I presented at TEDx Creative Coast 5 Ideas for the 21st Century. I will share the video as soon as it is available. In the meantime check out the Cliff Notes and slides on http://aliveschools.org.
Real World Schools My Open Mike Future Salon Session
TED’s tag line is Ideas worth spreading. The Open Mike Future Salon’s tag line is Ideas worth further exploring. The format is the following: You present your idea for 5 minutes. It’s OK if your idea isn’t fully formed yet, present your current state. The next 5 minutes the audience asked questions or gives comments that may move your idea forward. …
Maker/Hacker Space best Training for Future Prosperity
Just came back from the energizing brainstorming session around creating a Maker/Hacker space in Savannah. Another great event organized by Jake and his team of the Creative Coast. Thanks. The energy in the room was high and the wish list got longer and longer. The audience was diverse from teenagers to retirees with sparkle in their eyes eager to tinker …
Let School Kids Tackle Real-World Problems
Check out Will Richardson’s TEDxNY talk. He points out how our school system is broken. It is built for a time long past. Will quotes Eric Hoffer: In times of change learners inherit the earth; while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped to deal with a world that no longer exists. Our kids go to schools that train them for …
Lawrence Lessig: Lost Republic Bay Area Book Tour
Cross posted at the Future Salon. Just learned from Joseph Mornin that Lawrence Lessig will be speaking this week at several venues in the Bay Area. He’ll talk about his new book, Republic, Lost: How Money Corrupts Congress—and a Plan to Stop It, and he’ll sign copies after each talk.
Maker/Hackerspaces the Future of Public Libraries?
The other week, or actually it was the other month, I joined Refresh Savannah, a monthly gathering of people who are interested in positive change. Their guest of the day was Christian Kruse, the director responsible for Savannah’s Public Library, as well as the county library system. I love libraries. They are great resources and gathering places for local communities. …
KAHNx Academy Please
Just learned that Sal Kahn the amazing force behind the Kahn Academy is visiting SAP Labs in Palo Alto soon. Check out his TED talk. His winning formula has the potential to fundamentally change the way we educate our children as well as ourselves. This is one of the few moments, where I would love to be back in the …
Don’t Teach Them To Fish. Teach Them To Dig Their Own Pond!
Happy Labor Day. A good time to take a step back and check out Douglas Rushkoff”s Life Inc. The Movie. @pixelbase (Michael) and @johnrobb #TheAmericanWay 6 hours ago The American Way? Unfortunately the American way of people with money who are calling the shots. Our way out of this will be via Resilient Communities, Meta Currencies, Transition Town Movements … In a comment to the …
Cracking Poached Egg Gromit
Cracked an egg that I thought was hard boiled. It wasn’t. So I quickly poached it in the microwave. It is really easy: To quickly make a poached egg in the microwave oven, you crack the egg into a small bowl that stands in a larger bowl that has some water in it. Put the two bowls into the …
Fool Me Once
Today I got a message from Sara El-Amine. She writes: I’m the national training director at Obama for America. My job is to develop the programs and resources our staff and volunteers use to teach others how to grow this campaign in their communities. I’m writing because you or someone you know might want to be among a group of people …