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via @notational: ““Artists often possess the skills and temperament that business leaders regularly say are in short supply: creativity, resiliency, flexibility, high tolerance for risk and ambiguity, as well as the courage to fail.”” — Why art school may be the new business school (via fastcompany) Business leaders: Good luck with that. These qualities will…
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electrikmuse: Josef Albers teaching at Black Mountain College (via)
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Count The Costs
Count The Costs protoslacker: The war on drugs creates massive costs, resulting from an enforcement-led approach that puts organised crime in control of the trade. It is time to count these costs and explore the alternatives, using the best available evidence, to deliver a safer, healthier and more just world.
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The rise and rise of civic crowdfundingadigaskell.org Last week I wrote about a novel project being run in Bogota, Columbia Colombia that is attempting to crowdsource the funding of a new skyscraper. The Prodigy Network, who are running the scheme, offer … Colombia not Columbia
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Remarks of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson, Memorial Day, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania May 30, 1963
On this hallowed ground, heroic deeds were performed and eloquent words were spoken a century ago. We, the living, have not forgotten—and the world will never forget—the deeds or the words of Gettysburg. We honor them now as we join on this Memorial Day of 1963 in a prayer for permanent peace of the world…
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theparisreview: “In our age of increasing distractions, the need for perspective and reflection is essential.” Artists Candy Chang and writer James Reeves are transforming an abandoned gas station in the Mojave desert into a library “dedicated to pilgrimages and personal transformation.” While the Philosopher’s Library project is just beginning, you can share the books that have…
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Owning Our Mistakes
shrinkrants: Nate Kreuter at insidehighered.com Some of the columns that I write here at Inside Higher Ed arise from a really basic formula. It goes something like this: I make a mistake at work. I realize my error, or am compelled by another party to realize it, and I take corrective action. Then I write a column addressing…
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mrtorres21: Made With Paper connecting the dots to help figure it out.
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mrtorres21: The unfortunate evolution of emotional motivation/ interest in schools overtime. For me, it seems like hope is severely deteriorated over time. X = time. Y= Interest. It appears that the superintendent and k-3 year students have the most interest in common. The middle loses faith, connections, and interest. If there’s NO interest— there’s no…
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mrtorres21: Made With Paper