All Blog Posts Tagged 'competition' (7)

The concept behind the Evoke game is fascinating. It's proven to be an effective way to share information and ideas about critical problems facing the world.



Tapping into the gamer mentality for social change is a compelling experiment. But then I read comments like "Delta Team is the Heart of Evoke." (what??) and "It's just a game."



I think the "drama" on this site is heightened by the preoccupation with earning points. Sure, points are an effective (extrinsic) motivator. But… Continue

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There is a current competition running on Changemakers if anyone is interested in entering or voting on the entries - twinky linky: http://www.changemakers.com/en-us/maternalhealth

Quick overview (copied from the site) : Strong mothers enable children, families, communities and economies to grow and thrive. And we have the power to end preventable maternal death and disability in our lifetime. Ashoka and the…

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As some may know, I've been playing devil's advocate in Jen Shaffer's conversation provoking blog, Conflict in my Evoke?. I've shared some of my views on why I think regulating away "gaming the system" or competition doesn't work for me in the comments of that blog; however, at Amos Meeks' suggestion, I'm going to spin off one of my thoughts into a new blog -… Continue

This is a short blurb about the 2009 Rice University Zero Energy Rowhouse. It’s a follow up to my blog post on the Solar Decathlon and I’ll post some pictures doc**enting a bit of the process/details.…

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2009 Solar Decathlon, Washington D.C.

Many of you probably already know about the Solar Decathlon, but for those of you who do not I’ll give a brief introduction here and provide some links so anyone who is interested can follow up. I am a veteran of two decathlons (2007 with Texas A&M and 2009 with Rice University)…

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A friend of mine is working to start a network to support women entrepreneurs with micro-lending and mentorship programs. She needs people to take a look at her wiki and give constructive criticism before 5pm EST.

Mini-EVOKE!

http://www.citizenact.com/wikis/wiki_ral616.php