Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR

Ballake Sissoko And Vincent Segal: Tiny Desk Concert : NPR

there are many crossover fusions . this is one of the best I've seen.

what to do about arts budget-hacking in Bristol and Bath

The State of the Arts

Something to read, know about and discuss

Cuts, cuts, cuts… But what effect is the government’s arts budget-hacking going to have on Bristol and Bath? And, more importantly, what can be done about it? Venue gathered a small cluster of Bristol’s venue owners, councillors, arts directors and practitioners to thrash out some ideas.

Mosaic Voices - Mosaic Multicultural Foundation

some very interesting and juicy information and videos on this website about Michael Meade's and his work

Mosaic Voices - Mosaic Multicultural Foundation

Stephen Covey: Four Assumptions

been inspired over and over many years by Stephen Covey:here's a taste of what he's on about: Four Assumptions

Surrendering Your Aggression -Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche --Shambhala

Amazing... on many levels. this really speaks to me deeply

the power, and humour of music and anchoring - Bobby McFerrin

Bobby McFerrin brings together music, science, spirit and fun in demonstrating one of our common bonds. Brilliant!

Sand Dancer - reason for doing and being creative

an inspiring heartful take on creativity, and the reason for it and for doing it.

Halo Bristol Acoustic Night music Christoffer and Ruth for Jeremy Toombs / Ganesh Blues

January 2011 Open Mic. Poet Jeremy Toombs music Ruth Atkinson, Christoffer de Graal,

Halo Bristol Acoustic Night music Christoffer and Ruth for Jeremy Toombs / Harlem Renaissance

January 2011 Open Mic. Poet Jeremy Toombs music 'cello Ruth Atkinson, djembe Christoffer de Graal,

Halo Bristol Acoustic Night music Christoffer and Ruth for Jeremy Toombs / The Alleppey Express

January 2011 Open Mic. Poet Jeremy Toombs music djembe Ruth Atkinson, Christoffer de Graal viola,

Halo Bristol Acoustic Night music Christoffer and Ruth for Jeremy Toombs / It Happened in India

January 2011 Open Mic. Poet Jeremy Toombs music Ruth Atkinson, Christoffer de Graal,

Halo Bristol Acoustic Night music Christoffer and Ruth for Jeremy Toombs / Ganesh Blues

January 2011 Open Mic. Poet Jeremy Toombs music 'cello Ruth Atkinson, djembe Christoffer de Graal

Ten OTHER Things Martin Luther King Said

powerful things that Martin Luther King said that I'd not heard before, being said by a creative person: I am inspired by both

if you do follow your bliss

if you do follow your bliss you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while, waiting for you, and the life that you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can see that, you begin to meet people who are in your field of bliss, and they open doors to you. I say, follow your bliss and don't be afraid, and doors will open where you didn't know they were going to be.

The Power of Myth 

Joseph Campbell

 

 

thoughts on creativity some recognizable 'blocks' !!?

there are many ways to inspire creativity. ( away form , towards, .. stick or carrot)

This list miserableartist.jpg from typepad.com - StumbleUpon may be inspiring, useful... or like some were to me, recognizable!! I find over and over having creative impulse's and following them can be so important and nourishing and often inspiring to others as well as to me.

Social Media forming and changing Trends in Business 2010-11

YouTube - LeWeb 2010 - Jeremiah Owyang, Industry Analyst and Partner, Altimeter Group


What is happening with 'Social Media' is still forming and changing - pretty quickly. Seeing this presentation to large business, something is going to change, and probably pretty quickly.

I have this gut feeling that what and how it is being used now will change radically this year. ( with how Facebook, Twitter, Youtube, linked in are being used) and how that is going to impact 'in the community'. Maybe that's more about me and how I use (actually start to use) social media as a business tool (maybe)

Myths about the cuts that are needed

Myth-buster

Some key facts on the recession and some of the Myths that some people are spreading

Could Creative Partnerships cuts lead to no-frills schools?

BBC News - Could cuts lead to no-frills schools?

BBC piece on cuts to Creative Partnerships and the impact it will have on young people and schools

Patch Adams and the end of capitalism.

YouTube - Part 1 - Uncensored Exclusive interview - Patch Adams and the end of capitalism.

I had the privileged of taking part in a workshop with Patch Adams. This interview catches much of the passion and vision of him and what he stands for.