The important role of public spaces in the wake of tragedy - 1 views
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Ruth Cuadra on 14 Jan 15Lisa mentioned wanted to have a meetup on the topic of events in Ferguson and how museums can respond....here's some fodder for that idea.
Museum 2.0: What I Learned about Strangers from Jane Jacobs on my Winter Vacation - 2 views
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From the blog: How do we "design for strangers"? Can people be "alone" and "together" just as easily in a space? From a comments: "we talk so much about the activities and the look and feel of places and don't spend nearly enough time thinking about the sound of a place"
What They See - 2 views
Children's Creativity Museum - 3 views
awaken cafe - wifi free - 2 views
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Cafe goes wifi-free. Trend of digital detox playing out in Oakland.
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And they call it a "fourth space" -- not work, not home, and not a place with free wi-fi!
Unprofitable but not unthinkable: our de-globalised future - 2 views
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From Ukraine to Syria to the South China Sea, the world is experiencing a spike in geopolitical crises. Yet the business community is, it seems, still largely confident that today's geopolitical crises will remain relatively marginal and mostly isolated. Is this view correct or could investors be missing the unfolding of a de-globalised world?,
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From Ukraine to Syria to the South China Sea, the world is experiencing a spike in geopolitical crises. Yet the business community is, it seems, still largely confident that today's geopolitical crises will remain relatively marginal and mostly isolated. Is this view correct or could investors be missing the unfolding of a de-globalised world?,
The Game Has Changed: Nonprofits Now Compete with For-Profits (DATA) | Know Your Own Bone - 1 views
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The conversation on social entrepreneurship continues (I especially loved the reference to those Super Bowl commercials that touted their company's commitment to the greater social good. What will this all mean for the current non-profit world?
Museums: Temples of Delight - 2 views
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Graphical summary of a detailed article that appeared in The Economist. A couple of interesting charts on demographics of museums-goers are included.
6 TIPS ON FUTURES THINKING AND STRATEGIC FORESIGHT | META THINKING - 3 views
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Note the way the frame their 6 tips...just as we frame it in our workshop
The Prado Museum Creates the First Art Exhibition for the Visually Impaired, Using 3D P... - 0 views
Pillow | Your Short Term Rental, Managed. Rent on Airbnb - 1 views
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New trend: a meta service that helps you manage your Airbnb (short-term rental) business. No more of that old-fashioned dealing with the house/apartment owner directly!
Stanford's ResearchKit app gained more users in 24 hours than most medical studies find... - 0 views
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Here's a game-changer. according to Stanford researchers it would typically take a year to get 10,000 people enrolled in a medical study. With Apple's new app called MyHeart Counts, 11,000 iPhone users signed up for one study in one day!
As Uber And Lyft Drivers Fight For Employee Status, Others Look Down The Driverless Road - 0 views
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Once an up-and-coming trend, ride sharing a la Uber and Lyft may be put out to pasture by driverless cars. The world is moving very rapidly.
The complex role of malls: private but sort-of-public spaces - 0 views
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...over the last few months, conflicting claims have emerged about how malls fit within Twin Cities society. ("#Itsmymall!" "No, #itsmymall!") The seemingly audacious protest by the #blacklivesmatter movement and subsequent reaction by the Mall of America and the Bloomington prosecutor illuminate the complex relationship that shopping malls have as public and private spaces. Like it or not, they are simultaneously massive private companies and rough, if degraded, facsimiles of Gruen's public sphere.
Pratt Institute to Offer Master's With a Focus on Public Space - NYTimes.com - 1 views
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Pratt Institute's Architecture School this fall plans to start a master's program in "Urban Placemaking and Management"...to be focused on creating successful public spaces based on community planning
Redesigning Museums for Good - 1 views
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