Author: Hanson Hosein

  • Best video editing app for the “new” iPad? No contest…

    Avid Studio is totally up to the task.  Simple enough to be intuitive, powerful to make some fine tune edits.  I think I fell out with iMovie on the Mac in 2008 (yucky interface), it does not redeem itself on the iPad in 2012 (I tried, it’s yucky there too; I couldn’t even figure out…

  • Here’s why we’re re-imagining higher education (a good excuse for a party too, so join us)!

    We’ve been “Hacking Edu” aggressively so far this month, with our successful Happy Hour last week, and tonight’s student-propelled Advisory Roundtable dinner.   It’s our attempt to boldly re-imagine higher education, moving away from an industrialized, hierarchical model to a more nimble, collaborative one.  How do we need to learn?  What are we willing to pay…

  • Higher Ed on the precipice: hacking a solution in April

    I direct a highly-respected graduate program for professionals looking to engage and persuade through digital platforms.  Over the last decade, that technology has severely disrupted business models that were once held sacrosanct in the industrial age: journalism, music, politics, mass communications.  We no longer need institutional permission to create media and connect to strangers who actually want…

  • Our best show yet? The Economics of Passion

    The March episode of Four Peaks just flowed when we recorded it.  This is how we framed it: Creative, intellectual and artistic pursuits lead to a fresh perspective and an entrepreneurial mindset. We’ll talk to renowned photographer Chase Jarvis, whose “Seattle 100” profiled influencers from industries that collectively bring a $13 billion in economic benefit…