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“If every artist in the American workforce banded together, their ranks would be double the size of the U.S. Army. More Americans identify their primary occupation as artist than as lawyer, doctor, police officer or farm worker.”(Source: NY Times, 6/12/08, citing a new NEA report)
Sometimes when I go out and talk about the ideas in AWNM, I have time do some exercises with the audience. And one of my new favorites is the six-word memoir,which helps demonstrate and hone the power of story. The idea comes from the endlessly entertaining book, Not Quite What I Was Planning, in which people famous […]
“My name is Julie Ouedraogo and I currently attend the University of Maryland Baltimore County as a Media & Communications major. I read A Whole New Mind for one of my classes and was required to produce a new media artifact. As a tribute to this eye opening book, I decided to harness my left and right brain skills […]
John Cleese discovers laughter yoga and visits the same laughter club that I visited in Mumbai and wrote about in AWNM. Fun viewing.
(HT: BoingBoing)
Entrepreneur is out with its annual Hot 100 – the magazine’s list of the fastest-growing businesses in America. Who’s #1 this year? It’s Simply Self Storage.
A few months ago, Michael Dell – the newly returned CEO of his eponymous computer company – said, “We are in the fashion business.” Yowza. Add another notch on design’s bed post.
Now, according to the FT, Microsoft has issued a research paper with the unlikely title “Fashion meets technology: Welcome to the future of PCs.” The paper’s […]
I may be the least musical person you’ve ever encountered. And that’s something I’ve long regretted. Now comes evidence deepening that regret, but offering a way for my kids to become more whole-minded than their dad.
ScienceNow reports that Harvard’s Gottfried Schlaug and Boston College’s Ellen Winner and Marie Forgeard have used brain scans to produce the best […]
Folk songs protesting government policy haven’t been in vogue since I was a toddler. But Tom Chapin, who performs in the video below, might just have singlehandedly revived the tradition.
(Major Hat Tip to Mike Sporer for hipping me to this song)
Incoming Bentley College president Gloria Cordes Larson says she wants her graduates to “be ethically grounded leaders who combine left brain analysis and business process skills with right brain qualities of creativity, empathy, and an appreciation for other perspectives.” (Source: Boston Globe, 3/29/08)
Phil Shapiro is the creator of the AWNM group on Facebook and he’s looking for volunteers. He writes:
“I’d love to videoconference with other fans about A Whole New Mind — and then share that videoconference online. I write for PCWorld.com and can give coverage of such an experiment on that web site.”
I’ve offered to help […]
