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Lifehacks for living in Philly (and probably other cities too) 26 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Any city worth its existence has enough culture that exists there that small quirks exist that can help you get by. In my short nine years living in Philadelphia, a few lifehacks have become pretty c...
Are you experimenting, focusing or executing? 19 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
If you are leading an organization, it seems there are three main speeds you should be going. Experimenting — new ideas, creative thought, innovation Focusing — paring down the projects and efforts ...
Best of Philly and Best of Baltimore honoree: Technical.ly 16 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Both Technically Philly and Technically Baltimore were honored in the prestigious annual ‘Best of’ lists from their respective city magazines this year. It’s really validating and rewarding to get nod...
Experiments are hard to transition: a Philly public media example 12 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
Organization-wide experiments can often be tougher to launch than learn from or reorient around. Once staff is brought on and workflows established, changing anything may be more challenging than ever...
What if we instituted *maximum* ages for legislative office? 5 Aug 2013 | 06:30 pm
When we’re younger, we’re better at fresh thinking. When we’re older, we’re better at contextual thinking. So why don’t we operate our world like we know that? A struggling economy-backed entrepreneu...
First thoughts on Axis Philly next steps: journalism collab CEO leaves 22 Jul 2013 | 05:30 pm
After four years of planning, there will be another strategy direction in the coming months for the collaborative journalism effort that has been an interest of the high-profile William Penn Foundatio...
Why I think this parklet is misguided and other thoughts on parking 15 Jul 2013 | 06:30 pm
This is a photo of a parklet outside of my office in the University City neighborhood of Philadelphia. Parklets are essentially raised platforms put in parking spots meant to offer pedestrian-friendly...
Why must I pick a side in the trial of George Zimmerman? 11 Jul 2013 | 08:42 pm
I’ve been struggling to explain to people why I haven’t much followed the much publicized trial of George Zimmerman, who shot and killed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin in either self-defense or because of...
Two reasons why getting your first female/black/Hispanic/Catholic/Jewish/etc. leader matters 8 Jul 2013 | 06:30 pm
We care a lot when someone is running for public office as the first [insert quality or background]. I can summon two meaningful reasons why, but I’m sure there are others. I believe in rallying civi...
Judge your social media identity by whether you’d want to hang with yourself at a bar [Knight event] 28 Jun 2013 | 06:30 pm
I’m only as good as my audience is — if they’re the audience you want to know about your work and I have more of them than you do, you want coverage from me. That’s the value proposition of media cove...
