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Notes from a curator: every brave woman needs a posse

During the three days that Fartuun Abdisalaam Adan, Fahima Hashim, and Christine Shuler Describyer, were in Oxford, they got to meet others working in dangerous, difficult places and to feel less...

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Notes from a curator: lessons from a global family

I returned from the annual Skoll World Forum on Social Entrepreneurship—as I have every one of the eight years I have participated—with new ideas and a huge dose of inspiration. The DNA of this event...

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Notes from a curator: cracks are where the light comes in

It is in the cracks of conflict and chaos where the light can come through and change can happen. This point was made so powerfully by the women in the session that I moderated called “Victors, not...

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Notes from a curator: be more outrageous and disruptive

None other than Eve Ensler—writer, activist, inspirational founder of V-DAY, a movement to end violence against women, brought this message to the Skoll World Forum and received a standing ovation...

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Notes from a curator: good, clear storytelling is still king, even in the age...

As someone who leads an organization committed to exploring the ever changing and increasingly transformational role of media in our lives, I am always alert to gaining new perspectives that I can...

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Notes from a curator: transmedia storytelling is a key skill for people who...

Skoll World Forum, in partnership with the Sundance Institute, is teaching entrepreneurs how to tell the stories of their work across many platforms of distribution—and it’s paying off. We saw some...

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Notes from a curator: bad ideas contaminate, while good ideas are contagious

I was awed listening to one of the  participants in a revolutionary land rights project in Brazil describe he and his team’s work saving trees, innovating policy, and working with a wide range of...

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Notes from a curator: social change is undeniably emotional work

One of the most riveting moments came at the end. In so many ways, it captures why this particular gathering is so compelling and in my opinion, valued and worthwhile. Stephan Chambers, the eloquent,...

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Let’s Demand More Instead of Trying to Have It All

I’ve hesitated to weigh in on the “having it all” debate, re-sparked once again by Anne-Marie Slaughter’s much-discussed Atlantic cover story last month. In part, I was reluctant because I find this...

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TEDxWomen: Finding Meaning in ‘The Space Between’

This weekend was truly a full-circle moment for TEDxWomen. We started our journey in Washington, DC, in 2010 in a partnership between The Paley Center for Media and the extraordinary TED conference...

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