https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/blog/?ciid=32075 From parenting to travel to living well--Alumni write on what's important to them. summer.moore https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=60272 <p>Dear Alumni,</p> <p>Do you know what kind of Stanford alumni activities are going on in Seoul? I will be there for 6-12 months, teaching &rdquo;Design, Technology &amp; Innovation Management and conducting research into how design quantification, behavioral economics and persuasive technologies can improve the design process.</p> <p>Yours sincerely,</p> <p>Soren</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=60272">More >></a> Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:04:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=60272 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2013-02-28T17:04:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=58657 <p>Gun owners, more often than not, speak of the right to bear arms. I&rsquo;ve even heard some speak of it as a &ldquo;God-given right&rdquo; that everyone may arm themselves in self-defense with a gun. And I&rsquo;ve tried to rationalize that in my own experience. Tried to humanize this need for a gun, whether to hunt for food or otherwise.&nbsp; And I&rsquo;ve taken that need to hunt, that need for a gun and attempted to equate it to something I use and need in my everyday life for pleasur...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=58657">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=58657 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=58149 <p>They say a picture is worth a thousand words. And, while I am quite keen on words in general, this year I thought I&rsquo;d show you (instead of tell you) just what I&rsquo;m grateful for this Thanksgiving season.&nbsp; And so, with all the love in the world to the wonderful people, places and things in my life, here goes&hellip;</p> <p><a href="http://ktblue.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/portraits-of-gratitud/">http://ktblue.wordpress.com/2012/11/12/portraits-of-gratitud/</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=58149">More >></a> Tue, 13 Nov 2012 03:44:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=58149 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler 2012-11-13T03:44:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55501 <p>Creating and using vivid, imaginative and comprehensive metaphors can arm a team with a shared sense of what is needed and help to synchronize their efforts.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/the-power-of-metaphors-in_b_1669688.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55501">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55501 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55359 <p>Co-design from business to product design solutions is seen as a potential new avenue for breakthrough innovation in design. Co-design is when firms and non-design users jointly design offerings.</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/codesign-in-innovation_b_1676641.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/codesign-in-innovation_b_1676641.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55359">More >></a> Sat, 21 Jul 2012 16:43:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55359 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-07-21T16:43:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55252 <p>Design consultancies real competitive advantage seems to be the effective management of creative free agents. How do you leverage this in good as well as bad economic times?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-social-entrepreneu_b_1656234.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55252">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55252 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55032 <p>Since design is the vehicle that drives brand value when rooted in a firm's design performance, how can a brand's promises provide a well-managed sustainable growth path rather than just hollow brand attributes?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-driven-branding_b_1619730.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-driven-branding_b_1619730.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55032">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=55032 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54901 <p>Developing creative individuals takes a society that values and promotes curious, proactive qualities, interdependence, responsibility and accountability.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/growing-up-and-living-in-_b_1610603.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54901">More >></a> Mon, 25 Jun 2012 16:23:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54901 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-06-25T16:23:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54739 <p>Many of the super creative designers I have worked with seemed to have one thing in common; they suffered from dyslexia. One of the secrets to life is to avoid chastising oneself over what is not done well.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/dyslexia-and-creativity_b_1531298.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/dyslexia-and-creativity_b_1531298.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54739">More >></a> Sun, 17 Jun 2012 01:31:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54739 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-06-17T01:31:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54578 <p class="MsoNormal">"Create a shelter environment that is transparent and welcoming for both people and animals in order to encourage adoptions, rescues and volunteers."</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/adoption-pets_b_1560670.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/adoption-pets_b_1560670.html</span></a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54578">More >></a> Mon, 11 Jun 2012 04:15:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54578 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-06-11T04:15:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54527 <p class="MsoNormal"><span>Leveraging designers' competencies when creating business models remains uncharted territory. . . - Besides contributing to the creation of business models, designers can also ensure the models are actionable.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>&nbsp;</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-and-business-model_b_1566979.html</span></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54527">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54527 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54212 <p>U.S. products are designed to be bold, conveying confidence and optimism. This is accomplished through demonstrative, straightforward and clean modern design language that is easily recognizable and plays to the users strong spontaneous and patriotic cultural emotions.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/american-design-_b_1513622.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/american-design-_b_1513622.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54212">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54212 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54108 <p>What is it like to get it right? To be established and have a career you are proud of?"</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-a-creative-life_b_1419280.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-a-creative-life_b_1419280.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54108">More >></a> Sun, 13 May 2012 16:57:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=54108 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-05-13T16:57:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53832 <p class="MsoNormal">To take full advantage of what design offers, businesses needs to know what design is and what to expect from designers.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/what-is-a-design-expert_b_1428817.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/what-is-a-design-expert_b_1428817.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53832">More >></a> Mon, 07 May 2012 20:09:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53832 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-05-07T20:09:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53404 <p>Unlike roulette, product development has winning strategies that, when combined, vastly reduce risk and improve the return on investment.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/return-on-investment_b_1374119.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/return-on-investment_b_1374119.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53404">More >></a> Mon, 16 Apr 2012 01:11:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53404 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-04-16T01:11:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53372 <p>Recently, one of my best friends from college sent me a photograph, with the subject line, "At Least You're Not That Girl (Anymore)". It was a picture from 1992 - the two of us standing in front of Branner right before our end-of-the-year party. At the time, I thought I looked quite fetching. Newly permed and a vision in a black sheath dress, the image in my head of myself that night and the reality of this photograph were, dare I say, competitive. Let's take a peek, shall we? (I've remove...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53372">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53372 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53149 <p class="MsoNormal">Unlike roulette, product development has winning strategies that, when combined, vastly reduce risk and improve the return on investment.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/return-on-investment_b_1374119.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/return-on-investment_b_1374119.html</span></a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53149">More >></a> Mon, 09 Apr 2012 04:49:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53149 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-04-09T04:49:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53002 <p class="MsoNormal">Planning early can provide you with the competitive advantage it takes to become a star designer within your lifetime.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-briefs-advance-per_b_1354060.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-briefs-advance-per_b_1354060.html</span></a></p> <p>&nbsp;</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53002">More >></a> Mon, 02 Apr 2012 01:08:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=53002 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-04-02T01:08:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=52917 <p class="MsoNormal">What is special about Scandinavian Design? How does it reflect the region&rsquo;s unique geography, culture and the people&rsquo;s attitude towards life?</p> <p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/scandinavian-design_b_1337847.html"><span style="color: windowtext; text-decoration: none;">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/scandinavian-design_b_1337847.html</span></a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=52917">More >></a> Tue, 27 Mar 2012 22:31:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=52917 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-03-27T22:31:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47889 <p>Who are the men behind these screen images and how do they draw one into the magical world of movies?</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://news.moviefone.com/soren-petersen/director-of-photography_b_1317436.html">http://news.moviefone.com/soren-petersen/director-of-photography_b_1317436.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47889">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47889 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47766 <p>New design research paradigms, processes and methods are vital to an organizations' ability to sustain their competitive advantage. The days of open-ended budgets and years spent on a project before delivering results are gone. Our team's recent work in crowdsourcing shows that fast, inexpensive and quality research can be conducted though open innovation by integrating the research of small autonomous teams.</p> <p>By applying an Inspirational Design Briefing and an iterative team and cr...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47766">More >></a> Sat, 25 Feb 2012 22:35:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47766 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-02-25T22:35:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47676 <p>What do you think is most important for succeeding in developing good products and services for people in developing countries? Here is what we learned from creative professionals.</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/designing-with-marginaliz_b_1262859.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/designing-with-marginaliz_b_1262859.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47676">More >></a> Mon, 20 Feb 2012 21:06:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47676 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-02-20T21:06:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47098 <p>Are you tiered of listening to bad news? If so reinventing journalism could provide news about peace and not war!</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/designing-peace-innovatio_b_1213880.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/designing-peace-innovatio_b_1213880.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47098">More >></a> Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:38:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47098 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-02-01T00:38:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47053 <p>Per Arnoldi, Danish designer / artist / TV and radio host / etc. shares how art brought people together to save the Alps.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/saving-the-world-one-art-_1_b_1217411.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47053">More >></a> Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:28:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=47053 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-01-28T17:28:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46972 <p>Greetings,</p> <p>Hope you have enjoyed the Stanford Alumni Blog - Inside Design and found The Huffington Post stories useful and inspiring. Our Design Quantification team&rsquo;s design research made significant progress last year and submitted the following scientific papers:</p> <p>- Design Driven Portfolio Management</p> <p>- Business Plans Informed by Design</p> <p>- Profit from Design - leveraging design in business</p> <p>- Improving Collaborative Concept Evaluation using Conce...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46972">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46972 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46933 <p>Are you tiered of listening to bad news? If so reinventing journalism could provide news about peace and not war!</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/designing-peace-innovatio_b_1213880.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/designing-peace-innovatio_b_1213880.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46933">More >></a> Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:10:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46933 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-01-19T22:10:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46833 <p>Have you ever met someone for the first time and&mdash;not in a romantic or sexual way&mdash;inexplicably tumbled into a space-time vortex of pure human-to-human connection? As you talk with this stranger, a sense of urgency emerges, while simultaneously you lose track of how many minutes have passed. There&rsquo;s so much to share! Your speech hastens, your gestures grow larger, your facial expressions more elaborate. Then you find you&rsquo;re interrupting each other with gasps of, &amp;ldqu...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46833">More >></a> Thu, 12 Jan 2012 05:13:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46833 Ms. MeiMei Fox 2012-01-12T05:13:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46684 <p>Applying a three-phase design process -- direction, design and development -- to personal change might look something like this . . .</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/new-years-resolutions_b_1161266.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/new-years-resolutions_b_1161266.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46684">More >></a> Tue, 03 Jan 2012 00:46:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46684 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2012-01-03T00:46:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46681 <p>The sun is shining, it's almost 80 degrees, and the fans are&nbsp;getting ready for the big game here in Glendale!</p> <p>Now besides College Football's Biggest Party west of the stadium and the Stanford alumni party on the south lawn of the stadium, there is a rocking bash going on inside the Glendale Media Center right across the street called 'Stanford Rocks 2'.</p> <p>Now performing: Brett Michaels, a Valley native -check him out in the pic below. Also in the star-studded line-up: LM...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46681">More >></a> Mon, 02 Jan 2012 21:44:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46681 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp 2012-01-02T21:44:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46651 <p>You may not know every year the Fiesta Bowl hosts a Media Day, where reporters and photographers from across the country get a chance to talk to players and coaches one on one. Each school represented gets about one hour in front of the cameras, and it kicks off with a special presentation by Glendale Vice Mayor Steve Frate. Check out what Stanford coach David Shaw received: a huge basket of chocolates from Glendale&rsquo;s own chocolate company, Cerretas.</p> <p><img src="/get/file2/blog..."></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46651">More >></a> Fri, 30 Dec 2011 16:18:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46651 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp 2011-12-30T16:18:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46635 <p><img title="Grilled Navajo Tacos, Panini Happy" src= "/get/file2/blogImage/32075/GrilledNavajoTacos-470.jpg" alt= "Grilled Navajo Tacos, Panini Happy"></p> <p>Let&rsquo;s cheer on our Cardinal as they head down to Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl! Here&rsquo;s a fun recipe for a grilled twist on an Arizona specialty, Navajo tacos. Traditionally, Navajo tacos feature a combination of beans and/or ground beef and toppings such as lettuce, tomatoes, onions and cheese all atop crispy fry bread. Si...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46635">More >></a> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:18:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46635 Ms. Kathryn Lipscomb Strahs 2011-12-29T22:18:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46627 <p>Of course you&rsquo;re here to watch Stanford play in the Fiesta Bowl game &ndash; but there are a lot of other cool things to do while you&rsquo;re here in Glendale.</p> <p>Some of the very best ideas for the family: a trip to Cabela&rsquo;s, one of the country&rsquo;s largest sporting goods and outdoor stores complete with a huge display of (stuffed) animals, a walk through aquarium and a fishing pond. It&rsquo;s just a block north of the stadium, and almost gets as many visitors as the...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46627">More >></a> Thu, 29 Dec 2011 15:31:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46627 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp 2011-12-29T15:31:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46622 <p>Hey Fiesta Bowl goers, here's a little post-Xmas gift for you: a list of travel tips from a few fellow Stanford alums who know the Phoenix/Glendale area well.</p> <p>Also check out this handy <a title= "&quot;Fiesta Five&quot; Phoenix- area travel recommendation" href= "http://a7.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc7/392179_294266300616941_119136734796566_821617_474617750_n.jpg"> &ldquo;Fiesta Top Fives&rdquo;</a> list on the Stanford Alumni Association&rsquo;s <a title="SAA's Fiesta Bowl web..."></a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46622">More >></a> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 21:33:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46622 Mrs. Amy Wolf 2011-12-28T21:33:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46626 <p><img title="Stanford Cowboy Steak with Bacon and Jalapeno Beans" src="/get/file2/blogImage/32075/stanford-cowboy-steak.jpg" alt= ""></p> <p>Can you believe it? We're off to the Fiesta Bowl! If you are gathering friends to watch what looks to be an epic match-off between our dear Cards and Oklahoma State, here's my take on the <strong>perfect game-day menu</strong>.</p> <p>Bone-in ribeye, otherwise known as a "cowboy steak", a nod to our worthy opponents in Oklahoma, which we will be cer...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46626">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46626 Ms. Elise Marie Bauer https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46618 <p>One of the many exciting events around the Fiesta Bowl is the&nbsp;High School Band National Championship. Marching bands face off at the University of Phoenix Stadium for top honors - and this year, the Eagle Pride Marching Band from Sandra Day O'Connor High School in Phoenix (of course Sandra Day O'Connor is a Stanford Alum!) is among the elite bands to compete.</p> <p>Glendale 11, the city's television station where I work, stopped in at the band's practice - click here to watch&nbsp;a...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46618">More >></a> Wed, 28 Dec 2011 15:20:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46618 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp 2011-12-28T15:20:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46615 <p>Among the many things to do and see in Glendale is our very own chocolate &amp; candy factory. The family owned company&nbsp;is called <a href="http://www.cerretas.com/">Cerretas</a>, and they've come up with a unique way to celebrate the Stanford Cardinal mascot:</p> <p><img src="/get/file2/blogImage/32075/Chocolate Tree.JPG" alt= "">&nbsp;</p> <p>Yes, that's right, a chocolate Tree you can decorate yourself in red and white. That's just one of the many yummy treats available:</p> <p>...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46615">More >></a> Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:47:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46615 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp 2011-12-27T17:47:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46601 <p>Take a break from holiday shopping&nbsp;to feast your eyes on what happens every night in historic downtown Glendale:</p> <p><img src="/get/file2/blogImage/32075/Glitters Overview.JPG" alt= ""></p> <p>This is a shot of Glendale Glitters, where more than 1.5 million holiday lights decorate our downtown - just a few miles from where Stanford will play!</p> <p>You can win tickets by liking the City of Glendale on Facebook - <a href="http://www.visitglendaleaz.com">just click here.</a></p> ...<a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46601">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46601 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46600 <p>If you're lucky enough to be coming to Glendale, Arizona for the Fiesta Bowl game, I've got an easy way for you to get free stuff and have a great time in our city. Just stop by the <a href= "http://www.visitglendale.com/glendaleregionaltravelguidedigitaledition/"> Glendale Convention &amp; Visitors Bureau</a> in historic downtown Glendale wearing anything with a Stanford logo, Stanford colors, etc. and you'll get a free goodie bag filled with discounts, coupons, travel info and much more.&lt;/...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46600">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46600 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46587 <p>You may not know that the City of Glendale travels with the Fiesta Bowl staff to the universities to officially welcome the teams playing in the big game. Today I'd like to introduce you to Jen Stein, the Senior Marketing/Communications Manager for&nbsp;Glendale. She's our guest blogger, and had a rather unusual experience at a hotel in Stanford&nbsp;- see below:</p> <p>"One of the best experiences of working on a Fiesta Bowl is getting to know the teams that are selected. I had the honor...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46587">More >></a> Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:02:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46587 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp 2011-12-21T17:02:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46580 <p>Ok, what's better than seeing the Cardinal playing in the Fiesta Bowl in Glendale? Winning free tickets to the Fiesta Bowl! And I can offer you that opportunity right now.</p> <p>The Glendale Convention and Visitors Bureau is giving away a pair of tickets to the Fiesta Bowl. All you need to do is visit the Glendale CVB on Facebook (<a href= "http://www.facebook.com/glendalecvb" target= "_blank">www.facebook.com/glendalecvb</a>) and click the &ldquo;Fiesta Bowl Ticket Contest&rdquo; link on ...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46580">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46580 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46565 <p>Are you ready to <a href= "http://www.visitglendale.com/fiestabowl" target= "_blank">Fiesta</a> in Arizona? I&rsquo;m here to give my perspective on Stanford&rsquo;s upcoming participation in the Fiesta Bowl on January 2 in Glendale, Arizona.</p> <p>I have a rather unique take on the event. I&rsquo;m a Stanford graduate, receiving a Masters degree in Broadcast Journalism many moons ago, when we were still shooting on tape and computers took up large rooms. I also work for the City of Glenda...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46565">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46565 Ms. Laurie Berg Sapp https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46551 <p>How can Marketing and Design improve collaboration and create &ldquo;out of this world products?&rdquo; Last week we started the conversation by asking Market Researchers (How Marketing Researchers See Design, October 31st), now it is Design&rsquo;s turn.</p> <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/what-designers-say-about-_b_1078044.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46551">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46551 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46520 <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/animal-rescue_b_992954.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46520">More >></a> Thu, 15 Dec 2011 02:31:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=46520 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2011-12-15T02:31:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45988 <p>Recently, I published a piece in our local Walnut Creek Patch..it was a piece about gratitude just in time for Thanksgiving and, while it certainly focuses on a large number of friends in our community, it also speaks to the love and support I &nbsp;have received from innumberable members of the Stanford community...and for this, I'd like to reprint this piece here - as a special thank you to the Cardinal folk whose friendship and kindness have kept me buoyant during the last year...Here g...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45988">More >></a> Mon, 28 Nov 2011 01:46:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45988 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler 2011-11-28T01:46:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45929 <p>Remember those stories starting with &ldquo;It was a dark and stormy night?&rdquo; Indeed it was, that first night of our weekend trip with my four-year-old. We were standing the middle of a deserted parking lot, a few miles past the Yosemite National Park entrance. My friend handed my son the lantern, which cast a soothing glow into the coal black darkness. She was itching for a short hike to the falls, but Alex knew he&rsquo;d have none of it. We&rsquo;d driven through rain all the way f...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45929">More >></a> Mon, 21 Nov 2011 22:50:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45929 Ms. Li Miao Lovett 2011-11-21T22:50:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45890 <p>In a word: busy. We're closing in on Thanksgiving break and hearing from my college senior is an occasional text, a random phone call and maybe a quick email. That's all fine and good but a visual was really helpful. What seems to be common amongst seniors is that they are very focused on fulfilling all requirements, whether it's distribution requirements or reqs. for their major. They are meeting pretty regularly with their advisor.They are socializing alot, attending their "last"... full...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45890">More >></a> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 21:31:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45890 Mrs. Beppie Weintz Cerf 2011-11-17T21:31:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45109 <p>When the CEO Pioneers Profitable Design and practice top-level strategic design implementation.</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/profitable-design_b_1001897.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/profitable-design_b_1001897.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45109">More >></a> Sat, 15 Oct 2011 22:52:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=45109 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2011-10-15T22:52:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44969 <p><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/sustainable-design_b_996917.html">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/sustainable-design_b_996917.html</a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44969">More >></a> Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:31:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44969 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2011-10-06T15:31:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44888 <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-for-meaning_b_958426.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44888">More >></a> Mon, 03 Oct 2011 03:24:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44888 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2011-10-03T03:24:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44863 <p>Recent events around the world have once again demonstrated the extreme importance of corporate governance and risk management to our future well-being, and the need for training of effective board members.&nbsp;</p> <p>I founded The Board Director Training Institute of Japan (BDTI) as a grass-roots, nonprofit foundation dedicated to the improvement of corporate governance in Japan through simple training and information sharing - the most effective and underutilized methods. &nbsp;Our mi...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44863">More >></a> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 14:20:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44863 Nicholas Edward Benes, J.D. 2011-09-30T14:20:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44847 <p>What an amazing time for geeks! First, Stanford is ranked as the 2nd nerdiest college in the United States by Localicious (http://www.local-icious.com/blog/10-nerdiest-american-colleges/). Then, this week I was introduced to a new term which will forever be cemented into the lexicon of my geeky life: "Adorkable." Seriously? Adorkable? How have I missed this? Or rather, how did I not coin this phrase years ago? Regardless, whatever FOX intern/producer/writer coined the phrase to describe Zo...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44847">More >></a> Fri, 30 Sep 2011 00:05:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44847 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler 2011-09-30T00:05:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44579 <p>Few and far between are the moments when a mother gets to be a fly on the wall. Seems like we&rsquo;re either in it or out of it. We&rsquo;re either in the room, covered in spit-up and dirty diapers and that toothless grin that makes you melt, or we&rsquo;re hearing about the horrible thing that so-and-so said on the playground and wishing we were there to squeeze that kid&rsquo;s face till his cheeks deflate. But rarely are we there, behind the scenes, able to watch our children nav...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44579">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44579 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44525 <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/design-professionals-culture_b_949266.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44525">More >></a> Mon, 19 Sep 2011 01:34:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44525 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2011-09-19T01:34:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44507 <p>When your kids are little, you work hard to establish &lsquo;home rules.&rsquo; You know, things like, &ldquo;Remember to flush the toilet&rdquo; or &ldquo;This is a family, so everyone has to pitch in and do chores.&rdquo; Garbage day is Monday, the cat needs to be fed <em>every day,</em> if you can&rsquo;t see your floor, it&rsquo;s time to clean your room, etc.</p> <p>Then, the day comes &ndash; more quickly than you can imagine &ndash; when your kid heads off to college. You (and your...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44507">More >></a> Sat, 17 Sep 2011 02:06:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44507 Ms. Charlene Scholtes Margot 2011-09-17T02:06:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44496 <p>Has anyone ever asked you what you hope your children will be like when they grow up, and you reply, &ldquo;It doesn&rsquo;t matter, as long as they&rsquo;re happy.&rdquo;&nbsp; It sounds good to say, and heck, you probably mean it when you say it.&nbsp; I mean it when I say it, at least I think I do.</p> <p>But then, I end up spending most of my time grooming them to be &ldquo;the right kind of people&rdquo; when they grow up and not a lot of time focused on making my kids happy.&nbsp; I...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44496">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44496 Ms. Eileen Hung-Kwong Tse https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44273 <p>Wow, Cameron is now a junior in high school. You know what that means, right?</p> <p>[Cue the ominous music, like the theme from <em>Jaws</em> or something....]</p> <p>It's time to start thinking about where to go to college - aaack!!</p> <p>Sure, all of my Stanford friends just say, "Um, Stanford is pretty much perfect for everyone, so why would you even bother to look anywhere else?" Even though part of me agrees with that, I have to remember that it's not <em>me</em> going off to col...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44273">More >></a> Wed, 07 Sep 2011 15:29:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44273 Mr. Marty Beene 2011-09-07T15:29:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44235 <p>Focusing on wealth only, leads to perverse behaviors and results in strongly reduced happiness</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/questioning-economic-grow_b_944860.html</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44235">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44235 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44120 <p>Having been fortunate enough to be hired for an art party for a sweet little girl&rsquo;s birthday, I gathered my big box of tricks and was off to a beautiful home in Orinda. The project for the day was to create a piece called &ldquo;Six Dresses&rdquo; in which the children would cut out, from a variety of patterned paper, dresses to place on a large piece of frameable posterboard. I arrived armed with buttons and enough paper to choke a goat and settled in for a festive and fun aft...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44120">More >></a> Tue, 30 Aug 2011 20:03:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44120 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler 2011-08-30T20:03:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44043 <p>Quick quiz: What do Lake Lagunita and summer reading have in common?<br> <br> If you answered &ldquo;<a href= "http://www.facebook.com/#!/stanfordalumni">Stanford Alumni Facebook</a>&rsquo;s <a href= "http://www.facebook.com/#!/stanfordalumni?v=app_121121694568521">Summer Reading Sweepstakes</a>,&rdquo; we love you! (And&mdash;bonus&mdash;you&rsquo;re correct!)</p> <p><img title="lake lag" src="/get/file2/blogImage/32075/lake.jpg" alt=""></p> <p>If you answered, &ldquo;Huh?,&rdquo; we ...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44043">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=44043 Mrs. Amy Wolf https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43885 <p>Last week, Cameron got his learner's permit, a few days after turning 16. Unlike in my day, kids (at least where we live) aren't excessively eager to get their driver's licenses. It's easy enough for them to get around town on their own without a car, so why bother?</p> <p>The process today is a lot different than it was back then, which seems like a good thing. I may be a little off, but I think all we had to do was take Driver's Ed (in school!), then take a written test to get our permi...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43885">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43885 Mr. Marty Beene https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43832 <p>It seems all the interesting things happen to me either during a Stanford football game or after. In college, sleeping out the night before the Oregon State game led to my first long-term boyfriend, I once fell down the stairs at Big Game, landing in the lap of an irate Cal fan, my in-laws met my family for the first time over the din of a Notre Dame/Stanford game..and then there was the infamous ex sighting.</p> <p>My husband Bram and I were having pizza in Palo Alto with my dear f...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43832">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43832 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43371 <p>Just this week, the United States National Science Foundation released its annual report listing the "geekiest cities in America." The findings were less than surprising. Hello, San Francisco! Great to see you, San Mateo! How's the weather, Boston? A few dark horses threw themselves in here and there (Nice to meet you, Destin, Florida!), but for the most part the so-called "geekiest" cities were just about where you'd expect them to be. What was surprising about the report was the definiti...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43371">More >></a> Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:24:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=43371 Mrs. Katie Mauro Zeigler 2011-08-11T03:24:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=42844 <p>With films like <em><a href="http://www.racetonowhere.com/" target="_blank">Race to Nowhere</a></em> hyping up parental hysteria about&nbsp;pressure, stress and competition, it's time to take a step back and consider what is REALLY important for our kids.&nbsp;</p> <p>Think back to a time when your children were little, perhaps to when they were in preschool. What did they like? Dinosaurs? Polly Pocket dolls? Playing on the swings at the park? Super Mario Bros.?</p> <p>Whatever, odds are...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=42844">More >></a> Sun, 07 Aug 2011 00:03:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=42844 Ms. Charlene Scholtes Margot 2011-08-07T00:03:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=41286 <p>The Huffington Post has invited our team to cove the Creative Economy. We look forward to connect their 40 million readers with the creative profession, helping them to understand how design can contribute to their lives and the world.</p> <p>We already have posts up, check out:</p> <p><a href= "http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/the-creative-economy_b_905691.html"> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/soren-petersen/the-creative-economy_b_905691.html</a></p> <p>Please let me know what...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=41286">More >></a> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:43:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=41286 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2011-07-26T16:43:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=41257 <p>My <a title="BTC 1" href= "https://pgnet.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40825&amp;success=true" target="_blank">last post</a> gave an overview of the <a title= "Bicycle Tour of Colorado" href= "http://www.bicycletourcolorado.com/" target="_blank">bike tour</a> that Cameron and I did in Colorado in June. I hinted there that I would be describing Day 2 of the 7-day expedition, so here you go.</p> <p><a title="Profile of Day 2" href= "http://www.bicycletourcolorado.com/images/2011/d..."></a></p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=41257">More >></a> Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:43:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=41257 Mr. Marty Beene 2011-07-26T14:43:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40959 <p>When your first child leaves for college, there is a gaping hole in your life. The child that you so carefully cared for and natured for 18+ years is suddenly <em>gone.</em> When your second child leaves home, the loss is less severe, since you know what to expect.</p> <p>When my youngest left for Stanford, I became a proverbial &lsquo;empty nester.&rsquo; But, since we live just a baseball toss from the University, the change was more one of degree than substance. Somehow, the fact that ...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40959">More >></a> Sun, 24 Jul 2011 20:21:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40959 Ms. Charlene Scholtes Margot 2011-07-24T20:21:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40825 <p>I had the opportunity to do some manly-man father-son bonding in June, when my wife Pamela reported that a big crunch at work over the whole summer was going to keep her in the office instead of on vacation somewhere with us. We decided to try to tackle the <a title="BTC" href="http://www.bicycletourcolorado.com/" target= "_blank">Bicycle Tour of Colorado</a>, which is a week-long, fully supported bike tour for up to 1,500 riders. This year, the selected route amounted to 420 miles (and aro...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40825">More >></a> Thu, 21 Jul 2011 14:34:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40825 Mr. Marty Beene 2011-07-21T14:34:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40083 <p><img src="/get/file2/blogImage/32075/dql-full.jpg" alt=""></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>Greetings,</p> <p>We are delighted to announce the launch of the Stanford Design Quantification Lab initiative, a new laboratory at Stanford Center for Design Research.</p> <p>Our vision is for business opportunities and design execution to be founded in shared interests, fair dealings and action oriented thinking, supported by objective metrics while encouraging the explorat...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40083">More >></a> Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:41:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=40083 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen 2011-07-18T21:41:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=39943 <p>I like to think that over time, we are becoming more enlightened and embrace progress, which is why I usually roll my eyes when people resist change with the refrain of, &ldquo;I grew up with&hellip;, and I turned out fine.&rdquo;&nbsp; I grew up with asbestos ceilings, but I&rsquo;m not going to knowingly put asbestos in my house, even if I think I turned out fine.</p> <p>But every now and then, I do yearn to hearken back to bygone days of parenting, back when:</p> <ol> <li><strong>It ...</strong></li> </ol><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=39943">More >></a> Sun, 17 Jul 2011 22:39:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=39943 Ms. Eileen Hung-Kwong Tse 2011-07-17T22:39:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=38564 <p>It's been months since I've posted <a title= "My last blog entry - in January!" href= "https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=25554" target="_blank">an entry here</a> (and "here" is now different than the original "Life with Junior" blog!). I have an excuse, actually, not counting just being busy in February: back in early&nbsp;March, I sneezed. Yes, that's it. Of course, the sneeze itself wasn't why I stopped posting. It was the weird back injury that resulted from it. I...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=38564">More >></a> Fri, 08 Jul 2011 15:47:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=38564 Mr. Marty Beene 2011-07-08T15:47:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=38099 <p>Hello Stanford alums! My name is Isabel Stenzel Byrnes (Class of 1994)&nbsp;and I have written sporadically for the "Living Well" blog. I'm a social worker and health educator, and currently work for the Lucile Packard Pediatric Weight Control Program. It's nice to be back after a hectic few months, and finally find(or make)&nbsp;time to share a little bit about what has been going on.</p> <p>Have you ever found yourself stuck with a situation you didn't want? Some challenge lands on your...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=38099">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=38099 Isabel Stenzel Byrnes, M.P.H. https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=37826 <p><img src="/get/file2/blogImage/32075/2012 cawp jpg.jpg" alt= ""></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p><span style="white-space: pre;"></span>In January, The Unofficial Stanford Blog posted a picture of me handing out free condoms in White Plaza to celebrate the anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Excited to share the news, I sent out the link to family and friends. Within a half an hour, I received a reply from my mom: &amp;...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=37826">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=37826 Ms. Natalie Joelle Goodis https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36980 <p>This Friday, July 1, 85,000 hybrid drivers will be kicked out of California&rsquo;s carpool lanes and into the log-jammed ghetto from whence they came six years ago. I&rsquo;m one of them. I&rsquo;ll be the one sobbing in my 2003 Prius.</p> <p>In 2005, California offered precious, shiny yellow stickers to cars that got at least 45 mpg: the Toyota Prius, Honda Civic and Insight. We were special. We could drive alone in the carpool lane, blasting by SUVs in the regular lanes as we commuted ...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36980">More >></a> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 21:26:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36980 Ms. Summer Moore Batte 2011-06-29T21:26:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36794 <p>I came across an article in <em>The Daily Beast</em> the other morning entitled ""<a href= "http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2011/06/04/anger-in-america-could-the-arab-spring-happen-in-the-us.html"> America the Angry</a>"." In it, political consultant Douglas Schoen discusses the findings of a recent <em>Newsweek/Daily Beast</em> poll revealing that the vast majority of Americans are in a bad mood.</p> <p>As unemployment, gas and grocery prices are on the rise, so are people's lev...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36794">More >></a> Tue, 28 Jun 2011 22:59:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36794 Ms. MeiMei Fox 2011-06-28T22:59:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36167 <p>During the spring, I was telling audiences on the West Coast that my book would likely be banned in China for its scenes of peasant protests. &ldquo;Does anyone have connections to publish it underground?&rdquo; No one raised their hand; a few smiled.<br> <br> Ai Weiwei, the artist that China&rsquo;s government loves to hate, was taken away by authorities in early April. Until his release on bail just a few days ago, he had effectively been disappeared for almost three months. Internatio...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36167">More >></a> Sun, 26 Jun 2011 04:14:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36167 Ms. Li Miao Lovett 2011-06-26T04:14:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36164 <p><img title="Charlene, Larkin North" src= "/get/file2/blogImage/32075/Char-on-phone-Larkin-Dorm (1)_4.jpg" alt="Charl Dorm" width="150">When my son was four years old, he promised to live with me forever. Being that he was my first child, I took him at his word. And it didn&rsquo;t occur to me that Thomas Wolfe might have had a point.&nbsp;</p> <p>Now, some 20 years later, I&rsquo;m finding that living at home forever might <em>not</em> be <em></em>the best idea. For one thing, my kids ha...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36164">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=36164 Ms. Charlene Scholtes Margot https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=35866 <p>Kid shows are melting my brain. Some are definitely better than others: I love <em>Sesame Street</em> (which Sally knows, so she claims it is boring) and I enjoy <em>Olivia</em>. But most have these incredibly annoying repeated lines, or just <em>types</em> of lines that make me want to back over the flat screen with my car.</p> <p><em>Bubble Guppies</em> - "What time is it? It's time for lunch!"<br> These weird little mermaidy kids live in a world without physics, one of my pet kid sh...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=35866">More >></a> Fri, 24 Jun 2011 15:03:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=35866 Ms. Summer Moore Batte 2011-06-24T15:03:00Z https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=35861 <p>"Are designers&rsquo; in a position of power in the corporate structure?" &ndash; has been the topic of my blog on Linked and Facebook the past month. Together we have collected data from the industrial design community and compared these with the literature. "The Prince", by Machiavelli, has been the textbook on power for 500 years. Last year Jeff Pfeffer wrote "Power", the book on the subject for our generation. Apart from maybe torture and killing, not much has changed. It is a "touchy ...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=35861">More >></a> https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=35861 Dr. Soren Ingomar Petersen https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=33626 <p>Welcome to the Alumni Blog! We're taking our alumni writings in a new direction&mdash;forming one big community of bloggers rather than many blogs with specific topics. Think of the Alumni Blog as a virtual water cooler: Go there to read about what other alums are writing about and to join in the conversation, or to start your own.</p> <p>Any Stanford alum can post, on just about any topic. Maybe you've just had a baby; maybe you're facing retirement; maybe your town has been hit by a nat...</p><a href="/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=33626">More >></a> Thu, 16 Jun 2011 20:47:00 GMT https://alumni.stanford.edu/get/page/blogs/post-view/?ciid=33626 Mrs. Amy Wolf 2011-06-16T20:47:00Z