Idea No. 211: The Ocean at the End of the Lane
the idea: write until your readers get lost in your world the ideator: Neil Gaiman It’s been a while since I got lost in a world that wasn’t of my own …
Idea No. 210: Make a Library out of an Abandoned Walmart
the idea: make a library out of an abandoned Walmart the ideator: Meyer, Scherer & Rockcastle What used to be an abandoned Walmart in McAllen, Texas was converted into the largest …
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Idea No. 209: TEK Robotic Mobilization Device
the idea: reinvent the wheelchair the ideator: Matia Robotics In the past year I have started working in the Artful Healing program at the Museum of Fine Arts. During my …
Idea No. 208: The Performance Skills Critique Workshop
the idea: invite musicians up on stage in order to look at what it takes to put on a good performance the ideator: Vance Gilbert Every couple of years Vance …
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Idea No. 207: Falcon Ridge Folk Festival
the idea: start a folk festival out in Hillsdale New York the ideator: Anne and Howard Saunders My first time at Falcon Ridge was in 1994. Or at least that’s what …
Idea No. 205: Wooly Head
the idea: close-up portraits of women with knitted hair the ideator: Louise Walker I have always been interested in the line between craft and fine art. When I was in college …
Idea No. 204: Send Rumi on a Wild West Adventure
the idea: raise enough money to send a NYC kid on a Wild West Adventure the ideator: Brandon Stanton from Humans of New York I’ve been following Brandon’s work on …
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Idea No. 203: The Camp Gyno
the idea: make a tampon advertisement starring a brassy 12-year-old giving some real talk the ideator: HelloFlo There’s not much more you can say after this commercial except how true it …
Idea No. 202: The Rubber Barber
the idea: an eraser that creates hairstyles whenever you erase something the ideator: Megawing As an abstract painter, I’ve always had a bit of a problem with pencils. Let alone …
Idea No. 201: What Teachers Make – Zen Pencils
the idea: create a comic of Taylor Mali’s incredible poem, What Teachers Make the ideator: Gavin Aung Than, creator of Zen Pencils There could be no better way to start the …