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Morgan Sully believes We Operate Better Together

Amy Sample Ward

How do artists, entrepreneurs and other ‘creatives’ support themselves doing the work they do? Tags: community socialchange storytelling collaboration europe friend fundraising trip uk. I want to learn and ’share back’ as much as possible so that other groups doing similar things can do it together.

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Things We Like (October 2010)

NTEN

China, India, and most of Europe combined -- but another thing entirely to show it. " Artist Jenny Odell used digital cutouts from Google Maps to create some striking images. Tags: NPTech NTEN Things We Like. Here's a little inspiration: It's one thing to say that Africa is bigger than the U.S., "Farmville is so huge!

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The Great Good Place Book Discussion Part 2: Small Rural Museums as Third Places

Museum 2.0

The SLHC is a museum that tells the story of the Schwenkfelders, a small German protestant sect who emigrated from Europe in the 1700s and settled in Montgomery County. We regularly feature artwork by local residents, whether they are students or professional artists/craftsman. Tags: Book Discussion: The Great Good Place.

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The Living Library: Using Our Institutions as New Models for Civic Dialogue

Museum 2.0

Feminists, Disabled People, Muslims, Police, Goths, Gays) Readers, who check out the Books for 45-minute to 2-hour discussions Librarians, who facilitate the whole process Since 2000, Living Libraries have been produced primarily in Europe at festivals and libraries with support from the Council of Europe youth sector. well, you know.

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My Latest President's Update

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

Paul Farestveit A trained historian with a degree in history from the University of California at Los Angeles, Paul Farestveit has spent the majority of his career working for STA Travel, a global student travel company that operates large businesses in Europe, the United States, and Australia. His specialty: user testing.

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Green Coworking: An Interview with Chris Messina and Ivan Storck of Citizen Space

Have Fun - Do Good

There are coworking spaces being started up in Europe and even I think in -- I'm not sure if it has hit Africa yet, but I know that, especially all across U.S. We had a little board room and we had desks to work out of, and it was really productive. and Canada, there are coworking spaces being started up almost every weekend.

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