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Trade School

By Clare on March 8, 2010

Trade School was delivered as a collaboration between OurGoods and GrandOpening where teachers offer their time, skills, experience and knowledge to classes of students who barter their own goods and services to attend.

For example, you could learn everything you wanted to know about composting in exchange for a pretty blouse or some homemade bread. Or you might bring along a small trinket to provide to the teacher of the WordPress course.

I love this idea! Something similar could be launched in a whole range of different spaces and places…. Will need to ponder if/how this could work in Canberra… Got any thoughts, then let me know….

And I’m also seriously inspired/excited by the whole GrandOpening shopfront idea which transforms on a regular basis and, as well as hosting Trade School and art exhibitions, has been everything from a single-table ping pong parlour to a wedding chapel to a drive-in theatre.

Published: March 8, 2010 | Tagged: Grand Opening, ideas, Trade School | Leave a comment

How to Cultivate Conscious Laziness

By Clare on March 8, 2010

If you’re spending all day in bed, you want other people to know about it, and be jealous. So provide frequent and descriptive Twitter and Facebook updates about your day. “Gray bird on windowsill.” “Turning over now.” “Tahitian Gardenia candle worth the $20.”

Love it!

Published: March 8, 2010 | Tagged: funny | Leave a comment

Window Farms

By Clare on March 8, 2010

(via Zach Klein)

Hydroponic edible gardens for urban windows – window farms turn our cities’ windows into vertical veggie farms.

Another item to add to the list of dream office requirements (along with Idea Paint, an office dog, and walking workstations).

Published: March 8, 2010 | Tagged: garden, office | Leave a comment

Remember, you'll be dead soon…

By Clare on March 8, 2010

Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve ever encountered to help me make the big choices in life. Because almost everything — all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure – these things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.

~ Steve Jobs

(via suzanne.z)

Published: March 8, 2010 | Tagged: failure, fear, life | Leave a comment

What Matters Now

By Clare on January 20, 2010

What Matters Now: Featuring the work of more than 60 people with big ideas and something to say. It will inspire you to make some changes in 2010, and to keep doing work that matters.

Published: January 20, 2010 | Tagged: inspiration, Seth Godin | Leave a comment
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Clare

My name is Clare Conroy.

I'm interested in... Creativity. Ideas. Public sector innovation. Future of work. Running. Stories. Sustainability. Social enterprise. Entrepreneurship. Facilitation.

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RSS What I’m reading…

  • Stop Regretting Your Choices Now
  • Why French Parents Are Superior by Pamela Druckerman - WSJ.com
  • What Women Want in Their Leaders - Athena Vongalis-Macrow and Andrea Gallant - Harvard Business Review
  • Layering: Multitasking That Actually Works :: Tips :: The 99 Percent
  • Social Media Explained
  • Caring for Your Introvert - Magazine - The Atlantic
  • Why most UX is shite | disambiguity
  • Wireframing in Powerpoint? It Works! | UX Magazine
  • When to Share Sensitive Information with Your Team - Amy Gallo - Best Practices - Harvard Business Review
  • Be Better at Twitter: The Definitive, Data-Driven Guide - Megan Garber - Technology - The Atlantic
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