How to Create a Grassroots Movement Using Social Networking Sites
This video talks about some, but not all of the elements of A Bigger Voice: And for a wonderfully prescient look at today's landscape from Kevin Kelly, ten years ago, click here. What new ideas do you have now that...
Upside of the Recession
These days, everyone has a perspective on the recession. Peggy Noonan, a writer who I admire for her straight talk, recently wrote about the psychological depression that has descended on this country, a collective gloom that's not likely to go...
Geek Girls Band Together to Beat Recession
Last week, I blogged about a networking event that I had learned about at the last minute, a Girl Geek dinner, hosted by Sun Microsystems. The CBS affiliate in Denver, KCNC, Channel 4 News, decided to cover it, complete with...
Patricia Ryan Madson, Part 3: Building Community and Moving Into Action
"Bold persistent experimentation. These are the times we are in now."--Patricia Ryan MadsonThis is the third and final segment of my interview with Patricia Ryan Madson, author of Improv Wisdom. I offer up suggestions on how to leverage her use...
Homeowners vs. Home Squatters
The end justifies the means. At least that's what Ode magazine would have you believe, in an article titled "A Place to Call Home."Max Rameau, an activist for the homeless in Miami is held up as a role model for...
Patricia Ryan Madson, Part 2: Staying True to Your Vision
"I think form does matter, along with content and if you've got something really good to say, take the time to put it in the most perfect form you can find."--Patricia Ryan MadsonIn the first part of this interview, Patricia...
What Girl Geeks Know
I'd hang out with girl geeks any day. Photo by cambodia4kids.org Last week, I attended the Colorado Front Range Girl Geeks Dinner, hosted by Sun Microsystems in Broomfield, CO. Surrounded by 80+ intelligent, thoughtful women, interested in connecting, is nirvana...
Chris Lowney’s New Book: Heroic Living
Last November, I blogged about a speech given by Chris Lowney, author of the book, Heroic Leadership: Best Practices From a 450-Year Old Company That Changed the World.Now, Lowney has come out with a new book, Heroic Living:Discover Your Purpose...