Social Consciousness

On the Couch with Rohit Bhargava and Henry Coutinho-Mason

By Deborah Hamilton-Lynne In 2022 I attended a session featuring Rohit Bhargava and was completely…

How New Attention to R&D Will Transform Learning

By Candace Wofford If you have been paying attention at all, you would know that…

To College or Not to College, That is the Question.

By Candace Wofford This year at SXSW EDU 2023, the ECMC Group, a Minneapolis-based nonprofit…

Student Learning in the AI World: Preparing for the Future

By Candace Wofford The field of education has seen remarkable changes in recent years. Advancements…

Astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Interstellar Lab founder Barbara Belvisi share the vision of space travel now and in the future at the SXSW 2023 La French Tech Event

By Candace Wofford Thomas Pesquet, the French and European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, gave a…

What Do Paper-Based Fuel Cells and Enzymes Have to Do with The Gateway to The Alps?

By Candace Wofford There are new batteries being made with just paper and enzymes that…

Search & Convert’s Founder Spotlight: Creating Solutions through Art, Entrepreneurship, and Advocacy

Jonathan ‘Chaka’ Mahone shares how his music, visual art, clothing line, and advocacy work supports Austin’s Black creatives and community.

10 Non-Obvious Megatrends Shaping 2022 and Beyond

For more than a decade Rohit Bhargava has researched “non-obvious” trends, and he’s on a mission to inspire more non-obvious thinking.

Shannon Stott of Improv On and Off the Stage

Search & Convert’s Founder Spotlight: Improv | On and Off the Stage

Shannon Stott, founder of Improv | On and Off the Stage, says everyone is improvising all the time. She’s teaching people how to hone that skill.

GSD&M's SXSW 2022 LOVE YOUR MUSIC show in their backyard

SXSW 2022: Hometown Discoveries

Austin-based music member organization, Black Fret, and FreeWater Inc., a paradigm-shifting, philanthropic startup that uses free spring water in aluminum bottles and paper cartons as marketing tools, participated in SXSW 2022 events.