TedxTalk Tuesdays // The puzzle of motivation
Motivation. We all struggle with it, and we all wish we had more of it. In this TedxTalk, Dan Pink, previous speechwriter for Al Gore, dives headfirst into the topic and explains that most of us have it all wrong. Generally speaking, business and project managers seek to increase productivity and creativity of their subordinates […]
Why I plan on going to law school
We’re always told to chase after our dreams…phrases like “Shoot for the stars” are seared into my mind and for a long time I resented them because I wasn’t particularly passionate about anything. I’m not artistic, I can’t sing or dance, I don’t like math, and the idea of business school is nauseating. The one […]
Is Justice Worth It?
“Proving the universal through the specific.” It’s one of the first things Jason said at the 2011 Fourth Estate Leadership Summit, followed by, “Write that down in your journals. I’m serious. Did you write it yet? Good.” Throughout the Summit, as an IC supporter, and now as the Communications intern, I’ve heard this phrase countless […]
Our CEO responds to an open letter about the inherent value of Joseph Kony
Last week Invisible Children received an open letter from one of our supporters via Twitter. We were so inspired by the letter–especially the question it raised–that we passed it around the office. Ben Keesey, Invisible Children’s CEO, read it and wanted to respond personally. And he’s not the only one. A lot of us here […]
33 ways to stay creative
Ruts. We’ve all been in them. Whether they be personal, professional, or — my most common — creative ruts, it’s only human to find ourselves a bit lost sometimes. And the below list may help pull you out of it. Upon first glance I thought the list to be cliché, but then some of the items […]
A Life Well Lived | Jim Whittaker & 50 Years of Everest
50 years ago, Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Mount Everest. This short Vimeo staff pick highlights some of the important lessons he’s learned in life. It’s such simple wisdom -the kind that is always refreshing to hear regardless of how many times you’ve heard it before. The core message of this video […]
Disconnect // why you need a digital detox
Baratunde Thurston is a man connected. In 2012 alone, the bestselling author, comedian, and CEO had a daily average of 4 Facebook posts, 32 Tweets, 163 Gmail conversations and 10 SMS threads. Collectively that’s 81,194 individual conversations or posts over the course of 365 days. A bit of technological gluttony by modest standards. Baratunde is not […]
Our friends just won an Emmy Award
Yes, you read that right. An actual Emmy. Meet Cameron Woodward (handsome fellow on the right) and Brandon Tauszik (handsome fellow on the left), two Invisible Children alumni, currently heading up video production company Sprinkle Lab. Like anyone else, we at Invisible Children love name-dropping and bragging about our friends, so we especially love it […]
TedxTalk Tuesdays // Dare to disagree
It’s happened yet again. I’ve watched a TedxTalk that has made the “Official List of Maryam’s Favorite TedxTalks Of All Time”… Margaret Heffernan, former CEO of five different businesses, delivers a talk called Dare to disagree. In it, she argues that good disagreement is essential to progress. She starts her talk by exploring the story […]
Capturing Kampala
Ciril Jazbec is a man with a story to shoot. As an independent freelance photographer, Jazbec takes his craft around the globe to snap photos that cultivate “gratitude, solidarity, and respect.” Jazbec recently pointed his lens in Kamapla to curate a series entitled “Kampala Rising,” capturing Uganda’s modern youth culture. He calls this generation “citizens of the world,” and credits their progressiveness with […]