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Monday, March 21st, 2011
Los Angeles FreshMakers!
Back in December, ProjectFresh hosted a night that explored how to turn inspiration into action and one of the big issues on people’s minds was the state of the education system.
This Wednesday, we’re privileged to have the opportunity to screen the acclaimed documentary Waiting for Superman and as an added bonus we’ll have a Q+A after the screening. Proceeds will go to supporting the cause and helping to spread the film’s eye-opening message.
- The ProjectFresh Team
Wednesday, March 23rd | Doors 7pm | Screening 7:30pm
The Downtown Independent Theater: 251 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA
After the screening there will be a Q+A with special guests:
Bonnie Reiss / Former California Secretary of Education
Wendy Cohen / Director, Digital Campaigns & Community | Participant Media
Ben Austin / Executive Director, Parent Revolution
$12 Online Pre-Sale / $15 at the Door (if available)
A food truck will be on the premises from 6:45pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion Afterward.
* This is an all ages event *
More information & RSVP here…
Watch the Trailer…
Documentary filmmaker Davis Guggenheim explores the tragic ways in which the American public education system is failing our nation’s children, and explores the roles that charter schools and education reformers could play in offering hope for the future. We see the statistics every day — students dropping out, science and math scores falling, and schools closing due to lack of funding. What we don’t see are the names and faces of the children whose entire futures are at stake due to our own inability to enact change.
There was a time when the American public education system was a model admired by the entire world. Today other countries are surpassing us in every respect, and the slogan “No Child Left Behind” has become a cynical punch line. Bianca, Emily, Anthony, Daisy, and Francisco are five students who deserve better. By investigating how the current system is actually obstructing their education instead of bolstering it, Guggenheim opens the door to considering possible options for transformation and improvement. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
Tags: Events, Los Angeles, Screening
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Monday, February 28th, 2011
Each month ProjectFresh teams up with the fantastic Downtown Independent Theater for a focused night of discussion with our community. The diverse evenings aim to both inspire minds and encourage action.
* This is an all ages event *
Wednesday, March 9th | Doors 7pm | Program 8pm – 9:30pm
The Downtown Independent Theater: 251 S. Main St. Los Angeles, CA
$12 (online reg. includes a complimentary beer / wine / soda ticket) / $15 at the Door (if available)
A food truck on the premises from 6:45pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion Afterward.
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The evening encourages audience participation throughout and will explore such questions as:
What does ‘Wisdom’ mean to us – and why is it important to cultivate?
What are some of the challenges that we face in the always-on, connected World?
Are there techniques that we can employ to negotiate ‘information overload’ and become more present?
How can we create lasting benefit to our well-being, effectiveness and our relationships with ourselves and others?
ACTION: The discussion is designed to leave attendees with avenues for action. In addition, with guidance from the community, ProjectFresh aims to begin organizing a larger, follow up event which will assemble a more detailed program to explore the challenges – and solutions – in greater depth.
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MODERATOR: Douglas Campbell / Of ProjectFresh & Mindshare LA, Syyn Labs
@ProjectFresh
M. A. Greenstein / Ph.D, R.Y.T., Founder/CEO of GGI, a neuro-consulting/design thinking company
@DrG
Alex Lightman / Author, Entrepreneur, and Futurist
@lxlightman
Kate McCallum / Producer, Writer, Founder/Executive Director c3: Center for Conscious Creativity and Bridge Arts Media, LLC
@k8cr8
Pierre Grimes / President of the Noetic Society, Classical Philosopher at the Holmes Institute and at the University of Philosophical Research
More information & RSVP here…
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles, Quantified Self
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Monday, February 21st, 2011
Los Angeles FreshMakers!
When Moran Cerf presented at the January Mindshare LA, he talked about five of the most important factors that affect our happiness: Sleep, Faith, Exercise, Community and Volunteering. The excitment in the room grew and we realized we’d hit a nerve – so ProjectFresh decided to host a followup, more focused event THIS THURSDAY.
We’re privileged to have the opportunity to host a SNEAK PEAK screening of the acclaimed documentary HAPPY. As an added bonus we’ll have a Q+A with the director, a psychology expert and the film’s composer after the screening.
Thursday, February 24th – Doors 7pm. See more DETAILS below & the inspiring TRAILER here:
projectfresh-screening.eventbrite.com/
Please join friends of Mindshare LA, ProjectFresh and Syyn Labs on Thursday at the elegant Downtown Independent… and leave feeling WONDERFUL 
- The ProjectFresh Team
A Sneak Preview Screening of “Happy”: Thursday, February 24th
The Downtown Independent – 251 S. Main St., LA, CA
Doors 7pm – Screening 8pm
* This is an all ages event | Tickets: $12 online, $15 at the door (if they haven’t sold out…) *Proceeds will go to supporting the cause and helping to spread Happy’s positive message.
After the screening there will be a Q+A with Academy Award® Nominated director Roko Belic (Genghis Blues, Beyond the Call, Indestructible), Dr. Darlene Mininni, author of The Emotional Toolkit and creator of the UCLA LifeSkills course and multi-award winning composer Mark Adler (Food Inc., Bottle Shock).
REGISTER HERE: projectfresh-screening.eventbrite.com/
HAPPY is a feature documentary that takes us on a journey from the swamps of Louisiana to the slums of Kolkata in search of what really makes people happy. Combining powerful interviews with the leading scientists in happiness research and real life stories of ordinary and extraordinary people around the world, HAPPY uncovers the secrets behind our most valued emotion.
Watch the trailer here…
Narrated by Marci Shimoff, author of the New York Times bestsellers Happy For No Reason and Chicken Soup for the Woman’s Soul. Featured in the New York Times, on CNN.com, the Wall Street Journal’s Speakeasy Entertainment Blog, on IndieWire.com, and in Paste Magazine! For more on HAPPY, check out the ABOUT section and our VIDEOS section. Also visit the HAPPY Blog for more on happiness.
Tags: Community, Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Wednesday, January 26th, 2011
Projectfresh Presents: A Discussion on Government 2.0
Wednesday, February 9th
Doors 7pm | Program begins at ~8pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion afterwards
$10 (online reg. includes a complimentary beer / wine / soda ticket)
A food truck on the premises from 6:45pm.
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Projectfresh is thrilled to present an evening that explores the push for Government 2.0. We’ll explore such questions as:
How did our government come to be, how has it worked, and what challenges does it face?
What are some of the threats we face going forward? How / why does it need upgrading?
How can technology be leveraged to improve the shortcomings?
What does the future of good Government 2.0 look like?
Who are the gov 2.0 trailblazers, and how are they achieving their goals?
How do we assess the effectiveness of gov 2.0 initiatives?
NOTE: Following the discussion we’ll collectively try to come up with post event action.
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MODERATOR: Douglas Campbell / Projectfresh, Mindshare LA, Syyn Labs
@Projectfresh
with
Alan Silberberg / Founder, CEO at Silberberg Innovations & Founder at Gov 2.0 LA
@IdeaGov
Kurt Daradics / Co-Founder at CitySourced
@CitySourced
Chrstine Outram / Director at City Innovation Group & Research Associate Senseable City Lab at MIT
@CityInnovation
More information & RSVP here…
Tags: Community, Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Thursday, January 6th, 2011
Douglas Campbell (of Mindshare LA and Syyn Labs) is proud to invite you to a new event series called “Projectfresh Presents…” Each month we’ll join our old friends at the fantastic Downtown Independent Theater for a focused night of discussion with our community.
* This is an all ages event *
Projectfresh Presents: Conscious Capitalism and the Brain
Tuesday, January 11th, 7pm.
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Projectfresh and GGI are thrilled to present an evening that explores the intersection of “Conscious Capitalism and “Neuro-Economics”– two new fields defining the “triple bottom line” entrepreneurial business model: Purpose, Profit, Planet.
What is a conscious capitalism?
How can profit be coupled with noble purpose?
How does the human brain make sense of the human desire to pursue wealth and self-interest?
NOTE: Following the discussion we’ll collectively come up with a post event ACTION.
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Douglas Campbell / Projectfresh, Mindshare LA, Syyn Labs
with
Dr G aka M. A. Greenstein / Ph.D., R.Y.T., is the Founder/Chief Brainiac of GGI aka The George Greenstein Institute, Inc., and the publisher of Bodiesinspace.com. She is also Adjunct Assoc Prof, ACCD, and currently the Organizer of TEDxSunsetBlvdWestLA.
and Special Guests
Paul J. Zak / Director, Center for Neuroeconomics Studies, Claremont Graduate University
and
Nick Kislinger / Former Chief of Staff to the California Secretary of Education and Co-Founder of The Hub LA
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Doors at 7pm | Talks begin 8pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion afterward.
$10 online includes a complimentary beer / wine / soda.
A food truck on the premises from 6:45-8pm.
More information & RSVP here…
Tags: Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Wednesday, December 22nd, 2010
Well, well, hasn’t this been a memorable December – packed full of events! I promise in 2011 to have some more substantive entries (OK, OK, in addition to a couple of events I might be planning
Merry Everything, everyone and if you’re in LA, I hope to get jiggy with you (and ~1500 others!) at Nexus.
~Present~
~~~~ NEXUS 2011 ~~~~
The Union of the Tribes
(Visit Website)
~~~~ A New Years Eve Celebration featuring ~~~~
4 Stages ~ Indoor/Outdoor Areas ~ Playa Art Installations
Fire Spin Jam ~ Interactive Art ~ Performances ~ AND MORE!
~~~~ Costumes Highly Encouraged ~~~~
Put on your favorite 2010 costume and come on down!
* Doors open 9pm ~ 21+ * full bar * fully permitted *
Doors open at 9pm
LOCATION:
613 Imperial Street, Downtown Los Angeles TICKETS HERE…
Tags: Art, Community, Events, Hedonism, Interactive Art, Los Angeles, Syyn Labs
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Thursday, December 16th, 2010
Well, it’s been a week since “Projectfresh Presents: From Inspiration to Action” – remember how empowered and inspired we felt that night? Well luckily, we can still turn that into ACTION
This Sunday, Eduardo Sciammarella, Jason Jaggard and Erica Hooper have offered to host 2 breakout sessions on FOOD and EDUCATION. (Details below…)
The followup meetings will have a challenge: to plan some solo or group ACTION before the next Projectfresh Presents (Jan 11th) and report back.
Go forth my friends, go forth and do good!
Best holiday regards,
Douglas Campbell
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FOOD
- DATE: Sunday, December 19th – 2pm
- LOCATION: 1050 S. Flower st. LA CA 90015
CONVERSATION STARTING POINTS
- Feeding the homeless with all the food we throw away every day
- “fallen fruit” fruit trees in LA
- Advocacy to change policies “Good Samaritan Law”
- Restaurant ‘waste’ sent to local food banks –> satellite charities
EDUCATION
- LEAD(s): Eduardo Sciammarella, Jason Jaggard
- DATE: Sunday, December 19th – 2pm
- LOCATION: 1050 S. Flower st. LA CA 90015
CONVERSATION STARTING POINTS
- Crystal Meth (& sometimes Crack) “it’s a problem, OK?”
- Art Training in underfunded schools
- DanceScape – arts and music education a few times a year
- national foundation for teaching entrepreneurship
- new media training in local communities “TizianoProject.org”
- 826 tapping into imagination “tutoring to low income students”
Tags: Community, Events, Inspiration, Los Angeles
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Monday, December 6th, 2010
Douglas Campbell (of Mindshare LA and Syyn Labs) is proud to invite you to a new event series called “Projectfresh Presents…” Each month we’ll join our old friends at the fantastic Downtown Independent Theater for a focused night of discussion with our community.
* This is an all ages event *
Projectfresh Presents: From Inspiration to Action – A Community Discussion
Wednesday, Dec 8th, 7pm.
How do you engage people beyond the typical post-event ‘euphoria’ and inspire them to action? Some of the questions that we will examine:
What kind of incentives are there to encourage people?
What new technologies are emerging to facilitate action?
How are charitable and for-profit organizations converging?
How can sustainable models for propagating good be structured?
MODERATOR: Mara Abrams / Director of Business Development, Tiziano Project
Special Guests Include:
Dana Mauriello / Cofounder & President of ProFounder
Business Opportunity / Sustainability
Incentives for Supporting Good Companies
Creative Community Engagement
Personal Goal Setting
Appealing to the Senses
William Carter / iPhone Game Designer, NodeScoop
Leveraging Game Dynamics
Doors are at 7pm | Talks begin 8pm | Rooftop Drinks & Discussion afterwards
$10 online / $15 at door – includes complimentary beer / wine 7-8pm
Me So Hungry food truck on the premises from 6:45pm.
More information & RSVP here…
Tags: Events, Los Angeles
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Sunday, November 28th, 2010
I’m co-hosting a soirée this Friday with my favorite social roboticist Heather Knight. Here’s the flier and the Facebook event. Please forward this to NYC friends who would be interested! I’m looking to connect Syyn Labs (as well as local artists) with ad agencies, gallery owners and other interactive art connectors. And of course, we’re definitely looking for people to show work or bring fun stuff! Suggestions welcome via comments below.
Also: big thanks to Ben Maron for offering us his elegant Williamsburg loft for the evening. Please keep it nice )
Tags: Art, Events, Interactive Art, New York, Science
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