Search Results For: Tavis Smiley

Creativity & Architecture

Frank Gehry Insightful, sobering, and sometimes amusing recount of how the iconic architect and professor found his niche, despite aptitude challenges, by using using nontraditional methods. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/architect-frank-gehry-part-1/ http://www.pbs.org/wnet/tavissmiley/interviews/architect-frank-gehry-part-2/

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Potholes in the Creative Process

TV Ads Cause Difficulties for Writers Writer-producer Matthew Weiner and David E. Kelly discuss the insane amount of commercials on TV today, and how it disrupts their ability to produce a show. Curious, I decided to survey the amount of ads jammed into many of the programs that I watch. After checking several cable stations, I was shocked at […]

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Chesley Sullenberger

Smooth Sailing Sully Sullenberger knew he wanted to be a pilot from the time he was five years old. He built model airplanes and read everything about aviation that he could get his hands on. By his teens, he was flying. When Sullenberger became an adult pilot, and later experienced cuts in his salary and […]

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Moby

Solo Learning Style Musician  Moby provided the closing score for the Jason Bourne movie series. His recent explanation of how his personality impacts the way he works is an almost perfect illustration of why some people are suited to solitary work. About twenty-five percent of the population prefers to work alone, according to aptitude experts. […]

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Q & A

Q. How do I find a good idea for a social business or non-profit organization startup? A. To uncover new ideas, start with a search strategy based on your preferred manner of learning. If you learn by doing, then volunteer in an organization whose goals you believe in and observe what the unmet needs are […]

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Social Business

Women & Children & Poverty This recent three-part confrence on Travis Smiley’s PBS program includes startling statistics,  gives an overview of the problems confronting women and children in poverty in the United States. For aspiring entrepreneurs seeking ideas for a social business, there is a lot of information that could spark ideas for problem-solving social or nonprofit ventures.  […]

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