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Being Artists

Posted by Joshua Block ⋅ February 13, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

The other day, during a rare window of open time, I found myself transfixed by the interview that Krista Tippet did with Seth Godin. When Tippet introduced Godin’s thinking by saying, ”We are invited and stretched in whatever we do to be artists — to create in ways that matter to other people,” I was hooked. Later in … Continue reading »

Democratizing composition: bringing together thoughts, people & resources

Posted by Chad Sansing ⋅ July 9, 2012 ⋅ 9 Comments

I’m increasingly concerned with democratizing composition, a pedagogy built on these beliefs: Writing is one form of composition or making, tantamount to the rest. All modes of composition are valid and valuable methods of expression. All modes of composition benefit from design thinking, rapid prototyping (a.k.a. repeated failure), iteration, and user feedback. The monopoly of … Continue reading »