#ignite2015 with Davar Ardalan ! pic.twitter.com/mGf6viYXKh
Sat 10:20amET I will speak about igniting social innovation & my son, Aman, will live-tweet from Harvard #Ignite2015 pic.twitter.com/4MZByueRy5- Great to be back in Boston. I spent several years in the area and graduated from Brookline High School in 1982! Back then, I was an insecure teenager who had just fled the Iranian revolution. My first name was Iran and I quickly dropped it and registered at Brookline High using my middle name Davar. They say that life is a paradox between fear and hope and in the past thirty five, I have refused to allow fear to win. Today as we pray for Paris we must do the same -- refuse to allow fear to win and remain strong and determined in our work and in our values and identities.
Such an honor #ignite2015 pic.twitter.com/uJRNpiZAqF- In the past year, I have followed Deray McKessen on Twitter and met up with him in Baltimore during the protests following the death of Freddie Gray. Deray has consistently used his platform to engage in critical dialogue and I couldn’t be more honored to be speaking at this summit along with him. Deray has said that for many, the world is a place where we’re not supposed to make noise, where we’re asked to hide who we are and be silent about the injustices we face. He has says, “Let’s use our platforms to render visible the invisible to help us see the beautiful complexity in all our identity.” And that’s really what I talked about at Harvard -- why we need to find new storytelling platforms that are inclusive and give voice to the many challenges we face.
Davar Ardalan speaking now about storytelling! It is still not too late to come! #ignite2015
Today social humanity is expressing itself in spectacular fashion, with holistic sustainability and innovation a common thread. #Ignite2015- Citizens are actively engaging in civic tech using their smartphones to share critical information about their communities. #Ignite2015
- Technology, along with human resourcefulness, keeps our means of civic engagement in constant evolution. #Ignite2015
- How can we collaborate together and openly innovate around social impact storytelling? #Ignite2015
- Open data is captivating the imagination of the developing world as much as it is in Silicon Valley. #Ignite2015
- Civic engagement is a movement of people in active dialogue with their governments and each other to solve complex problems. #Ignite2015
Fascinating examples from @idavar how #civictech can allow citizens to engage with government, outside of traditional media #ignite2015- Technology is allowing collaborations to thrive with regular cycles of innovation happening all over the world. #Ignite2015
- Virtual reality as a storytelling tool, as a new platform has the potential to change journalism. #Ignite2015
- In a few years, we might all have a VR device that we can drop in the middle of a conflict zone and see all sides of a story. #Ignite2015
- All of us, from all backgrounds, should be creators of virtual reality not just consumers of virtual reality. #Ignite2015
- Journalism of the past century has produced remarkable stories, but as an institution it hasn’t been inclusive. #Ignite2015
- We know that in the past five years, social media has given voice to millions. #Ignite2015
- There are more active Facebook users than the entire population of China. #Ignite2015
- The challenge ahead is one that involves technology but it also is a cultural and marketing challenge. #Ignite2015
- Collaborative storytelling connects readers and consumers with a broader narrative of marine restoration. #Ignite2015
- A good story can scale impact. A good story captivates your audience in ways that facts and reports will not. #Ignite2015
- Our Earth and our oceans need storytellers, maybe you can innovate a better way for us all to help tell their stories together. #Ignite2015
Real-time Social Impact Storytelling #Ignite2015
Leading innovators, educators & entrepreneurs attended Harvard's Igniting Innovation Summit on social entrepreneurship on Saturday November 14, 2015. Davar Ardalan, Director of Storytelling & Engagment at SecondMuse gave a keynote on social innovation & storytelling. Her son Aman, live-tweeted.
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