Never be afraid to stand-up for the things you believe in. #SXSW

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Arlo Guthrie on his dad – Woody – and his challenge to all of us: Let us be the person who tells others something we all already know. #SXSW

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The power of collective action: Going down the road, feeling bad … I ain’t going to be treated this a-way. #SXSW

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Hackathons – gatherings for social change: This week at SXSW we – Campaign Consultation, Inc and Eye Byte Solutions – hosted “Geek the Cause” … Our mini-hackathon was a gathering of forward thinkers and creatives who worked all night to forged innovative strategies for addressing some of today’s most complex social issues. Hackathons are evolving: [...]

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My morning session at SXSW (SRivelis): Explorer and environmentalist Philippe Cousteau and panelists explore how gaming innovations can improve the world. In 2010, The University of Virginia launched the UVA Bay Game, a large-scale game simulation of the Chesapeake Bay watershed that allows players to take the roles of various stakeholders (farmers, developers, policy makers) [...]

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The Psychology of Web Design @ #SXSW Design is becoming an applied behavioral science, and your art school background is no longer sufficient. Fields like neuroscience are starting to come of age, and are beginning to give us insights into human decision making.

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Great Day Two @ SXSW … Met with Alyce Myatt – NEA, Daniel Pellegrom – Pepsi Co., Coe Roberts – Arbor Day Foundation, Victoria Ahlen – Awoque Media; communicated with Karen-Michelle Mirko – American Express; attended the session on Citizen Participation in Government; had a great meal at Casa Chapla – and met the owner [...]

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Join us at SXSW  “Geek the Cause” … … Campaign Consultation, Inc and Eye Byte Solutions gathering of forward thinking designers, advocates, media specialist, business and civic leaders, social innovators, and others … who will work together to share their collective gray matter to create strategic responses to some of today’s complex social issues. I [...]

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Newsjacking: How to Inject Your Ideas – The key is to be proactive and leverage what’s already being reported. Nothing new here. It’s the Mark Twain concept: find a parade and get in front of it. Social Change, Social Media & Social Filmmaking – Make your cause’s story the springboard for getting your audience to [...]

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