The Leaps Method
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Innovation
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WHEREVER YOU ARE, BE THERE WITH ALL YOUR HEART
This community is a testament to what can be built by people both humble and audacious: humble enough to understand the power of uniting with their fellow man and audacious enough to own their place in this world and take a leap.
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Learning to Leap
Meetup #1 has come to a close and I’ve learned 3 things that have changed the way I think about my world: 1. In a world where you can be anything, be willing. 2. Action breeds passion. Not the other way around. 3. Growth and comfort do not coexist.
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(DIS)ORIENTATION
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Learn to Use a Compass Instead of a Map
The purpose of education should be akin to exploration—a burning curiosity and the optimistic belief that there is something better out there. We should be teaching students to ask questions and empowering them with the skills to find their own answers. Today’s tools and systems will not be sufficient to solve tomorrow’s problems.
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Media, Technology, and Experimentation
There is a deeply ingrained ethos of experimentation, often just for experimentation's sake, that results in a constant stream of innovation. I want to apply this ethos to media to create stories that are not only accessible, but immersive, engaging, curious, and joyfully experimental.
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The Very Best of Me May Come Together Again
I can’t predict where I might be at the end of this week, let alone the end of this term, or this year. The only thing I can say with any certainty is that I will not be the same person writing this essay: a culture-shocked Tokyoite finding his footing in Chicago, a native son rediscovering his American edge, a teacher trying to become a student.
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Five Videos From Year 1
From theatrical event production in Chicago to the contemplation of spirituality in the deserts of New Mexico, from an airship built in a remote village in the Philippines to the marriage of music and architecture in Seattle, these are the stories of five individuals who designed their masters through experience.
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Name Tags Can Change the World
By knowing someone’s name we are given a key – the key to that individual. Their name is their identity; it’s how we remember them. If everyone we interacted with literally had a name to their face, I believe that we would all gain a new level of empathy for others.
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"You know you’re living when it all becomes a blur"
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Being a Beginner
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Enjoy...hammocks
With only three short months to work for our respective companies, us Ei students have to quickly decide how we’re going to add value, but also how we’re going to have fun in the communities where we find ourselves as temporary residents.
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Decide That You Want It More Than You Are Afraid of It
The moment I applied to Ei was the moment that I decided I wanted to thrive more than I was afraid of trying. We all tend to restrict ourselves because of our fears of the unknown, of taking risks and failing, but if we get caught up in that it’s hard to go after what we really want.
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Leo Burnett + Experience Institute: Building a Culture of Creativity
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Defining “Storyteller”
Effective and meaningful storytelling doesn’t begin with heaps of creativity, and it doesn’t always lead to such gratifying reactions from an audience. Instead, it begins when someone’s willing to keep quiet long enough to listen to the world around them.
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Meet the Good Life Project: Vitality, Connection, and Contribution
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