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The Fuse Factory Art & Technology Workshops

January 21, 2009

The Fuse Factory is an art and technology initiative focused on cultivating artistic production, research, and experimentation with digital media and electronic tools. Their purpose is to function as an incubator for innovation, interaction, collaboration, critical thought, diversity, and artistic exploration.

They’ve just posted their schedule of workshops for the new year, in a new location at Junctionview Studios. Check out what’s coming up in January below, February and beyond is on their website.

Intro to Open Source: What’s it

Greenspot Annual Report

January 19, 2009

Portfolio Creative Staffing is registered as a Greenspot business, a City of Columbus environmental initiative. When we joined there were less than 200 businesses registered, now there are over 900! Part of the deal is that we will work toward goals and improvements in several key areas for our business, then file an annual progress report to show how we’re doing. We just completed our report and a few highlights are below…

Key accomplishments for 2008:

Sharing information about Greenspot with neighboring businesses and employees; buying

How Much is Enough?

January 16, 2009

This topic has come up a few times in recent conversations and on blogs, maybe it’s recessionary soul-searching or practical belt-tightening. It comes back to why you work–not why you do what you do, but why you work at all. To buy stuff. And how much stuff do you really need? If you could have less but work less, would you do it? If you could work really hard for a few years and save enough to not work for a while, would you? The Millenials

Walks & Hops!

January 15, 2009

Did you realize how many local communities have art themed weekend events?! Here are a few to check out:

Short North Gallery Hop– 1st Saturday of every month

Grandview Hop– Last Saturday of every month (April-November)

The Bexley Art Walk– Monthly on designated Fridays

Gallery Walk Gahanna– Designated Saturdays

Chillicothe’s Gallery Stroll-2nd Saturday of the month

Westerville Fourth Fridays-4th Friday of the month (April-October)

Click the following links for upcoming dates:

Clintonville Art Crawl, Newark’s Art Walk, and Late

FISH! Philosophy

January 14, 2009

I just finished reading a classic business book entitled FISH! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results. It’s a fictional book, but describes the philosophy of the people at the World famous Pike Place Fish Market. This fish market is not an ordinary fish market thanks to the fish mongers that work there. They changed their attitude about their work and have in effect made their wet, cold, smelly, and slippery market into a place of entertainment and joy for customers.

Historic Clintonville Book Release

January 13, 2009

A new book about the history of the Clintonville (home to Portfolio!) and Beechwold neighborhoods of Columbus will be released today, January 12th. The 128-page book belongs to the “Images of America” series from Arcadia Publishing and was written by longtime local Clintonville resident, Shirley Hyatt.

The book’s official website details the evolution of these neighborhoods from farmland to crossroads to thriving residential communities. For anyone interested in picking up a copy, you can also find it on Amazon for $14.95 plus shipping.

Additionally, you

2 Quick Resume Tips

January 12, 2009

An article about resumes was brought to my attention today, written by Janice Worthington, executive director of Worthington Career Services. Janice was blunt and to the point, here’s what stood out for me:

“If you merely tell me what you do, you only qualify yourself.” She goes on to explain that you need to describe your “tales of glory” including your challenges, efforts, and results. These will distinguish you from the rest of the herd.

Another piece of advice: don’t exaggerate. Janice writes, “the cover up

A Whole New Mind, by Daniel Pink

January 12, 2009

Great interview with Daniel Pink, one of my favorite authors. Did you know he’s from Columbus, Ohio? Oh, it’s true!

His newest book, A Whole New Mind : Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future, suggests that creative, artistic, empathetic right-brain thinkers are wired for 21st-century success. He’s been quoted as saying the MFA is the new MBA. In the same way that automated processes and machines replaced laborers, now logical technical left-brain tasks can (and are) outsourced overseas

Coworking in Columbus?

January 9, 2009

I think the idea of coworking spaces is really fascinating, it’s something that has been going on in larger cities for a while and is starting to gain real momentum in Columbus.

A location called Corkboard is being planned for a Spring 2009 opening. It will be a community-driven coworking space with space for 10-12 full time anchor members as well as options for part-time membership and corporate sponsorship as well. If you’re interested or just curious, they have a meeting about it

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