I sat in the quietest of rooms at BlogHer12, stunned by the lack of attendees in a session hosted by some incredible women who have changed lives. Wow, that’s interesting. “It’s not interesting. It’s an issue.” replied the political commentator…
Digesting Information in Three Courses
A group of women huddled around a kitchen table, listening to their passionate hostess Silvia share her Italian cooking secrets. She shared stories of life, food, the passing down of recipes through generations, and the art of creating the perfect…
A Woman's Investment
As you may have read in a recent post, I decided I wanted to make a difference. Well, I’m now a voluntary Ambassador at Women’s Opportunity (see the new page on my blog) and just sent this letter out to…
When physical and virtual worlds collide
Have you considered the influence of virtual spaces, such as online communities, on your world? It’s something I have been discussing with an informal learning working party recently, for instance the impact virtual spaces have on communities such as international…
Enjoying Balance
As you probably know I work part time – three days per week – so I can spend the rest of my time with these special guys: It can be a bit of a juggle, but we make it work.…
Unfolding Ideas
“Session d’improvisation chorégraphique”. Source: Flickr DavidO Contributing ideas to a collaborative project can be a great experience. Can you recall your early “social” media production memories? Here are some of mine: Paper foldovers game -we would fold paper over a…
Monster Idea
I was inspired by this great little post by creative writer Isaac Marion . It tells of a fun conversation between Isaac and a seven year old girl that becomes a story about dangerous creatures morphing into modes of transport.…