standing for something good in the face of many, many choices and a populace that is increasingly thinking contextually. Mount cited Newman's as an example of how to answer metaissues with the brand.
Organize
Kanyi Maqubela, field director of Virgance, described the power of the mob as a force for social good. Virgance is a platform for social activism that has worked with Carrot Mob and One Block Off The Grid. Read more about their collaborations here.
Emily Piloton discussed Project H Design is a non-profit coalition that finds design solutions to problems such as the hippo roller transporting water in Africa, teaching math through playground design in underserved populations in Africa and the U.S..
Jennifer Pahlka from O'Reilly discussed the spirit of internet citizenship. Pahlka encouraged urged us to frequently consider what would a citizen do? Pahlka also suggested that brands begin behaving like citizens.
Inclusiveness
Paul Kim, Mozilla, reminded us that everyone of us has the opportunity to be a student and a teacher. Kim shared some ways Mozilla has enabled participation. A couple of highlights jotted in my notebook:
Strive to make everyone feel included.
Make it easy for your community to do the easy things.
Allow people to do more.
Enjoy Paul Kim's deck "Three stories about participation"
"We all have invisible rules. Always question those. Always look for them." Gary Hirsch from On Your Feet
Gary Hirsch lead an interesting exercise demonstrating the power and role of the audience in storytelling. Hirsch suggested that in order to engage audiences we do less work, by providing ways to co-create with them.
During the Q & A an audience member asked if there is an overemphasis on being unique?
The answer was an emphatic Yes.
Speaking of Yes. We heard about the power of the word from Chris Barden and Jelly Helm. Chris focused on the power of collaboration when he shared that quite possibly the most inspirational two words are: "Yes, and..."
Jelly's call to action was to judge less. embrace limits. be not afraid. be open. forgive and love. His blog post on the day.
Chris's wife, artist Doris Mitsch contrasted the yes men with her story of saying NO. She took us through a difficult period of feeling blocked as a painter to the beautiul photograpy she is now creating (see photo credit below).
Storytelling
I enjoyed Jeben Berg's YouTube tips and examples. With 15 hours of video being uploaded to youtube every minute, we can all use pointers on how to stand out.
Here are some of Berg's suggestions & reminders for creating successful videos::
~It's not about technology. It's about trust.
~be who you are: enter the conversation organically.
~be thick-skinned: dove evolution eventually embraced the hijacks (after first resisting them)
~don't tease: build with the intent to deliver something phenomenal. over and over.
~create a competition: by our nature we are compete with others. Show people where to play. There is an audience for everything.
~be addicted to love: strike the heart. it will be shared. we love to forward emotion.
~be self-contained: make content that can live on its own.
~think low-fidelity/high concept
"Elevate the writer in all of your work...design means nothing without narrative." - Chris Riley of Apple
Chris Riley, shared the poetry of Ted Hughes and spoke emphatically about the importance of the narrative.
Marieka van Der Poel confirmed the importance of the story in her presentation on trends. But it did not require the talents of a trend forecaster to sum it up. Every presentation in its unique way demonstrated the power of narrative and how it can inspire.
Much, much more happened but these are a few of my selected nuggets. Beyond the quality of the presentations was the great conversation in the line for the women's restroom (there's a simple design challenge for all of you), during the lovely lunch and at the party hosted by Flamingo at The Tipsy Pig.
The day exceeded my expectations and I am again thankful to everyone at BSSP who made it happen. Especially Mr. Cotton. Respect.
Related: Cotton shared 10 themes coming out of Influx Curated.
photo credit: Spring B from Doris Mitsch website.
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Wednesday, June 3
The most important factor for success
This TED talk is a great companion to a recent New Yorker article titled Don't!
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Monday, June 1
make your words meaningful
This example of emotionally intelligent trash can signage is from Daniel Pink's blog.
Pink is the author of The Adventures of Johnnie Bunko and A Whole New Mind, two highly recommended reads.
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Wednesday, May 27
ysabel gray
I'm currently enamored with the sculptural works of ysabel gray
The L.A.-based artist is being featured on juxtapoz online and has a upcoming solo show planned for September 2009.
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Friday, May 15
Influx Curated
I'm planning on attending Influx Curated in San Francisco on June 11.
Ed Cotton has put together an impressive list of speakers such as Marieka van Der Poel, Paul Kim, Mark Barden, and Alex Madrigal and many more. The selected speakers have been asked to invite two friends and the list has now grown to 30 presenters including the likes of Jelly Helm and Doris Mitch.
The Influx Curated format borrows from the ignite and pecha kucha 5 minute(ish) time-frame. Currently trying not to daydream about it.
Would love to see you there.
Wednesday, May 13
new search tools
twoogle combines google and twitter for side by side comparison of your queries.
scoopler is a real time search engine that techcrunch recently gave a thumbs up in their post on Real-Time Search-Off that compares new real-time search services one riot, tweetmeme with google, twitter search, friendfeed and scoopler.
And for the backstory on twitter trending topics, check out What The Trend? discovered via @thegirlriot. What The Trend has my vote for site of the moment. How else would I know who Adam Lambert is?
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Friday, May 8
Revolving Storefront
This week's pop up Mother's Day Shop is next month's wedding chapel.
"Thanks Mom" is open through Saturday, May 9 when it will shape shift into a meeting space for the North Brooklyn Public Art Commission on May 11.
303 Grand is a revolving storefront located in Brooklyn, New York. A variety of events have utilized the space since their opening in March 2009. Street Attack, an alternative and digital marketing agency operates the revolving storefront.
You can keep up with 303 Grand efforts on their blog and/or follow them on twitter
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Thursday, May 7
Stimuli
found via murketing
Which makes me think about J.J. Abrams Wired article on the power of mystery. Have you read it?
It will make you smile.
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Wednesday, May 6
Chanel
Amelie director Jean-Pierre Jeunet and actress Audrey Tautou team up for this Chanel No. 5 spot. I love it simply for the nostalgic love of the film it conjures.
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