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Posts:October 2013, Uncategorized
Is Size Relevant When Measuring Creativity?
by Debbi Reinschmiedt| October 28, 2013
That, of course, depends on what you’re measuring, how the things being measured relate to one another in the context of the measurement, and most importantly, why it’s being measured. I find this question particularly challenging in the context of measuring creativity. Creativity is both an art and a science requiring imagination and skill. And, […]
Interview With Elizabeth Daley, Dean, School of Cinematic Arts, University of Southern California
by David Gallagher| October 23, 2013
I conducted an interview with Elizabeth Daley, Dean of the School of Cinematic Arts at USC who sits with me on a committee for the World Economic Forum called the Global Agenda Council on the Future of Media. We’ve had some interesting conversations about the world of media, how it’s changing and what we might […]
Language Tips From a Well-Spoken Cat
by Jeff Lewonczyk| October 18, 2013
Cat videos are familiar to anyone who’s spent any time on the Internet – but how many of our feline friends have the confidence and know-how to give us lessons on how to write better? It’s my pleasure to introduce you all to my cat Pappy, who has a lot to say about a few […]
An @ppetite for Resolving World Hunger
“So you begin…I began. I picked up one person — Maybe if I didn’t pick up that one person I wouldn’t have picked up 42,000. Just begin…one, one, one.”– Mother Teresa In a world where hunger kills more people yearly than AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis combined[1] and almost 870 million people are chronically undernourished[2], the […]
If You Don’t Have Anything Good to Say…
by Charlotte Haigh| October 14, 2013
One of the “perks” of my job is being able to attend conferences. Since inspiration can come from anywhere and I work on clients ranging from banking services to booze, it’s important that I step out of the office and soak up knowledge from a seat in a slightly cramped auditorium every once in a […]
International Day of the Girl–Ketchum’s Support for Room to Read
by Julie Ferriot| October 10, 2013
On Friday, October 11, the global community will celebrate International Day of the Girl, an observance day established by the United Nations last year. The goal of the observance is to increase awareness of inequality faced by girls worldwide based on their gender and to help generate more opportunity for girls. Although educating girls is […]