Prezis, Pro-bono and Protecting Activists
Dear team, Firstly, apologies for being two days late, I had a 12 hour day at the office on Thursday. Secondly, congratulations to the one and only Ruby Ku for winning the #ixd11 design competition. We’re all so proud of you! January was a great start the 2011. I presented my Security Overview Prezi to [...]
#wemove chronicle: I’m so grateful
Dear team, Doing What I Can I’m extremely grateful that we made it our 2011 team goal to commit to writing one blog post per month. Although we might not always have a post ready by our assigned date, I think that’s okay. Deadlines are good in holding us accountable, but we also need to [...]
Glimpses of Perfection and Striking Beauty
Above: Plantation Bay, Cebu, Philippines Dear team, As I sit here writing this reflective post for the month of January 2011 in Manila, I wanted to thank all of you for helping me to get to where I am today. Without your support and words of encouragement over the past year, I do not think [...]
The Multiple Disciplines in Early Childhood Education
Dear Team, This year starts off with our team spread across the world. We are busy building networks, learning new skills, advancing in our careers and making large impacts. While we are all off on our personal journeys, we are all still committed to our education. Some of us are currently in school, some of [...]
Tenth
Dear team, Happy New Year! I had an amazing weekend catching up at our team retreat (with Renjie there in spirit!) as you are the people who best inspire, encourage and challenge me (when I’m not being left behind). Our team has seen so much growth since that one day in Renjie’s basement. Through our talks, I [...]
Rides of Hope | TEDxTel Aviv
With all the conflict and strife taking place in the world right now, most especially in the Middle East between Israel and Palestine, as well as with the ongoing war in Iraq, this TEDxTel Aviv Talk by computer science professor Shimon Schocken is refreshing and uplifting and is probably one of the best TED Talks [...]
Reflections from Derry, Northern Ireland
The conflict that has been going on for decades in Northern Ireland was brought into clear focus for me when I attended a conference on conflict and divided societies at Magee College, University of Ulster in Derry, Northern Ireland, two weeks ago.
Huge congratulations to @WellOfChange for their official launch yesterday!
Loved the bar philanthropy concept of displaying services offered/wanted with your name tag in exchange for money ($10 entry fee) that will go towards non-profit/charity, at the launch party last night.
Check out www.wellofchange.org for more information and to sign up.
Congrats to Christine Ho, Kevin Tsoi and Well Of Change team!
I love Saturday afternoon reflection and strategy sessions! Thanks @rubyku @kristinalugo @petten @micdom
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed. It is the only thing that ever has.” — Margaret Mead
The quote above is slightly overused, but still one of my favourites.
TEDxWaterloo 2010
It has been close to a month now since TEDxWaterloo took place on February 25 at the Gig Music Hall in Kitchener and we are still continuing to receive great feedback on the event from people who attended in person or caught the livestream. Thank you for the feedback and your continued support!
Interview on TechVibes (Renjie Butalid)
Renjie Butalid’s obsessed with change. Not the monetary type, but with the sort that launches movements, spurs creativity, tests organizations and attracts followers. He’s the Communications Co-ordinator of Social Innovation Generation, a Waterloo-based collaborative partnership between The J.W. McConnell Family Foundation, the University of Waterloo, the MaRS Discovery District, and the PLAN Institute.
TEDxWaterloo
TEDxWaterloo as featured on TheRecord.com – Renjie and Jaclyn Konzelmann discussing TEDxWaterloo, happening on February 25, 2010 – www.tedxwaterloo.com
We Move Media: Retreat #1
The We Move Media team spent 13 hours on Saturday doing everything from personal updates to business model canvassing to individual role assessments. By the end of it we were more than just a team…we’re a rockband.
EpCon 2010: Technology is not just about technology
This past weekend, I attended a conference in Waterloo, Ontario hosted by a group of UW students who call themselves EPIC… and rightfully so. Their inaugural technology conference, EpCon featured the likes of Steven Woods (Site Director at Google Waterloo), Mike Lee (Chief Strategic Officer of Rogers), and Saul Colt (Lead Evangelist for Thoora).
Time for Change (#t4change) at DigitalMediaCamp Toronto (#dmcamp)
DigitalMediaCamp Toronto (#dmcamp) took place this past Saturday, where participants gathered in an attempt to address the question, “How can we work together to propel Toronto’s technology, content and design communities into the future and make Toronto a globally competitive hub of digital media entrepreneurship and innovation?”
Survival of the Fittest: Why Young People want to Change the World
This blog post first appeared on the Ayllu Initiative website, as a response to my blog post published yesterday on Opportunities to Create Social Change, which focused on my understanding of the process of transformative social change. Melissa is part of a growing number of young people interested and actively involved in social change around the world, that I am ‘meeting’ online though blogs, Twitter, Facebook and other social networking communities.
