by Whitney | Nov 25, 2009 | Uncategorized
The Holiday season is gearing up, and the Season of Giving is upon us. After spending a week that involved both putting on the Web2Open and getting tons of support from friends for that event and on my first half marathon, it started me thinking a lot about giving...
by Whitney | Nov 23, 2009 | community, learning, new media, podcamp, social media
The Miracle is not that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start. John Bingham This has been a big week for me. After organizing Podcamps – digital media community unconferences – for the past few years, we were asked to organize the Open...
by Whitney | Nov 20, 2009 | business, community, education
I had the distinct pleasure of organizing the Web2Open at this year’s Web 2.0 Expo in New York City. Over these past few days, I’ve met a new group of amazing people, with skills and passion in over-drive. People who have brilliant ideas, projects and...
by Whitney | Nov 8, 2009 | Uncategorized
In reading Malcolm Gladwell’s “What The Dog Saw”, and watching his interview on WNYC talking about how someone lifted part of piece he wrote in the New Yorker as part of a larger Broadway play, I’ve been rethinking my approach to idea...
by Whitney | Nov 7, 2009 | Uncategorized
I have been a big fan of Malcolm Gladwell’s work ever since reading The Tipping Point several years ago. About a week ago, I bought and started reading “What the Dog Saw and other adventures”, a book that’s largely a collection of his work in...
