Bootstrap Network Blog Wednesday, March 21, 2007 American Creativity Association I spoke earlier today at the American Creativity Association's annual conference here in Austin, coordinated by William "Bud" Wurtz, who told me there were around 100 very smart, creative people attending. It was a great group, and I regretted that I couldn't hang out longer. I talked about Worldchanging.com, reviewing the history of the site and the nonprofit organization that emerged from it, and discussing my role in the the development of a Worldchanging Blog Network. The group had excellent questions; they're all fired up about innovation in its many forms. Bijoy notes that Gregg Fraley, who spoke to the Ideation group, will be at the ACA meeting, which runs through Saturday. Monday, March 19, 2007 Ideation March Meeting with Gregg Fraley Gregg Fraley, author of Jack's Notebook spoke at the March Ideation Meeting at Cafe Caffeine. Here's a brief outline of Gregg's talk: Make a wish list. Thursday, March 15, 2007 DemoCamp Recap
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