Process Mapping

By Jami Miedema If one were to ask two individuals the steps they perform to achieve the same end result, chances are, they will have different methods of completing the task.  While this may not matter for some assignments, it may be an inhibitor for getting other...

Building Relationships Using Web 2.0

by Dean Whittaker Economic Development is about relationships. They are built on trust, respect, and commitment. New tools have emerged in Web 2.0 (the evolution of the internet) to foster online collaboration and social networks. Applying these new tools to economic...

Easy-Bake Printing

By Rebecca Rooy It’s a big day. It’s a day where you need more than just your talent, intellect, and charm to survive. The prescription for this challenge? Your favorite lucky shirt. The shirt that makes you feel empowered the second you slip into it. But wait, what’s...

Scratch

By Joel Burgess Mitchel Resnick, one of the researchers at the Lifelong Kindergarten group at MIT’s media lab, has developed the new software application Scratch. Primarily aimed at children, Scratch does not require prior knowledge of complex computer languages....