by Whitney | Apr 29, 2010 | books, business, community, economics, education, Uncategorized
One of my favorite concepts from all of those years studying biology was the concept of the niche. An organism or creature finds a spot where the competition isn’t too intense, and raw materials they can work with, and decides to set up shop. They work with...
by Whitney | Mar 10, 2010 | books, business, economics, education
I’m just finishing “Switch: How to change things when change is hard” by Chip and Dan Heath. As I’m sure everyone who knows me knows, Chip & Dan Heath wrote one of my all time favorite “business” books, “Made to...
by Whitney | Jan 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
At Educon this past weekend, I had many amazing conversations with educators, people interested in education reform, wild-eyed evangelists and more. But one of the most telling moments was when Gary Stager asked, “When did idealism become a negative adjective? ...
by Whitney | Jan 15, 2010 | books, business, community, economics, education
I was one of the lucky early few that signed up by making a donation to the Acumen Fund, to get an advanced copy of Linchpin by Seth Godin. Seth has asked people to read it, think about it and give a thoughtful review. I couldn’t wait to tell you about it...
by Whitney | Jan 14, 2010 | Uncategorized
I sit on the Technology Committee for our local School District. We are so very lucky to have a set of tech guys who understand that the world is changing rapidly, and their job is not only to keep the computers and tech infrastructure running, but their job is to...
