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Month: December 2013
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‘We Are Creating Walmarts of Higher Education’ – Timothy Pratt – The Atlantic
One of the biggest threats is the move in many states to allocate funding for public universities based on measures such as graduation rates, rather than simply enrollment, say Fichtenbaum and others. They say that will compel faculty to pass more students, including some who may not deserve to be passed. “I have no doubt… Read.
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A little glimpse into the Future of Brand Building
I was part of an interview that AdFed did w/GoKart Labs for their year end wrap up. I’m really excited about where this GoKart team can take brands. We’ve got the talent, the ideas, and the capability to make a real difference for brands. Should be a great 2014! We are excited about modern… Read.
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The blog is dead, long live the blog » Nieman Journalism Lab
Blogs are for 40-somethings with kids. via The blog is dead, long live the blog » Nieman Journalism Lab. Read.
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Why Food? — For Positive Change in the Food Industry by Yvon Chouinard – Patagonia Provisions
This is another great example of a purpose-lead organization finding new growth (new products, new categorys, new customers) by starting with their purpose, and using that to inspire invention. In this case, their entry into the food space. So it only makes sense that we’d want to share some of our favorite food with our… Read.
