I go to a lot of conferences. The Common Ground conference in Baltimore is hands down one of my favorites. The conference is for educators who want to think about how to provide a great learning experience for kids in the 21st century. I provided graphic recording a couple of years ago when the conference [...]

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I was honored to lead a visual communication excercise at TEDxTheCollegeOfWooster, as well as to have the opportunity to visually synthesize the ideas swirling around the room during the excellent presentations. Congrats to event producer, College of Wooster student Christina Haupt, and all the other folks who pitched in to create a magical event. The [...]

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Show-n-Tell 7 rocked with Rebecca Harris of the Chatham Center for Women’s Entrepreneurship talked about making it as an entrepreneur, Anne Marie Toccket, Nick Fedorek, and Katherine Camp gave an update on the Pittsburgh Hostel Project, and Derek Minto shared his journey to becoming a comedian and explained how a loved one did something very [...]

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Want to Rock the Whiteboard? Listen to what other people have to say about how I helped them develop their visual thinking skills to help them rock. “Very helpful. During the session we found creative solutions to the challenges posed by the path we chose. It was great!” Carlos Guestrin, Co-founder, Flashgroup Armed with a [...]

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The United States Federal Government is without a doubt the most powerful organization on the planet. Between the Department of Defense, the Social Security Administration, the Medicare System, and the other myriad departments that comprise the U.S. Government, US taxpayers spent 3.630 trillion (That’s $3,630,000,000,000,000) for fiscal year 2011 to provide a myriad of services.The [...]

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Great turnout at Show-n-Tell #3 at CatpultPGH in Garfield/Friendhip. About 25 people got out of the heat and into some sweet AC to learn, connect, and share. Bill Peduto (above) discussed population growth and loss in various parts of Pittsburgh over the last 10 years. Peduto discussed three powerful items that could contribute to a [...]

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Come join our amazing lineup of Show-n-Tellers on Friday, July 6, 4-5PM at CatapultPGH. RSVP here. Who: Bill Peduto, Pittsburgh District 8 Councilman will talk about whatever is on his mind and field your questions. Kit Mueller is one of the powerhouses behind Pittsburgh’s wildly successful Startup Weekend. Get ready for some epic Show-n-Tell from [...]

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