by Whitney | Sep 13, 2013 | business, Discovery, personal
I’ve been a subscriber to several Quarterly.co “care packages” ever since they became available. These curated packages of the unique and unusual appeal to my sense of exploration and surprise every time. There’s often a sense of...
by Whitney | Jan 29, 2013 | education
I attended my favorite conference, Educon, this past weekend. There was an interesting set of sessions talking about design thinking in schools, and how we could re-imagine the way schools and classrooms are designed, so that they would promote the skills we say we...
by Whitney | Jan 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
Seth Godin has a great post today about Going First. If there’s one gift I want to give my children, it’s the courage to try new things and explore. While that’s something I try to live by example, getting outside our own comfort zone is often...
by Whitney | Jul 19, 2012 | business, community, Discovery, happiness
There’s nothing that makes me feel more like an excited child than getting the mail anding a surprise in there. It could be something I’ve ordered. It could be a letter or card. It doesn’t matter. It feels like winning the lottery. That’s...
by Whitney | Jul 19, 2011 | Uncategorized
Last week, my son was at camp at Villanova University, and I spent a day on campus, in the Library. I’m researching a new book project, and i thought I’d take a look at journals I might not be able to get online, and see if there were any books I may have...