Products like Apple’s first mouse, standup toothpaste and Sealy mattresses were all conceived by IDEO, an influential firm that has pioneered “design thinking” to create new products or systems. Design thinking brings together human behavior with what’s technologically viable for new products. But you don’t have to be a trained designer to use the method. […]
Article · February 11, 2013 by Elise Hu
During this week’s Media Learning Seminar, community foundation leaders shared snapshots of their local information projects. Here’s a recap: Noah Erenberg of the Winnepeg Foundation said when foundations become content creators, they shouldn’t underestimate how far and wide a strong story will travel and the credibility that it accrues. Patricia Swann of the New York Community […]
Article · February 11, 2013 by Elise Hu
As mainstream media continues its fast-paced change, community foundations are adapting aggressively to fill information needs. Leaders from three community foundations — the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, the Central Carolina Community Foundation and the Greater New Orleans Foundation — shared a few ways they took on a bigger role in engaging their citizens in the news and information space. BUILD […]
Article · February 11, 2013 by Elise Hu
Ethan Zuckerman believes the Internet is the most powerful tool humans have to understand one another’s differences. But, he says, we’ve yet to tap its potential. “The way we use the Internet keeps us from making those connections,” said the director of the MIT Center for Civic Media and founder of Global Voices. Zuckerman told […]
Article · February 22, 2012 by Elise Hu
L to R: Mayur Patel, Kathy Bisbee, Alicia Philipp and Kelly Lucas This post is part of a series about the 2012 Media Learning Seminar, a gathering of foundations, news organizations and tech experts on community information needs. Watch the livestream Monday and Tuesday at knightfoundation.org/live. One year after the release of Knight’s Community Information Toolkit, […]
Article · February 21, 2012 by Elise Hu
Left to Right: Knight Communities VP Trabian Shorters, Minnesota Philanthropy Partners’ Jennifer Ford Reedy, Boulder County’s Chris Barge, Silicon Valley Community Foundation’s Margo Rawlins, Community Foundation of Great Buffalo’s Clotilde Dedecker, and West Anniston Foundation’s Tycoma Miller. This post is part of a series about the 2012 Media Learning Seminar, a gathering of foundations, news […]
Article · February 20, 2012 by Elise Hu
This post is part of a series about the 2012 Media Learning Seminar, a gathering of foundations, news organizations and tech experts on community information needs. Watch the livestream Monday and Tuesday at knightfoundation.org/live. Dan Gillmor has been watching closely as digital and social media upended the world’s “legacy” models for communication. The Knight Center […]
Article · February 20, 2012 by Elise Hu
Community foundations, news organizations and technology innovators are in Miami this morning for Knight Foundation’s 2012 Media Learning Seminar, where leaders from the various fields will explore what they can learn from one another and discuss the growing opportunities for effective collaboration. More than 400 people are registered this year, making this the biggest Media Learning Seminar yet. […]
Article · February 20, 2012 by Elise Hu
Livestream of #FreeToTweet entries at the Newseum Researchers say schools do an “adequate” job of teaching the First Amendment in a historical context, but they fail in giving students practical ways to learn about freedom of speech and the press. So Thursday, Knight Foundation and The First Amendment Center offered a new way to update […]
Article · December 16, 2011 by Elise Hu