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Words, Images and Music

February 22, 2010

For a couple years now, I have been mulling over a project that combines photography and word, collected widely and presented in publishable form (kind of like this). This project has always taken a back seat to current realities, although a few people have heard the concept. At the core, it plays on the power [...]

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My Thursday at SBS

February 15, 2010

A little longer than usual, but still typical (+mothers like to know these things every once in awhile).
7:30: Wake up, shower, coffee, internet, unmess the back and dash off to school.*
8:30: Weave through traffic , alongside cars and buses, attempt to find the quickest construction-free route to SBS.
8:47: Arrive at class slightly late, find a [...]

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Launch Week: Skoll Associate Fellows

February 12, 2010

Many times over the past couple years have I answered the questions: why an MBA, why Oxford?
Today’s launch of the Skoll Associate Fellows program indicates why I chose to come here. Recognizing that there was a large and and passionate social entrepreneurship community, far beyond just the Skoll Skollars, the Skoll Centre has kicked off [...]

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Idea Blast

February 5, 2010

I never thought the idea generation part of my brain would be so exhausted. It’s been basically 24 hours of idea generation and collaborative problem solving around start up ideas and The First Drop. It’s completely invigorating.
It’s that point in a 3+ hour problem solving/brainstorming session where one piece of the puzzle drops, smiles flick [...]

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Yesterday I Totally Microwaved a Lecture

January 29, 2010

The inventors of the microwave thought their device would be used for cooking whole meals from scratch. It never really was, but users found out that it reheated food pretty well, saving the appliance from the graveyard of failed inventions.
Yesterday, rendered immobile by back pain, I Skyped in to listen to a 3 hour lecture [...]

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5 Year Plans

January 17, 2010

How do you feel about your 5 year plan? Don’t have one? Terrified of the thought? If so, you’re not alone.
Many folks in the 25-35 year age bracket (i.e. this blog’s main readership) seem to shudder of the thought of a 5 year plan. It reminds us that we’ll be 5 years older in only [...]

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Phone Power

January 3, 2010

A powerful, reoccuring theme for me recently recently has been the growing importance of mobile technology. This is as profound a shift in many parts of the developing world as it is in the richer nations. Mobile adoption in Sub-Saharan Africa is ocurring at staggering rates. The International Telecommunications Union puts out a report each [...]

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Shot of the Day: For Those About To Rock

December 16, 2009

Tuesday morning I walked into my morning exam with this song in my head. Today it was this one (not for the children), as Jigga comes in at 2:15. If swagger alone made for good grades, I’d hit distinction. After the fifth exam today, it was this song. I guess progress has been reflected in [...]

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Shot of the Day: Waiting for Wind

December 14, 2009

Tara and Nastia wait for wind in Cornwall. (May as well plug my old program here: Engineering for Sustainable Development at Cambridge. This shot is from an ESD trip in 2008. Thinking about doing a masters around sustainability? Consider applying. And congrats to Jackie who did just that and just got in!)
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Studytime Self-Nudges

December 12, 2009

It’s crunch time for me and my classmates. Time to master finance, economics, marketing, strategy, decision science (aka statistics) and financial reporting in a week before exams start to hit one after the other. It makes for days of full, focused study, one after the other.
I know through this that I need to make progress [...]

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