Category: Worth watching

  • The importance of Make. Do.

    Today is my daughter’s 9th birthday. Rose has been passionate about the ocean, its inhabitants and its health for almost as long as she has been walking. She also sometimes has a hard time falling asleep, her mind is still so active with the weight of the world by day’s end. Like all kids, she loves…

  • Why I finally decided upon America by settling in Seattle: across the Great Divide

    The best stories give you a strong sense of place. I’m contemplative of my own citizenship as I prepare for my final expedition for the year. I’m headed to Brussels to lead a couple of storytelling sessions for the European Commission, as well as give a talk to the Belgian chapter of the International Association…

  • Fame or authenticity? What’s more valuable for storytelling?

    A fascinating development today: advocacy group Invisible Children just released an update to its KONY 2012 viral video.  The new film, “Move” calls on supporters to march on Washington D.C. on November 17th to lobby politicians to keep searching for the Ugandan warlord, Joseph Kony. Frankly, it’s a courageous move by a group whose remarkable…

  • 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…