by Whitney | Jul 11, 2013 | business, community
Seth Godin had an interesting post today talking about delight and mentioning six sigma. It caught my attention, because some folks I know have been taking six sigma classes who work in health care. Health care, and all of the caretakers in the system- doctors,...
by Whitney | Jul 4, 2013 | community, economics, education
As it does on every July 4th, NPR does a segment where the Declaration of Independence is read out loud, this year by visitors to the National Mall, of all ages and ethnicities. This year, especially with the current political unrest in Egypt, the Declaration is even...
by Whitney | Apr 30, 2013 | business, community, Discovery, explanations, Marketing, Uncategorized
One of the great discussions over the weekend at BarCamp News Innovation/Creation Camp, Started by Greg Linch from the Washington Post was about how ideas spread, and discussing what elements might exist to make something go “viral”. There was another...
by Whitney | Mar 15, 2013 | business, community
I love SEO, know a bit about it, and help other people figure out how to make their content more search friendly as well, so I’ll start this post with admitting I am also part of the problem. Recently, my husband and I were looking to make a pretty substantial...
by Whitney | Jan 3, 2013 | business, community, education, explanations, learning
Every year, folks use January as a time to reframe and recommit themselves to be better than before. I would argue that every day is equally relevant as a marker to try to do better than before, but perhaps a longer time scale, of a week or month is simply better to...
by Whitney | Dec 20, 2012 | community
They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin As I went to pick up my high school freshman on Tuesday for the Orthodontist, I was met by a private security guard inside the front...