This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Day one is in the books. In the workplace sessions I attended, a theme emerged right away: How can companies large and small use what they […]
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Turning apples and oranges into smoothies at SXSW
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. The statement apples to oranges typically applies to two things that are on the opposite ends of a spectrum, but that may not be the case […]
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What is the housing solution for Mansfield?
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Yesterday, I attended a session titled “The Case for Innovation in U.S. Housing” which was a panel discussion presented by Sean Dobson of Amherst Holdings, Jay […]
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How making connections at SXSW has proved powerful
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Upon arrival in Austin, we could feel the SXSW energy as people checked into their hotels and as city workers scrambled to set up roadblocks. This […]
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Shiznizzy: Fitness guru provides inspiration at SXSW
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. I met my fitness guru, Shaun T. I was trying to make it to another session at SXSW, but could not find it and fell into […]
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SXSW preaches the power of networking, the importance of reaching out
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Everyone with professional goals would like to expand their network because the theory is the larger your network, the greater your opportunities. But, how? Aside from […]
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Conveyor of Soul: Design thinking critical to change
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Design thinking is critical to any meaningful and lasting change we try to effect. If I took anything away from today’s sessions, it is a reinforcement […]
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Day one of SXSW delivers mind-bending content
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. Day 1 in the books and I have to say this pilgrimage delivers… endless stream of mind bending and expanding content from some of the foremost […]
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We’re at South by Southwest, but how did we get here?
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. On a plane to Austin and South by Southwest Interactive. It’s wheels up, and this #SXSW419 thing is happening. Starting Saturday, you’ll hear a lot from […]
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Redefining Mansfield: South by Southwest style
This blog is written by one of 15 individuals attending the South By Southwest Conference in Austin with the intention to bring back ideas and to reimagine Richland County. People tell stories about when it was scary to walk downtown, when crime was high and the lights were low, when there were more bars and […]