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Smokers Wanted. Lit: A mobile game for smoking reduction
If you’ve ever smoked, and tried to quit, chances are you know how much fun quitting, and quit attempts, aren’t. The cravings, the mood swings, the weight gain – ugh! What if quitting smoking was fun instead? Funded by a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s Pioneer Program grant, Lit2Quit is a mobile game that aims toRead… Read more »
Sick Time at *Work*?
In a Results-Only Work Environment, paid time off is unlimited as long as the work gets done. That applies to sick time as well – keeping in mind laws and compliance around leaves of absence. Looking at the true intention of ROWE, if someone doesn’t feel well or can’t work, they get paid and noRead… Read more »
3 Ideas for City 2.0 – Today at 2est w/ City of San Francisco & Code for America
Cities are under greater pressure than ever, struggling with budget cuts and outdated technology. Yet at the same time, cities around the world are finding new ways to do more with less, to innovate, and it’s shifting our conception of what’s possible. We believe this is just the beginning of a fundamental shift in theRead… Read more »
Stop waiting for the messiah and do it yourself
While there’s many organisations now actively beginning to experiment with social media channels and tools, just as many – if not more – are still cautious about even putting a toe in the water. “It’s not right for us”, they say, “our audience isn’t online” or “doesn’t want to engage with us” or “we don’tRead… Read more »
Why Place Matters Conference
From the Davenport Institute: “Join us for a policy-focused follow up to last year’s “A Place in the World” conference. THURSDAY • MARCH 22, 2012 • 1-5 PM Pepperdine University Drescher Graduate Campus Auditorium The places where we spend our days – our homes, neighborhoods, and cities – shape us as much as we shapeRead… Read more »
Kansas Hunger Dialogue happening today and tomorrow
Today and tomorrow (March 5th and 6th), Kansas Campus Compact is hosting The Kansas Hunger Dialogue in Overland Park, Kansas. The goal for this year’s Kansas Hunger Dialogue (this is its second year) is to develop a statewide consensus among institutions of higher learning to impact hunger with the state of Kansas and ultimately, theRead… Read more »
Learning Together | Let’s Have a Conversation
Several times in the past two weeks, I have had the opportunity to have in-depth conversations with colleagues looking to deepen their knowledge of social media. These individuals had a sincere desire to learn how digital engagement could add value to their work and were willing to reach out beyond their own organization to findRead… Read more »
Telework — Managing Your Boundaries
As we start the Second Annual Telework Week today, it’s a good time to think about boundaries and the challenge of how we create a boundary between the professional and the personal when we work at home. The most obvious boundary can be created by the space in which we work. A home office, forRead… Read more »
What’s In a Name? Clarity
Gerry McGovern’s recent blog post about “content strategy” got me thinking about the importance of words and – specifically – names. If you don’t know Gerry (and you should), he is an internationally known web content specialist. And one of his major products is helping his customers understand that the words they use have everythingRead… Read more »