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Preview: Design from the Gut: Dangerous or Differentiator

We have all encountered it: that gut feeling we get about certain things telling us what we should do. Do we always follow it? No. Is it because we have been trained to ignore it? To find facts rather than listen to our intuition? While the decision to follow the gut feeling might be easier […]

Preview: Podcasts Saved the Radio Star (and reinvented the comedian)

SXSWi 2012 is populating itself with pep talks for the audio enthusiast. With panels highlighting the exciting future of public radio, and audio storytelling, there is a spirit of regeneration around a previously withering medium. In fact, we may be mourning its death if not for the Lazarus of progressive audio programming: the podcast. No […]

Preview - Kill the Company (no weapons necessary)

Lisa Bodell is coming to SXSWi as the author of Kill the Company, and as an exemplary free thinker who’s out-of-the-box mindset feeds the spirit of the convention. “This book is about the hypocrisy that exists within many businesses when it comes to innovation. Too often, when leaders say they want their teams to “be […]

Preview - "Social Media in Colombia: An Agent for Change"

The role of social media has played an integral part all around the world, including Colombia. Partly due to drug trafficking, Columbia has been in a state of armed conflict since the 60’s, but since the 80’s the violence from drug trafficking has become much worse. In “Social Media in Colombia: An Agent for Change,” […]

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Atlanta-based app maker highlighted at SXSW Accelerator   Imagine arriving at your local airport and knowing that the short-term parking is full, or that the security lines are miraculously short at the other terminal entrance. What if you discovered that a friend or colleague was on your flight? Atlanta-based start-up Zamp envisions this reality where […]