Articles of Interest October 7, 2016
QUOTE(S) OF THE WEEK
“Must designers keep arguing the relevance of design thinking? Let’s stipulate it and get on with solving real world problems.” – Saul Kaplan
“But mathematics is the sister, as well as the servant, of the arts and is touched with the same madness and genius.” – Harold Marston Morse
“Engineering is a great profession. There is the satisfaction of watching a figment of the imagination emerge through the aid of science to a plan on paper. Then it moves to realization in stone or metal or energy. Then it brings homes to men or women. Then it elevates the standard of living and adds to the comforts of life. This is the engineer’s high privilege.” – Herbert Hoover
“Nobody . . . took me seriously. They wondered why in the world I wanted to be a chemist when no women were doing that. The world was not waiting for me.” – Gertrude B. Elion
“Creativity is a highfalutin word for the work I have to do between now and Tuesday.” – Ray Kroc
“The moment you doubt whether you can fly, you cease for ever to be able to do it.” – J.M. Barrie
VIDEO(S) OF THE WEEK
The 4 Lenses of Innovation: a power tool for creative thinking
Innovation Excellence
Tim Brown, CEO and President, IDEO
Yale School of Management
Unlock Your Ideas With Mind Mapping In Just 3 Minutes
Fast Company
Simone Ahuja: Implementing frugal innovation initiatives
Innovation Excellence
Sam Harris: Can we build AI without losing control over it?
TED Talk | TED.com
How Teaching An Art Class for Homeless Addicts Can Change Lives
Fast Company
FEATURED EVENTS/OPPORTUNITIES
National Conference
Imagining America
Through October 8
Arts Scene: Center for Creativity
Tulsa World
Through October 17
Beyond Brainstorms, Flipcharts and Crayons: Creativity as a Key Success Factor in Real Business by Jamie Gallagher
Creative Oklahoma
October 12
Obama to host innovation conference in Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Business Times
October 13
Walk the Talk Conference 2016
Innovation in Milwaukee
October 13
Maker Faire Pittsburgh sets loose 200 makers for a weekend circus of creativity
NEXTpittsburgh
October 15 – 16
2016 Wisconsin Science Festival
Wisconsin Science Festival
October 20 – 23
TEDWomen 2016: It’s About Time
TED
Oct 26 – 28 | San Francisco
The Ovation Foundation Announces A “Call for Entries” in the Creative Economy innOVATION Grant Awards Program | Art, Culture, Film, Music, Fashion, Arts Advocacy TV
Ovation TV
Deadline: October 28
ArtsRx: Creative Venture, Wellbeing, and the New Humanities
Alliance for the Arts in Research Universities
November 3 – 5
NAKFI Conference – Discovering the Deep Blue Sea: Research, Innovation, Social Engagement
National Academies Keck Futures Initiative –
November 9 – 12
Advance Innovation – Put World Creativity and Innovation Week April 15 – 21 in your 2017 calendar, now!
Innovation Excellence
April 15 – 21
Welcome to TED2017: The Future You
TED Blog
April 24 – 28, 2017
CreativeMornings | a monthly breakfast lecture series
CreativeMornings
Various
ARTICLES OF INTEREST
Embedded beings: how we blended our minds with our devices
Aeon Ideas
Native apps: How digital technology is helping to preserve fading Native American languages
Salon.com
These Wild Sculptures Actually Generate Green Energy
Smithsonian.com
Scientists want to mimic the human brain. And they’ve made a breakthrough
World Economic Forum
Nobel Prize 2016: Here Are the Winners (and What They Achieved)
LiveScience
Also
3 Who Studied Unusual States of Matter Win Nobel Prize in Physics
The New York Times
Forget Sequels, Netflix, and Prestige TV: Cinema Isn’t Dead Yet
The Atlantic
9 Strategic Thinking Questions – Innovative Ideas from Experts
The Brainzooming Group
10 LGBT Leaders Reinventing Science and Technology
Mental Floss
How the performing arts can set the stage for more developed brain pathways
ScienceDaily
11 African American Inventors Who Changed the World
Mental Floss
8 STEM Fields That Make Diversity a Priority
Mental Floss
Ignite! Festival in Regina celebrates invention and innovation
CBC News
Creativity and Persistence: Natasha Dobrinen on Being a Mathematician
University of Denver
A Museum About Rights, and a Legacy of Uncomfortable Canadian Truths
The New York Times
Colleges and Universities Using Arts Integration to Prepare for the New Economy
The Huffington Post
What this Harvard innovation guru thinks can protect companies from disruption
The Washington Post
The Power of Visual Cues.
Rebelle Society
Believing You’re a ‘Visual Learner’ Doesn’t Exactly Help You Learn Much
Science of Us
The AI Revolution: Why You Need to Learn About Deep Learning
Fortune
Center gains new name, more funds
ThisWeek Community News
The 8 most impressive social good innovations from September
Mashable
It’s Official: Google Is the New Apple
Inc.com
Equity Investment as an Innovation Tool
INSEAD Knowledge
Short on Cash, Cities and States Consider Taxing Nonprofits
Stateline | The Pew Charitable Trusts
NowNS: Halifax innovators fuelling economic growth
The Chronicle Herald
Immigrants Play a Disproportionate Role in American Entrepreneurship
Harvard Business Review
Fig crowdfunding platform receives SEC approval
Shacknews
How Innovative Companies Get their Best Ideas from Academic Research
Innovation Excellence
Barriers to Innovation? Find Creativity’s Sweet Spot!
Innovation Excellence
Can You Solve This Viral Math Puzzle That Is Boggling Minds On The Internet?
DesignTaxi.com
What Is the Link Between Alcohol and Creative Genius?
Acid Test | Psychology Today
Rewiring the brain
Isthmus
Dozens Of Artists Filled A Detroit Neighborhood With Larger-Than-Life Murals
The Huffington Post
Study Reveals the Strong Returns from Investing in Innovation
Innovation Excellence
Why Design Is Key to Unlocking the Genius Behind Innovation
Singularity Hub
Here Is What Entrepreneurs Really Look Like
Forbes
Program Hopes to Diversify Field of Physics
Innovation Trail
Jane Muir: Close the gender gap in patents and technology
Opinion | Gainesville Sun
Time to Bust These 5 Myths About Early Math
EconoTimes
The Art of “Muddling Through”
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Brain-Training Apps Won’t Make You Smarter …
MIT Technology Review
Leadership and behavior: Mastering the mechanics of reason and emotion
McKinsey & Company
The Billion-Dollar Copyright Lawsuit That Could Legalize A New Kind Of Scam
Fast Company
Robots Are Developing Feelings. Will They Ever Become “People”?
Fast Company
SAP SuccessFactors Girls in Tech
Successful Factors
The CEO Gender Gap Is Slowly Closing At Major Public Companies
Fast Company
Diversity and Inclusion
Automattic
Of Puppies, Play, and the Pursuit of Creative Insights
Our Innovating Minds | Psychology Today
Exploring What Drives the Wyoming State Librarian
Institute of Museum and Library Services
SUMMARY South by South Lawn: A White House Festival of Ideas, Art, and Action
The White House
Also
White House Festival Salutes Spirit of Innovation
Voice of America
101 Biggest Product Failures – Corporate Innovation Gone Wrong
CB Insights
How to Make a Particle Accelerator, In Under 5 Minutes
Big Think
The Mind’s New Science Guys: UT profs mix brain data, insight, and badinage for live entertainment
The Austin Chronicle
40 Under 40 Flashback: Jordan Amadio
Atlanta Business Chronicle
‘How We Do:’ On A Mission To Nurture Creative Culture Across America
The Huffington Post
5 Surprising Insights on Creativity
Next Avenue
NIH awards $1.4 million to MPFI and NYU scientists supporting NIH BRAIN initiative
EurekAlert! Science News
Enter Your Brain into an Art Competition, If You Dare
The Creators Project
Next From David Byrne: Neuroscience in an Art Gallery
The New York Times
Op-Ed: NJ’s Universities Are Key to Innovation and Prosperity
NJ Spotlight
How telecom companies can win in the digital revolution
McKinsey & Company
Hands-on tech labs within schools blend education and workforce training
WTN News
No, Van Gogh Was *not* Crazy
The Creativity Post
This MIT Inventor Is Creating A New Innovation Model For The Developing World
Co.Exist | Fast Company
Why Innovation And Imitation Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
Fast Company
Following Four Different Paths to Innovation
Innovation Excellence
Rethinking the Discourses of Higher Education Innovation
Higher Ed Gamma
Preserving an Ancient ‘Lost’ City Has Consumed This Chemist’s Life
National Geographic
The Top 3 Insights of Highly Innovative Leaders
Feeling It | Psychology Today
Creative Diversity – What group will drive implementation success?
The Brainzooming Group
Gannett deal to buy Tronc is likely imminent
POLITICO Media
Russell Smith: How will an Olympics-style competition award artistic excellence?
The Globe and Mail
National Arts Centre unveils $23-million fund to support Canadian arts
The Globe and Mail
Storytelling in the Virtual Age at FoST Fest
The New York Times
The difficult task of reviving Toronto’s Ontario Place
The Globe and Mail
What Pop Culture Can Teach You About Science
National Geographic
Mozilla trolls EU’s nonsensical copyright laws with witty memes
The Next Web
Machine learning has boosted Google’s translation capabilities to near-human levels
Business Insider
Scientists Discover How to 3-D Print Bone
Inc.com
Art for innovation’s sake? Lessons from our Canadian cousin
The Conversation
America, the Capital of Entrepreneurship
The Huffington Post
Collaborative Effort to Build Biomanufacturing Center of Excellence in Wisconsin Highlighted at BioForward Summit
Business Wire
The rise of China’s innovation
Shanghai Daily
New and Old Techniques in Modern Neuroscience
The Scientist Magazine®
New MSU center to focus on engineering education, especially for women
Montana State University | Bozeman Daily Chronicle
Scientists Find No Evidence That Brain Games Make You Brainier
Shots – Health News : NPR
5 Reasons why Creativity is King
Minutehack
PopCasts : Hybrid and our civic life
PopTech
“Architecture for Children” Explains Why We Should Teach Architecture to Kids
ArchDaily
Schools want students to be creative, but only on a Thursday afternoon
Medium
Curiosity Cures Bias
Curiosity
How Co-working Spaces Can Fuel (and Maybe Hinder) Creativity
Inc.com
Study adds to concerns over lack of creativity at Chinese universities
Inside Higher Ed
October 1, 1847: Miss Mitchell’s Comet and How Scientists Stand in Solidarity
Brain Pickings
The Powerful Young Gallery Owner Shaping L.A.’s Art Scene
OZY
GE Ventures CEO advocates for diversity
Bizwomen
Next Big Tech Corridor? Between Seattle and Vancouver, Planners Hope
The New York Times
Disney’s Hot Streak Stalls, Prompting Rumors That It’s Looking to Grow
The New York Times
Review of Reductionism in Art and Brain Science: Bridging the Two Cultures
Creativity at Work
How to Turn Cautious Teammates into Visionary Thinkers
Leadership Freak
80% of data in Chinese clinical trials have been fabricated
ScienceAlert
How Can Advertising Invent New Ways To Connect With Young Creatives?
Co.Create | Fast Company
The Shift Economy
Innovation Excellence
The 4 Lenses of Innovation: a power tool for creative thinking
Innovation Excellence
Leading and Managing Product Innovation Teams [interview]
Innovation Excellence
Simone Ahuja: Implementing frugal innovation initiatives
Innovation Excellence
How Facebook, Amazon and Microsoft Miss Creative Talent
Innovation Excellence
“Rendering the Unthinkable” at the 9/11 Museum
The Mind Through Art | Psychology Today
WV Nonprofit Scales State’s Artisans as Economic Development Strategy – Non Profit News For Nonprofit Organizations
Nonprofit Quarterly
How Banning Books Marginalizes Children
The Atlantic
How Does Molecular Action In The Brain Make Thoughts?
13.7: Cosmos And Culture : NPR
Remembering and understanding Jane Jacobs, beyond left and right
The Globe and Mail
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