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  • Geek Heresy! Our 2015/16 Common Book, my new show and why I got an e-bike

    Geek Heresy! Our 2015/16 Common Book, my new show and why I got an e-bike

    In keeping with a growing tradition of energizing our incoming master’s students’ neurons, we’ve chosen “Geek Heresy: Rescuing Social Change from the Cult of Technology” as our Common Book for the 2015/16 academic year. Upon closer examination, choosing Kentaro Toyama’s remarkable manifesto makes complete sense: at its heart, our unique graduate program seeks to inspire…

  • “Tell the story you want to tell”: my 2-minute graduation speech

    “Tell the story you want to tell”: my 2-minute graduation speech

    I’m going to begin and end my very brief remarks at today’s graduation with two quotes: First from a technology blog earlier this year: “Uber, the world’s largest taxi company, owns no vehicles. Facebook, the world’s most popular media owner, creates no content. Alibaba, the most valuable retailer, has no inventory. And Airbnb, the world’s…

  • My greatest storytelling challenge yet: overcoming the tragedy of the commons

    My greatest storytelling challenge yet: overcoming the tragedy of the commons

    Ten years ago I set out with my wife Heather to produce “Independent America: The Two-Lane Search for Mom & Pop” — a film about local economies and self-sufficiency. And now it’s time for this content-creator and educator to apply everything I’ve learned about community-building and technology to what my greatest communications challenge yet: can…

  • How to command the stage (and enjoy it): a three-point checklist

    How to command the stage (and enjoy it): a three-point checklist

    Obviously, very few of us actually like to “put ourselves out there.” Despite my years of experience, I still find it most daunting in the hours and minutes leading up to show-time. Even for my most recent performances I was uncertain as to how I was going to “bring it home” when the time came.…