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Roadtrip Nation Makes Their Mark
For the past three years, we have been delighted to host Roadtrip Nation and their students at Big Ideas Fest. When the famous green RV pulled onto the roof of the Ritz Carlton’s parking lot last Sunday afternoon, the first day of Big Ideas Fest 2011, we knew we...
Big Ideas Fest Lived Up to Its Name
I'm not a conference-going person. In fact, I'd rather spend three days in solitary confinement at a high-risk prison (which I've never done...yet) than three days trapped in a conference with hundreds of people I don't know or necessarily want to know and listen to...
What Adults Can Learn From Kids
This week, a group of educators and entrepreneurs got together at the Big Ideas Fest to push forward smart, actionable innovations in education. (I’ll report more on the event in the coming week.)
Action Collabs and Rapid Fire Presentations at Big Ideas Fest 2011
It is almost six o’clock on Tuesday and I am sitting in the lobby of the Ritz Carlton in Half Moon Bay at the Big Ideas Fest 2011. At the core of this unique conference is a product development process called an Action Collab. Think Startup Weekend with a focus...
ISKME Receives Matching Grant from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to Incubate Big Ideas In Beta Initiative
Today, ISKME's Big Ideas Fest got a shot in the arm from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation with a $50,000 matching grant to incubate our new program, Big Ideas in Beta, which launched at this year’s Big Ideas Fest, Dec. 4-7 in Half Moon Bay. Big Ideas Fest, a...