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September 8, 2013
Release Early, Often, and with Rap Music
“How much impact can you have with the least lines of code – that was important to hackers. But I think that same kind of thinking applies to making anything…
June 5, 2013
People for Smarter Cities
IBM is committed to creating solutions that help cities all over the world get smarter, in order to make life in those cities better. That’s why IBM and Ogilvy…
May 23, 2013
Time After Time
The heritage of Detroit is rooted in craftsmanship, quality and making the world move. Shinola, a watch factory, bicycle workshop and leather goods…
May 23, 2013
IBM Watson at Your Service. One Step Closer to Passing the Turing Test.
IBM has recently unveiled the IBM Watson Engagement Advisor, "a technology breakthrough that allows brands to crunch big data in record time to transform the…
November 26, 2012
The Future of Lighting
In a recent issue of Fast Company, the editors and 27 judges including MoMA's curator and the lead designer at Facebook identified 56 finalists for their 2012…
November 21, 2012
Crain’s Cleveland Business Forty Under 40
We're excited to announce that we were honored as two of Crain's Cleveland Business Forty Under 40!
October 6, 2012
Urban Adventures: Buffalo Edition
As summer drew to a close we celebrated one year as husband and wife. We decided to treat ourselves to a much needed vacation to...romantic Buffalo, New York.
August 3, 2012
Hacking Gaming and Technology for the Arts
Besides Atari, Commodore 64 and Nintendo, I've never really liked video games. But when I first moved to Cleveland, I worked at Marcus Thomas on the Nestle…
July 31, 2012
A Wonderful Designer and Dear Friend
Our friendship with Brian Jasinski started at Dinner with Strangers created by Danielle DeBoe of Room Service and Dredgers Union. Since then, we have become…
July 17, 2012
TechCentral
Then this year for TEDxCLE 2012: The Maker Class, we partnered with Cleveland Public Library (CPL) on #CLEBookHunt. It was exciting because we got to meet a…
July 12, 2012
All songs considered, music is an art and should be respected.
If you didn't catch the chatter a few weeks ago about the NPR All Songs Considered intern that wrote a provoking blog post on music consumption in the digital…
July 11, 2012
GE and Facebook Make Health and Fitness Social with HealthyShare
GE and Facebook have partnered to create HealthyShare, an app that tracks your health and fitness goals, encouraging you along the way by sharing your progress…
July 6, 2012
Summer Footwear
Hallie Bram Kogelschatz, the Marketing Director at Saks Fifth Avenue, shares lots of different styles that will take you from beach to the bash!
May 30, 2012
Summer Style
Hallie Bram Kogelschatz, the Marketing Director at Saks Fifth Avenue, shares great ways to spice up any event as well as some summer styles in furniture.
March 12, 2012
TEDxCLE 2012 Speakers Announced!
We couldn't be more pleased to share our 2012 speakers with you. What a fascinating crew of people - many suggested by the Cleveland community. Truly a…
January 26, 2012
Experience Cleveland Innovation at TEDxCLE 2012
TEDxCLE 2012 planning is in full swing and we have a number of exciting announcements to share with you!
January 4, 2012
TEDxCLE 2012: Who Needs to Be Heard?
Nominations are officially open for TEDxCLE 2012!
December 29, 2011
Remix the CLE
Once again, mobile apps are redefining how artists compose music. I stumbled upon this app the other day and immediately saw the potential in utilizing this…
December 29, 2011
Music for a Film
I went to film school + once had someone tell me that I "thought life was a movie." It was supposed to be an insult, but, really what's wrong with that? I…
October 13, 2011
The Mashup Class
Copy, combine and transform. Remixing and mashing up culture, and defining a generation. The Mashup Class.
October 6, 2011
Art, Science & Technology in Music
Bjork's latest album may be her most ambitious project yet. Biophilia is a collection of songs composed with the themes of nature, science and humanity…
October 2, 2011
The Power of Two: Passion & Love
A trend in the fashion industry has emerged, passionate couples creating denim with an increased focus on designing, producing and manufacturing in the USA;…
September 15, 2011
The Statistics of Music
As titled, "The Evolution of Music," may not actually document the progression of music, but this video does illustrate music statistics in an engaging video…
March 3, 2011
Behind-the-Scenes of TED2011
On Monday, February 28th, we were lucky enough to be among 160 other TEDx curators and take a behind-the-scenes tour of TED2011 with Lara Stein, Director of…
March 2, 2011
TEDx Workshop at TEDActive 2011
On Saturday, February 26th, we traveled from the great city of Cleveland, Ohio to Palm Springs, California to attend TEDx Workshops and of course, TEDActive…
February 2, 2011
Intentionally Passive Music Composition
Intentionally passive music composition has interested me for quite some time. This is the idea that we can create music by strategically planning for specific…
September 21, 2010
And this is your brain on technology…any questions?
Does consuming information online affect comprehension and retention of information?
July 29, 2010
A Digital Rolling Stone 3.0 – Composition in the Digital Age
In this installment of A Digital Rolling Stone, we analyze the composition and creation of music in the digital age via several case studies.
July 13, 2010
The departure of an athlete, the death of a true Cleveland original, and the new frontier…
If I didn't address this at all, I think I would be disappointed in myself...so here goes. My slightly personal post about Lebron James, Cleveland, and the…
May 27, 2010
Unconsumption
When we were kids it was pretty much beaten into us that planet earth was in danger + the only way to save the planet was to "Reduce. Reuse. Recycle." Perhaps…
May 18, 2010
TEDxCLE 2010 & Beyond…
Let's just cut to the chase: There will be a TEDxCLE 2011. And it will be held on April 15th, 2011. We would love to have you join us to celebrate tax day,…
April 27, 2010
Dinner With Strangers
When friend and fellow Clevelandophile Danielle Deboe was drafting her speech for TEDxCLE she kept going back to the idea that one of the most powerful things…
January 7, 2010
A Digital Rolling Stone 2.0
It seems only appropriate that I'm finally finishing the second installment of "A Digital Rolling Stone," a month after the tenth anniversary of the Recording…
December 20, 2009
TEDxCLE: Ideas worth spreading
TED has granted approval for Hallie Bram and me to host the TEDxCLE event. If you aren't familiar with TED it is an annual event where some of the world's…
August 12, 2009
The Great Race to Brand the Clouds
The benefits of technology and more specifically the internet, seem to be endless: information and data accessibility, entertainment, commerce, ease of…
May 6, 2009
Open Source: The Model Is About Branding
The traditional business model for companies is to create a product and/or provide a service to customers in order to receive payment and hopefully exceed…
January 29, 2009
Creativity: The Essence of Change
A look at creativity in advertising, an economic recession and its affect on urban revitalization. The great David Ogilvy once said, "It takes a big idea to…
December 17, 2008
The Convergence of Cognitive Neuroscience and Marketing
A few years ago, I read an article in the New York Times that explained the convergence of cognitive neuroscience and marketing. Since then I have been very…
November 11, 2008
A Digital Rolling Stone 1.0
Over the past few months, I have noticed that in the back of Rolling Stone there have been a few rotating lists such as Myspace Music Top 10 Songs, iLike Top…
October 23, 2008
Engaging and Innovative Interactive Navigation
The progression of interactive design has changed dramatically over the years. From a time when websites consisted only of hyperlinks, text and if you were…
September 16, 2008
Subculture and Brand Experience
Hidden in Boston, you will find Bodega, a boutique, hip hop shoe and apparel store. When I visited the store I was amazed to say the least. From the street,…