Becky Blab

I didn’t get to watch Dan Heath‘s full opening talk at #11NTC, but the points I did hear definitely struck a chord. Here’s the essence: Focus on whats working, i.e. the “bright spots,” and do more of it. Or in the words of Monty Python, “Always look at the bright side of life.” Heath also spoke [...]

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The best part about the TechSoup Global Contributor’s Summit was seeing in real time the power of networks. A lot can be said for nonverbal communication and the effectiveness of meeting each other face to face! Although at first I was intimidated, it was heartening to hear how many others found the task of networking [...]

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[youtube EmyaDrAzq6o] After struggling with Vodafone India to activate international roaming, I leave for San Francisco tomorrow sans their crappy service and despite their promises that someone will come to my home. I’m thrilled to have the chance to attend the TechSoup Global Contributor’s Summit as an organizer of Netsquared Jaipur. Some more info from [...]

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Yesterday I met Kavita Srivastava, a well-known activist in Jaipur. She was meeting a street artist, who was presenting all of his clay sculptures to us and explaining very animatedly the stories behind each piece. She is planning to help him set up an exhibition, and I offered to help with any publicity, even starting [...]

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With the help of Jaipur Rugs Foundation (JRF), I was able to initiate a tree-planting event for 350.org‘s 10/10/10 event. I must admit, I hardly did anything besides planting the idea in their heads and showing up (which was not an easy feat for me, given my issues with road travel here!). On the way [...]

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