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Where do Those Good Ideas Come From?

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Whitney Leave a comment

In doing some research for a new project, I stumbled across a new animate from The RSA based on a lecture I love from Steve Johnson. (You should really listen to the whole podcast, or better yet, subscribe to the … Continue reading →

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Don’t Make All The Decisions For Me

Posted on February 28, 2011 by Whitney 3 Comments

My friend, Chris Brogan, wrote an interesting post about the future of geo-location apps and mobile.  Chris is flooded with information every day, and I understand why he wants Yelp to automatically narrow selections to his favorites or preferred categories- … Continue reading →

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How Great Ideas are Born

Posted on November 15, 2010 by Whitney 2 Comments

I found a new favorite podcast recently- TheRSA.org. The RSA describes itself as: For over 250 years the Royal Society for the encouragement of Arts, Manufactures and Commerce (RSA) has been a cradle of enlightenment thinking and a force for … Continue reading →

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Bookstores and Public Life

Posted on September 3, 2010 by Whitney 11 Comments

This morning, I was getting caught up in news, and this article about the closing of a Barnes and Noble in Manhattan grabbed my attention.  It’s clear that Barnes and Noble has been acting more like a community center for … Continue reading →

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The Serendipity Engine

Posted on February 20, 2010 by Whitney 3 Comments

It’s hard sometimes to convince folks that one of the amazing things about the internet and social media has been meeting people you might never know otherwise, and how these friendships, over time, become incredibly useful and amazing. Some of … Continue reading →

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