How Creativity Works: With Jonah Lehrer
Jonah Lehrer, journalist and author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and How We Decide will discuss his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Lehrer debunks the myth that creativity is a gift possessed by few and unveils the secret of successful collaborations. He will share how we can make our companies more productive, our neighborhoods more vibrant, and our schools more effective.
Jonah Lehrer, journalist and author of Proust Was a Neuroscientist and How We Decide will discuss his new book, Imagine: How Creativity Works. Lehrer debunks the myth that creativity is a gift possessed by few and unveils the secret of successful collaborations. He will share how we can make our companies more productive, our neighborhoods more vibrant, and our schools more effective.
In addition, a panel of experts, moderated by University of the Arts President Sean Buffington, will explore how companies can incorporate creativity into the workplace.
Panelists to date include:
Christopher S. Clark, President, Fiberlink
Harold Hambrose, Founder & CEO, Electronic Ink, Inc
Ria Walsh, Vice President, GWS US Operations, SEI
Jerry (Yoram) Wind, Lauder Professor; Academic Director, The Wharton Fellows Program at the University of Pennsylvania
A book signing with Jonah Lehrer will take place after the event. Imagine: How Creativity Works will be released on March 20, 2012 and will be available for purchase at the program.
Parking is available in the Penn Park parking lot on 31st under the Walnut Street Bridge for $8.
2012 Artist Professional Development Workshop
Your Art Practice Made Real: Business Planning, Marketing & Social Media
Learn valuable skills, resources, best practices, and networking techniques to help meet your professional goals.
Workshop presenters include:
Susan Schear of ARTISIN, a distinguished educator and business consultant
Phillip Carroll, curator for the Perkins Center for the Arts
Planning & Designing Programs for Maximum Impact - March 29
Program planning is critical to the development of mission-driven programs that meet constituent needs, demonstrate impact through measurable outcomes and have sustainable marketing and funding strategies. This workshop presented by the Nonprofit Center at La Salle University will explore best practices in program design, development and implementation.
Programs translate mission into action. Program planning is critical to the development of mission-driven programs that meet constituent needs, demonstrate impact through measurable outcomes and have sustainable marketing and funding strategies.
This workshop (presented by the Nonprofit Center at La Salle University) will explore best practices in program design, development and implementation. Key topics include: mission and program alignment, how to involve stakeholders in the planning process, defining outcomes, collaborative programming, program budgeting and measuring impact.
When: Thursday, March 29, 2012 - 9:30 am to 1:30 pm (breakfast served)
Where: Riverfront Rennaisance Center for the Arts, 22 North High Street, Millville NJ
CodeYear/CatCode Meet-Up for Libraries, Archives and Museums Professionals
Are you an archivist, librarian, museum professional, or enthusiast? Do you want to learn more tools toward being a data wrangler? Do you like meeting with other folks who are trying to learn this, too? Do you want to just hang out at the bar?
If you haven't already joined, the CodeAcademy CodeYear program is an awesome, step-by-step, no prior experience necessary way to learn javascript (one of the building block languages of the web), and to learn some fundamental concepts in coding. It's not too late to join -- just go to http://codeyear.com/ .
And to keep you motivated, join us on the third Monday of each month at National Mechanics in Old City Philadelphia to meet up, ask questions, spend some time doing the tutorials, or just get started. EVERYONE is welcome, regardless of technical ability.
Our first meet up will be Monday, March 19 at 6:00. National Mechanics is located at 22 South 3rd Street, and is extremely easy to reach via public transportation. Bring your laptop!
Please feel free to distribute this invitation widely! We hope to see you there.
No registration is necessary -- we'll see you there!
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