Monthly Archives: March 2011

The Story of a Water Movement

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

I’ve attached the press release for the typeTAP… 51 blogs so far.  Crossing fingers we make it to 10K.  We NEED it! Do you know of any companies that might be interested in matching all donations up to $10K? That … Continue reading →

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Ask me Anything. I Heart NYC Digital Strategy

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

NYC gets it. This is a screen shot from Rachel Sterne, NYC Chief Digital Strategist’s blog. Policy needs to be just this – engaging, interesting and participative.  Keep it up, NYC!    

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JR’s TED Wish: Art + Social Change

Posted on March 25, 2011 by

I know this is old news by now, but I have been wanting to put it up here for some time. Discovering the role that art can play in social change and re-imagining individual and collective perceptions / and shared … Continue reading →

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Innovating Dignity in Economic Development

Posted on March 13, 2011 by

Friend / colleague Jerri Chou writes a spot on analysis of social innovation in her latest Huffington Post article. By emphasizing the “social” – as in “the critical tie and underlying commonality that encompasses and enables empathy, cooperation, and collaboration,” she … Continue reading →

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Rumi, Larry, and New York City

Posted on March 3, 2011 by

I’ve said before that every craftsman searches for what’s not there to practice his craft. A builder looks for the rotten hole where the roof caved in. A water-carrier picks the empty pot. A carpenter stops at the house with … Continue reading →

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