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Civic Hacking: Spydergrrl on the LSE Impact Blog
Logo of London School of Economics and Political Science This week, I was asked by the London School of Economics and Political Science if they could publish my “Hacking is a Mindset, Not A Skillset” essay on their blog, “LSE…
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Startup Weekend Ottawa Redux: A Mentor’s Perspective
Startup Weekend Ottawa I spent this weekend hanging out in the funky Shopify offices providing advice and support to the teams participating in Startup Weekend Ottawa (SWO). And I had a fantastic time. I’ve been asked why I don’t go…
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Ada Lovelace Day: Do Women in STEM Need A Strong Supportive Female Career Mentor?
(Credit: FindingAda.com) So, here’s a conundrum. Today is Ada Lovelace Day, and bloggers around the world are requested to write about a female geek, their personal geek girl hero. And so I sat down to start writing and tried to…
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Hacking Your Way to an Agile Organization (Speaking Notes)
(Credit: Microsoft Clip Art Gallery) On Monday, I gave a presentation to a room full of executives and up-and-comers about becoming more agile. Now before you roll your eyes, don’t worry: it was riffing off my “Hacking is a Mindset,…
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The Six Million Dollar Question: How Will The Future of Prosthetics Affect Human Performance and Self Esteem?
Cyborg Sprinter (Credit: 3oneseven Agency) (This is a post that I have had milling around in my brain for quite some time but knew that I needed a few hours to really get it down properly. Here’s hoping I was…
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Girls Learning Code Workshops: Is Gender-Segregated Tech Learning Necessary?
One of my contacts at Code For Kids and Ladies Learning Code sent me a note about an upcoming workshop on August 24th, called Girls Learning Code. In similar fashion to Code For Kids, the workshop aims to teach kids…
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I Am An RSS Feed Redux: One Step Closer to Owning Your Entire Web Presence
Back in 2011, I wrote a rant explaining that I want to be an RSS feed. It was a response to the launch for Google+, a reaction to the creation of yet. another. social. networking. platform. Another place among the…
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Designing Microinteractions: Notes from Dan Saffer’s Presentation at IxDA Ottawa
Cover of Microinteractions by Dan Saffer Last night I went to a lecture hosted by the Ottawa Interaction Design Association to see Dan Saffer speak about Microinteractions. The event is part of a book tour Dan is doing for his new O’Reilly book…
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Social Capital Conference 2013: Wrap-Up and Conference Notes
Social Capital Conference Were you able to make it to Social Capital Conference last weekend? If so, how did you find it? I was pleasantly surprised by the calibre of the presentations in this year’s lineup. I have to (sheepishly)…
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Journalism, Social Media & Ethics: Is It OK To Cite An Observed Tweet As A Direct Quote?
Credit: Microsoft Online ClipArt Here’s a question I’ve been mulling over for some time: Are random tweets fair game for journos? Can they quote you as if you were interviewed, without ever contacting you? That is, should journalists mine other…
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