Tag Archives: ideas

Make it Viral?

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Whitney Leave a comment

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 interesting … Continue reading →

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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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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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Filling Niches

Posted on April 29, 2010 by Whitney Leave a comment

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 … Continue reading →

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Why You Should Care About Attention

Posted on February 15, 2009 by Whitney Leave a comment

My kids have ADHD. I have ADHD. Having a background in developmental biology, I’ve been fascinated to learn how this whole attention thing works, and how you can manipulate attention in yourself and others. I think the reasons are obvious- … Continue reading →

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