October 26, 2016 KAUST: The Future Arrived KAUST: The Future Arrived from Mason Ailstock on Vimeo. King Abdullah University of Science & Technology Eisenhower Fellowships
October 3, 2016 Riyadh KSA & AMIDEAST The first day of my Eisenhower Fellowship in Saudi Arabia was exceptional! I had the opportunity to spend time with AMIDEAST Country Director, Don Schmidt, and Portfolio Manager, Abeer Hassanain. AMIDEAST is a leading non-profit organization engaged in international education, training and development activities in the Middle East and North Africa. Today AMIDEAST programs and services […]
July 26, 2016 Sweden: Spaces that Inspire During my time in Sweden for my Eisenhower Fellowship, I experienced many wonderful and inspiring spaces and places that have fed my imagination and creative intentions to develop new areas of innovation. For me, spaces can serve as the visual manifestation of a feeling… calm, thoughtful, erratic, conflicted, peaceful, energetic, powerful, open… These are a […]
July 18, 2016 Chalmers University – Convergence Innovator Chalmers University – Convergence Innovator from The Research Triangle Park on Vimeo.
July 12, 2016 Convergent Place Creation As I distill the notes, drawings, videos and takeaways from my time traveling as an Eisenhower Fellow to Sweden I find ideas and areas of clarity around the formation and leveraging of PLACE to create CONVERGENT communities that will impact our collective future…. locally and globally. Guiding Beliefs of Convergent Place Creation The places we […]
July 5, 2016 Umea Sweden – Umea University, SLU & Uminova Science Park Umea University, SLU & Uminova from The Research Triangle Park on Vimeo. The last few days of my time in Sweden were spent in Umea, the northern most point ever for me personally (just 189 miles from the Arctic Circle). From Umea the northern lights can be seen throughout the year if the night sky […]
June 22, 2016 Brixelgarden Sculpture Park Brixelgarden Sculpture Park from The Research Triangle Park on Vimeo. During my time in Västerås Sweden I had the amazing opportunity to tour Brixelgarden Sculpture Park, home of the famous sculptor Richard Brixel, along with the Vasteras Science Park CEO, Caroline Drabe, and Arboga Head of Economic Development, Göran Dahlén. Brixel’s work is thought-provoking, provocative, and beautiful. The […]
June 21, 2016 IBM Sweden: Inclusion, Cloud & The Future IBM Sweden – Inclusion, Cloud & The Future from The Research Triangle Park on Vimeo.
June 19, 2016 Gothenburg University: Social Innovation Leadership Gothenburg University from The Research Triangle Park on Vimeo. The TedTalk referenced in our discussion… Michael Porter: The case for letting business solve social problems
June 17, 2016 Lund Sweden: An Area of Innovation Lund Sweden: An Area of Innovation from The Research Triangle Park on Vimeo. The City of Lund is picturesque and captures everything wonderful about a historic university town in a European setting. The city has many wonderful examples of how art and culture collide with society and academia throughout its beautifully cobbled streets, open plazas and green parks. […]
