Popsicle Stick Time Management
I recently read the book Creativity, Inc. by Ed Catmull (President of Pixar). The book's tagline is to overcome the unseen forces that stand in the way of true inspiration. Chapter by chapter, Catmull unlocks creative leadership ideas by effective (and vulnerable) story telling. He shares his own journey in
3 Reasons You Should Pick Up A Copy Of Do the KIND Thing
Last month, our team received a very thoughtful gift from KINDSnacks. In addition to the many delicious (and healthy!) goodies, the box also included a few copies of KINDSnacks’ CEO Daniel Lubetzky’s new book, Do the KIND Thing. I read Lubetzky’s book, and I’m here to tell you why you should, too. It
Inside startups with Founders Less Than Three: Speaker – Halley Suitt Tucker
You know when someone jokes that they have "done it all?" Halley Suitt Tucker could put Chief Everything Officer on her business card. Halley is currently living in Boston and writes for a living. You name it she writes it. Halley has been blogging for 10 years, went through Techstars, and is now writing books! Halley
52 Books in a Year: Week 15
This week, I finished my "Christina-Dudley-triathlon-series" (read more about that series here and here) by reading her latest book, The Beresfords. The book is a modern day adaptation of Jane Austen's Mansfield Park and was actually chosen as "The Best Modern Adaptation" in 2012 by Austenprose. Similar to the Fanny Price of Mansfield Park, the book tells the tale of Frannie Price and
52 Books in a Year: Week 14
Sequel to Week 13's Mourning Becomes Cassandra, The Littlest Doubts continues the fun, and at times comical, plot line. The book also ties up a few loose ends, but not in the way one expects. Dudley keeps you guessing until the final pages. And as you finish the book, you'll wish
52 Books in a Year: Week 13
Week 13 marks the start of my "Christina-Dudley-triathlon!" Three weeks in a row, I will read (correction: re-read
52 Books in a Year: Week 12
Last week, I read Half Broke Horses, a true-life novel by Jeannette Walls. It was fabulous, as I knew it would be because the first book I read from Walls (her childhood memoir called The Glass Castle) I read in one sitting. Within reading the first few pages of both books, Walls
52 Books in a Year: Week 11
This week I re-read #SocialEra by Nilofer Merchant. Reading this book is a rite of passage to work at thinkspace. I was actually given the book before I accepted the job here (probably to make sure I aligned with the community's core values
[Double-header!] 52 Books in a Year: Weeks 9 & 10
Due to Memorial Day weekend, I am late on posting Week 9 (my apologies!). For Week 9, I read the novel Bel Canto by Ann Patchett. The book is a beautiful blend of cultures. The setting takes place somewhere in South America, and the two main characters of the book are
52 Books in a Year: Week 8
A few months ago, I attended a simulcast of The Justice Conference in Bellevue. One of the speakers at the conference was Claire Diaz-Ortiz. Claire (@claire) has worked at Twitter since 2009 and manages Twitter's social good initiatives, including the Twitter for Nonprofits and Twitter Ads for Good programs. She is also known as “The Woman