Education
Is a New Breed of Indie Student on the Horizon?
September 19, 2012 | Maria
What if every student had access to high-quality education? Would the world be a better place? Many supporters of Mass Open Online Classes believe that quality online education for the masses can break down financial barriers that limit some…
DesignTAXI: Andrea Kershaw of IDEO on Creativity & Education
April 17, 2012 | Courtney van der Weyden 1
Taxi Design sat down and spoke with Andrea Kershaw, Location Director of IDEO Singapore. Together they discussed the importance of education in developing creativity.
As the world around us is in a constant state of change, and the problems we…
Innovative EdTech Startup Nerdi, is on the Prowl for Creative Talent
November 28, 2011 | White Spaces
The Nerdologist is looking for a brilliant young person to collaborate with them on creating a 2 minute animated film / masterpiece. Is this you or know someone?
The Nerdologist is the brains trust and online education magazine behind…
Not a Businessman. A Business, Man! Jay Z Teaching Children Money Matters
October 26, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
It seems that Jay Z and Warren Buffet are concerned about our economical future and as a result are educating children about money matters. They use a fun and engaging medium, a cartoon for television with the hope of educating children on how…
Tony Fadell says goodbye to the iPod & iPhone in exchange for The Nest
October 25, 2011 | White Spaces
So i’m not sure you are aware that 10% of all U.S. energy is controlled by thermostats (and over 50% of your household energy bill). That’s the equivalent of 1.7 billion barrels of oil per year. But in most homes the thermostat is an unassuming…
The F Word: Famine is the Real Obscenity
October 17, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
I’ve been known to drop the occasional expletive, but the most offensive F word to me is not the one that goes fu**. Its F*****- The famine in the Horn of Africa, mainly Somalia.
These are the words of rocker Bono who is fighting once…
Hall Pass Granted
October 5, 2011 | Courtney van der Weyden
The Hall Pass Tour… is a series of high energy concerts designed to encourage underserved students to pursue higher education through the use of music. After the successful launch in New York City, the program begins a nationwide tour and hasRead More
Perkins + Will List the 8 Keys to Creating an Office of Free Flowing Ideas
August 4, 2011 | White SpacesPerkins+Will…‘s Gina Berndt discusses the key ingredients for creating a flexible and healthy office that will also appeal to the next generation of CEOs in conjunction with Fast Co Design.
We have bullet pointed the 8 keys… forRead More
Estimating the Total Number of People your Meal Could Feed in Hunger Stricken Families
May 9, 2011 | White Spaces
WeFeedback is an initiative of the World Food Programme. It estimates that hunger affects nearly a billion people worldwide. To combat the issue, visitors to the site are asked to enter their favorite meal, and the price they would usually…
Meet Skillshare, A Marketplace to Learn Anything from Anyone.
March 30, 2011 | White Spaces
“Learning is not a product of schooling but the lifelong attempt to acquire it.”
—Albert Einstein
Skillshare is a marketplace to learn anything from anyone. The mission is to flip the traditional notion of education on its …
The Surprising Hidden Facts Behind the Water We Use Everyday
August 20, 2010 | White Spaces 1
The largest part of your water footprint may be the surprisingly large amount of water needed to grow and produce the food you eat. Here is a look at much water it really takes to support your lifestyle.
Here, National Geographic take us through…
Sir Ken Robinson on Creating an Education System that Nurtures Creativity.
July 20, 2010 | White Spaces 1
Lets go back to 2006 and where Sir Ken Robinson makes an entertaining and profoundly moving case for creating an education system that nurtures (rather than undermines) creativity.
Why don’t we get the best out of people? Sir Ken Robinson…
Redesigning Education & The Corridor
April 16, 2010 | White Spaces
“I am entirely certain that twenty years from now we will look back at education as it is practiced in most schools today and wonder how we could have tolerated anything so primitive.”
- John W. Gardner, Secretary of Health, Education…
University Adds Mandatory Twitter to curriculum.
October 26, 2009 | White Spaces 1In a move that further cements Twitter‘s status as a mainstream media tool, Griffith University has introduced a new mandatory Twitter course for its journalism students. The class aims to refine and sharpen young writers’…
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