The Think Room
11 September 2011: Meaningful Stories
By Kate Barrett, Friday, September 16 2011 in Field Notes on American Life
The eminent psychologist Jerome Bruner argued that stories are the process by which we make meaning as a society. Comments
Field Notes on American Life: Skin Deep
By Kate Barrett, Tuesday, August 30 2011 in Field Notes on American Life
Leave it to our friends across the pond to call a heart a spade! The British Advertising Standards Authority pulled a pair of ads from L’Oréal Comments
The Greatest Press Release Ever Written
By Jeremy Mullman, Thursday, August 25 2011 in POV
I don’t mean to brag, but last month, I wrote and distributed what may be the greatest press release ever written. Comments
Don’t Sell Solutions to Problems Consumers Don’t Know They Have
By Jennifer Lange, Thursday, August 11 2011 in POV
You’re a Google fan and use it every day, so why weren’t you using Google Health to organize your health information in one easily accessible place online? Comments
Field Notes on American Life: Listen Up!
By Kate Barrett, Friday, July 29 2011 in Field Notes on American Life
I have to admit it. For the past few months, I’ve spent my Tuesday evenings glued to the television watching The Voice, Comments
Doing Good and Selling Well Aren’t Mutually Exclusive
By Jennifer Lange, Wednesday, July 20 2011 in POV
"Corporate America doesn’t do personal passion well.” That assessment from Minneapolis-based writer and hip-hop artist Dessa lodged itself in my mind at a panel discussion on social innovation and community exchange Comments
