Tag Archives: innovative thinking

Building Digital Canada

Posted on July 1, 2010 by Judi

I wanted to let you know about a recent epiphany that has me finally grokking the digital policy landscape and what needs doing about it. All because I was sick and channel surfing.
 
I happened to catch a broadcast on CPAC of the June 8 Panel at the Telecom conference and I think it gave me [...]

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Cognitive Surplus: put it to work..

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Judi

I love synergistic thinking. Clay Shirky has hit on something that I appreciate with all my quirky soul. A fascinating analysis of the side-effect of paradigm shifts on the humans trying to cope with them. This is an excerpt from the transcription of the video presentation I’ve included at the end of this posting. Worth [...]

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Do silos need busting?

Posted on January 15, 2009 by Judi

As I sat in a room full of creative thinkers, stimulated beyond belief by feeling connected and understood – hearing about the innovative projects that represented “Silo-Busting Strategies” from different parts of the world – I realized once again that there were assumptions in the room that needed to be challenged. Even here, especially here.
Once [...]

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Careers in the Arts

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Judi

It seems ironic to me – and reason for concern – that parents who have nurtured the creative and expressive nature of a child would still be frightened when the child says: I want to be a…. (dancer, an actor, a painter, a musician, etc fill in the blank with some artistic occupation here).
Despite all [...]

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