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Three Things You Didn’t Know About 2Gen Trends

In honor of our nation’s independence last week, the History Channel aired shows highlighting fun and little-known facts about the U.S. – for example, did you know that the Great Depression prompted the creation of the shopping cart? To cut costs, grocers stopped...

All-You-Can-Read Holiday Buffet: 2014

Annual Traditions, Buffet, Business Planning, Career Advice, Collection of Articles, Communicate, Marketing & Communication

We love the idea of holiday buffets – you get to sample lots of good food and try new things. We aim for the same notion with Social TrendSpotter – we hope you sample good content and learn about new things to try. As you know, we play in many spaces and try to...

Dog Days of Summer 2014

Annual Traditions, Collection of Articles, Communicate, Executive Coaching, Lead, Marketing & Communication, Social Impact Architects, Summer Reading

We are officially in the “dog days” of summer. Interestingly, this phrase refers to the sultry days of summer and came from the Romans, who associated it with the star, Sirius. They considered Sirius to be the “dog star” because it was the brightest star in the...

Choose Your Adventure in the World Stage

Social Impact Architects

In choose your adventure books, children take on the role of the protagonist and make decisions at critical points in the narrative that lead to different endings. Like these classic children’s books, the National Center for Arts Research at Southern Methodist...

In Case You Missed It

About Suzanne, Collection of Articles, Lead, Organizational Culture, Social Impact Architects

We love the idea of cross-over artists – country artists who record hit records for rock fans or vice versa. What if we applied this concept to organizations in the social sector? Nonprofits who operate in the criminal justice space can also play in the education...