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Tim Brown on creativity and play

Posted on December 14, 2011 by srobb

At the 2008 Serious Play conference, designer Tim Brown talks about the powerful relationship between creative thinking and play — with many examples you can try at home (and one Continue Reading →

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Top 10 Things to Look for in New Board Members

Posted on September 21, 2011 by srobb

From Gail Perry’s Blog Here is Gail Perry’s list of top qualities to look for in Board members for non-profit organizations (warning – it may not be a politically correct Continue Reading →

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What if the Secret to Success is Failure?

Posted on September 20, 2011 by srobb

An interesting article on education appeared this past week in the New York Times. Here is a brief excerpt and a link to the article on their website. Dominic Randolph Continue Reading →

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Last Weekend of Summer

Posted on September 1, 2011 by srobb

Yes it is now September, where did the summer disappear to? Most of us will be back teaching next week with new school year starting on Tuesday. Many of our Continue Reading →

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Summer is here

Posted on June 21, 2011 by srobb

As we head into the summer this little blog will be slowing down and kind of going on vacation for awhile until fall. There will be less postings than usual Continue Reading →

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Social Media: What’s Your Policy?

Posted on May 12, 2011 by srobb

An interesting article appeared earlier this month on Charity Village about a real life story of some of the errors that can be made when using twitter and other social Continue Reading →

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The Rising costs of rehearsal space for musicians

Posted on May 11, 2011 by srobb

This post is a little off topic, but certainly many urban areas in BC are experiencing perhaps similar problems. The costs for musicians for good rehearsal or studio space in Continue Reading →

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Art of Science and Technological Innovations

Posted on April 13, 2011 by srobb

 I’ve just published a study that shows that almost all Nobel laureates in the sciences are actively engaged in arts as adults. They are twenty-five times as likely as average Continue Reading →

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The weekly round up

Posted on April 8, 2011 by srobb

A potpourri of weekly musings thoughts and ideas collected from the blogsphere. The Future of classical musicI am wondering out loud these days about the future of classical music, especially Continue Reading →

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Spring Break is almost here!

Posted on March 15, 2011 by srobb

Spring Break is almost upon us, and for some school districts it may already indeed be upon us. Many school districts are now engaging (or perhaps I should say disengaging) Continue Reading →

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