Marc Kushner: Why the buildings of the future will be shaped by ... you

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"Architecture is not about math or zoning -- it's about visceral emotions," says Marc Kushner. In a sweeping — often funny — talk, he zooms through the past thirty years of architecture to show how the public, once disconnected, have become an essential part of the design process. With the help of social media, feedback reaches architects years before a building is even created. The result? Architecture that will do more for us than ever before.

The Human Side Interviews Ted Rubin ~via @MitchJackson

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About the Event: Ted Rubin is a leading Social Marketing Strategist, Keynote Speaker, Brand Evangelist and Acting CMO of Brand Innovators. In 2009 he started publicly using and evangelizing the term ROR: Return on Relationship™… a concept he believes is the cornerstone for building an engaged multi-million member database. According to Social Media Marketing Magazine, Ted ... Read more

Planning for Peace: Peacebuilding as a Dimension of Human Security

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The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
Planning for Peace:
Peacebuilding as a Dimension of Human Security
with
Tobi Dress-Germain, J.D.
Mediator & Consultant
Author of the UN development dossier, Designing a Peacebuilding Infrastructure: Taking a Systems Approach to the Prevention of Violent Conflict.
Tuesday, March 24, 2015
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Pound Hall 100
Harvard Law School campus
Free and

How to Pivot Your Pitch to Win Over Skeptics

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In sales, we talk a lot about our pitches: our elevator pitch, our Starbucks pitch, that new prospect we can’t wait to pitch.
But what if I told you that any time you say the word “pitch,” your prospect hears “catch”?
The second a potential customer feels like she’s being sold to, she starts looking for holes in your pitch. And that’s just the beginning of the skepticism.

Student Opportunity: Harvard International Negotiation Crisis Simulation

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The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School, the Gleitsman Program for Leadership on Social Change at the Center for Public Leadership, the Harvard Kennedy School Negotiation Project, and the Belfer Center’s Future of Diplomacy Project are pleased to announce:
Registration Is Now Open for the 1st Annual
Harvard International Negotiation Crisis Simulation
 
Application:
Undergraduates, graduates, and PhD students from

Reflections of a Mediator: Preventive Diplomacy in an Age of Conflict

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The Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School is pleased to present:
Reflections of a Mediator:
Preventive Diplomacy
in an Age of Conflict
with
Dr. Johnston Barkat
Assistant Secretary-General
United Nations Ombudsman and Mediation Services
 
Monday, April 7, 2015
12:15 – 1:30PM
Pound Hall 101
Harvard Law School campus
Free and open to the public.  A non-pizza lunch will be provided.
 
About the Speaker:
Dr. Johnston Barkat is the Assistant Secretary-General heading

Where The Jobs Will (And Won't) Be This Spring

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If you hope to land a job in the next three months, where in the country will you find the most vibrant employment scene? According to the just-released Employment Outlook Survey from Milwaukee-based staffing giant Manpower Group, the No. 1 spot is Boise, Idaho, followed by Jacksonville, Grand Rapids, and Milwaukee. At the other end of the spectrum, the slowest growth is expected in Oklahoma City, Youngstown, and El Paso. See our slideshow above for the top five and bottom five cities projecting net job growth in 2015’s second quarter. You can read Manpower’s complete report here.

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