Articles of Interest – February 22, 2013
QUOTE(S) OF THE WEEK
“Mechanization best serves mediocrity.” – Frank Lloyd Wright
“Dreams are today’s answers to tomorrow’s questions.” – Edgar Cayce
“Everyone is born a genius, but the process of living de-geniuses them.” – R. Buckminster Fuller
“In order to attain the impossible, one must attempt the absurd.” – Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
“What’s dangerous is not to evolve.” – Jeff Bezos
VIDEOS OF THE WEEK
Honoring Science, Technology & Innovation Achievements
YouTube
John Cleese – a lecture on Creativity
You Tube
Mind mapping: Inside the brain’s wiring
BBC News
How neuroscientists are hacking into brain waves to open new frontiers
Cosmic Log, NBCNews.com
FEATURED EVENTS
NCN Webinars
National Creativity Network
March 21
Missed January’s webinar? See it here.
Beauty and the Brain, February 22
The Artful Manager
February 22
South by Southwest Conference 2013
STEM to STEAM | RISD
March 4 – 7
Powering Student Learning Interactive Workshop
National Art Education Association, the National Association of Elementary School Principals, and Crayola
March 6
Global Grand Challenges Summit Announced
National Academy of Engineering
March 12 – 13
RISD President John Maeda to Deliver a Keynote Address at AEP National Forum
Arts Education Partnership
April 4 – 5
NYLA – Live Ideas
New York Live Arts
April 17 – 21
Creativity Event
NZ Creativity Challenge
April 27 – 28
Why Won’t You Let Me Innovate?
Front End of Innovation Blog
May 6 – 8
The National Innovation Summit and Showcase jointly announces its call-for-innovations with TechConnect World 2013 in Washington D.C.
PR Newswire – The Sacramento Bee
May 12 – 16
Creative Oklahoma
November 19
CreativeMornings | a monthly breakfast lecture series
CreativeMornings
Various
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Most Innovative Companies 2013
Fast Company
Nine Practices to Help You Say No
Harvard Business Review
Actually, it goes the other way
Seth’s Blog
3D-printing pen turns doodles into sculptures
New Scientist
High School Engineering Class Lesson Plan: Design An iPad Case
TeachingChannel.org
Weak Canadian Retail Sales, Soft Inflation Underscore Faltering Economy
Canada Real Time, The Wall Street Journal
The American Association for the Advancement of Science: mapping the brain: Only connect
The Economist
Engineering Creativity on Display at UK’s E-Day
UKNow, University of Kentucky
February 23
Single patent takes another step forward
Science|Business
Designing creative spaces for idea generation and start-up experiments -The role of university ecosystems
Montana Associated Technology Roundtables News
Innovation is now a strategic priority for China
People’s Daily Online
Apple Releases Patent For Flexible iWatch
PSFK
From Star Trek to Tupac: How Holograms Are Changing Communication
PSFK
A Beautiful, 10-Meter High Sculpture Made Of Thousands Of Plastic Bags
DesignTAXI.com
Creatives, Are You Paying Enough Attention?
DesignTAXI.com
Quality is the Key Issue in the Software Patent Debate, Executives Say in Capitol Hill Briefing
BSA | The Software Alliance
Breakthrough Prize announced by Silicon Valley entrepreneurs
The Guardian, UK
Do Prizes For Technology Development Really Spur Innovation?
PolicyMic
Public School Utopia? Let’s Make This Vision for Education a Reality
Education on GOOD
Kibera: Nairobi’s Biggest Slum Challenges the Development Narrative
Business on GOOD
Tech is Destroying the Line Between Manufacturing and Services
Blog: It’s Saul Connected
Europe strives to hold back ‘digital brain drain’
EurActiv
Why doing more with less is the new norm
BT Let’s Talk
Writing Without Keyboard: Handwriting Recognition On the Wrist
Science Daily
How can we boost economic development?
URBACT The blog
Scientists use 3-D printing to help grow an ear
Manitowoc Herald Times Reporter, AP
Theatre Brings New Perspective to Global Health Issues (from The pARTnership Movement)
ARTSBlog, Americans for the Arts
Central Park Five Documentary Subpoena Rejected
Time.com
4 surprising lessons about education from data collected around the world
TED
How Innovation Happens (And Why It Doesn’t, When It Doesn’t)
Bryan Cheung – Voices – AllThingsD
‘Bookshop of the future’ one step closer to realisation
The Telegraph, UK
Job Pressure, Priority and Innovation
Blog: Innovation Excellence
The Higher-Education Lobby Comes to Madison
Blog: The Conversation |The Chronicle of Higher Education
5 Ways to Harness Innovation Tools
Blog: Innovation Excellence
Innovating the Weakest Link
Blog: Innovation Excellence
Dripping and syncing the buzz
Seth’s Blog
In London, A Secret Lullaby Factory Hidden In A Children’s Hospital
DesignTAXI.com
Twenty Movies Every Educator Should See
Edutopia
Strategic National Arts Alumni Project February DataBrief
SNAAP
Renaissance brains: William Shakespeare and Galileo Galilei
Carole Jahme | Science | guardian.co.uk
Go Beyond Analysis Paralysis
The Heart of Innovation
Where are the U.S.’s fastest-growing companies? Many aren’t where you’d expect (infographic)
Med City News
Why Equity Crowdfunding Won’t Happen This Year
Forbes
Killer Beats: Why I’m Making a Film About the Pursuit of Silence
Health on GOOD
How Do You Design a Healthy School?
Blog: Sam Chaltain, Democracy. Learning. Voice
Numbers taking and passing AP exams move up again
La Crosse Tribune
Idea Generation Methods
Blog: Innovation Excellence
Should you work for free?
Seth’s Blog
A Sculptor’s Quest to Art-iculate His Community
The Creativity Post
Connecting neurons to fix the brain
MIT News
How Samsung is out-innovating Apple
CNNTech
EA Games Follows Its Audience for the Win
AdAge.com
From Innovation to Marketing: Understanding Technology Cycles
Time.com
Oscar Week Special: Seven Teaching Resources on Film Literacy
Edutopia
Art and science do mix — and can unlock new discoveries, UD scientist says
University of Delaware Daily
Obama confirms neuroscience is the coolest, most important technology on earth
Extreme Tech
Quick Note on the New Brain Science Initiative
National Review Online
Why Brain Science Findings Change How We Should Communicate – Part 1
Forbes
Why Brain Science Findings Change How We Should Communicate – Part 2
Forbes
The Danger of (Some) Creativity Advocates
Blog: All That Jazz, Psychology Today
How To Create a Mind: Can a marriage between man and machine solve the world’s problems?
The Globe and Mail
The Brain is Not Computable
MIT Technology Review
Why Kirk Beats Spock at Innovation
Blog: Innovation Excellence
Opinions: The humanities are just as important as STEM classes
The Washington Post
How Game-Based Learning Can Save the Humanities
Forbes
The 3 Pillars Of The Innovation Economy
Fast Company
Why Managers Fear Innovation
Blog: Innovation Excellence
Hey! Innovation
Blog: Innovation Excellence
15 Education Technologies To Check Out in 2013
Blog: Innovation Excellence
These Five Seniors Prove It’s Never Too Late for a Great Idea
GOOD
The Link Between More Creativity and a Stronger Economy
Blog: Creative Communities Conversation
How Neuroscience Will Fight Five Age-Old Afflictions
Popular Science
How researchers shaped the White House’s brain-mapping initiative
Cosmic Log, NBCNews.com
Failure Happens: Innovation and Serendipity
Forbes
Gray Matter: Why We Love Beautiful Things
The New York Times
The Quest for Permanent Novelty
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Four companies that are changing digital reading in Africa
paidContent
Becoming a Creatively Entreprenuerial High School Student
Kickstarter
These Videogame Sites Are for ‘Mature’ Audiences Only
The Wall Street Journal
Reader’s Digest parent company files for bankruptcy again
WTAQ, Reuters
Mitch Ditkoff: Why You Need to Ask Why
The Huffington Post
How to Unparalyze Us
The New York Times
Project Seeks to Build Map of Human Brain
The New York Times
Filmmakers hope ‘Won’t Back Down’ inspires reform
Green Bay Press Gazette | USA Today
S.E.C. Inquiry Into China Film Trade Unnerves Hollywood
The New York Times
Excoriated
Seth’s Blog
AAAS: Science and Social Media RECAP!
The Scicurious Brain, Scientific American Blog Network
Push for Good: This Week’s Guide to Crowdfunding Creative Progress
Culture on GOOD
Clay Christensen: First the media gets disrupted, then comes the education industry
Gigaom.com
Global Education Leadership: A Graduate Program for Educators and Education Leaders in the Age of Globalization
Blog: Education in the Age of Globalization
Getting Obama’s Preschool Education Plan Right
The New York Times
Research key to growing Wisconsin entrepreneurship
The Business Journal, Milwaukee
Kickstarter’s New Mobile App Feels Like Instagram For A Reason
Co.Design: Fast Company
Sustainable Innovation – Inspiration from a 7-year-old
Blog: Innovation Excellence
Jimi Hendrix for Innovators
Blog: Innovation Excellence
Will China 2.0 Out-Innovate Your Company?
Blog: Innovation Excellence
3D Printed Head Sent As Resume
PSFK
KC high school program “accelerates” entrepreneurial, real-world education
Silicon Prairie News
The Maker Mind: Taking a Closer Look at the Way Makers’ Minds Work
Blog: Making Thinking Happen
MIT investigation finds former brain researcher falsified data
Science In Mind – Boston.com
Science authors to explore art, politics at Tucson Festival of Books
Arizona Daily Star
Brain prostheses create a sense of touch
Science Codex
Math School Helps Kids Learn With Whole Brain
CentralIllinoisProud.com
Botanical illustrations — where art meets science
Toledo Blade
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