Denter Jessie Woolley-Wilson on stage at SXSWedu
No doubt Jessie Woolley-Wilson, the CEO of Dreambox Learning, is not the only Denter presenting at SXSW this year. But she is the one I just learned about :)
Cofes in April; Denter Mark Anderson to Keynote at Brad Holtz's Conference
I love discovering ways in which members of the Dent community, without any additional nudging from us, find ways to work together throughout the year.
Use the power of silence
I came home to discover a really interesting article sitting open on my browser -- no doubt left there unintentionally by Denter (and spouse) Monica Guzman, thanks! -- about how to be amazingly good at asking questions.
Denters at Clever Girls Collective just launched an influencer network for athletes
Stefania Pomponi, Denter and one of the Founders of Clever Girls Collective (the agency that architected the now-famous #batkid escapadein San Francisco), had the idea to create a new influencer network when she saw an American snowboarder move to Russia because that's where he could find a sponsor.
7 ways to boost your likeability, extracted from an FBI behavioral analysis agent
There's a post up on TIME.com about how to get people to like you better. A collection of tips from Robin Dreeke, the former head of the FBI's Behavioral Analysis Program range from the obvious (ask questions!) to the less obvious and more useful (best question to ask: what is challenging you?).
Dent visit to the Microsoft Envisioning Center & Flyte
Yesterday a group of Seattle-area Denters got together for a tour of the Microsoft Envisioning Center (it's attached to the Home of the Future, where Microsoft explores the future technologies for productivity), and for a little wine, pizza, and flight simulation at Flyte, a Redmond-area startup building some very cool new flight sim technology.
Nela Richardson on the Role of a Chief Economist
On March 24 2015, Redfin's Chief Economist Nela Richardson will be joining us onstage in Sun Valley for a session titled "The Anatomy of Disruption". In anticipation of her appearance, we interviewed her recently about what exactly a "chief economist" does.
GOOD to host a dinner and join Dent 2015 as our official media partner
GOOD Magazine, which has been championing the good life of doing good since 2006, will be hosting one of the dine-around dinners that attendees will experience on Monday the 23rd, and joining us as the official media partner for Dent 2015.
Dent Attendees Signed Up Before March 10 Will Get A Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight
In addition to hosting one of the much loved Dent Dinners in town on Monday night, Leeo is offering Dent attendees who register before March 10 a free Leeo Smart Alert Nightlight -- that's the thing pictured here in this post.