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Bye Bye, South By: IP Says Adios To Austin With Bruce & Kelly

Our time at South By was full of collaboration, innovation, celebrations, and libations, but by far the most memorable moment of our trip was the chance to meet the magnetic personalities of husband-and-wife country duo Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis. During a time when most musical collaborations feel like both artists ticking off a checkbox, it’s mesmerizing to meet a duo who have a true love and appreciation for their own solo music, as well as they’re collaborations together. We got a chance to sit down with the couple before we left Austin to record a short, exclusive podcast for Innovators Peak. Enjoy! And keep collaborating!

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24th March 2015

Rolling Papers:  The Denver Post Is First To Inhale 

The new documentary Rolling Papers, which premiered Sunday at #SXSW 2015, is all about the hard-working journalists at The Denver Post, who responded to Colorado’s legalization of recreational marijuana with an official pot section. The film stems from A Test of Wills director Mitch Dickman. Here is the official synopsis:

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19th March 2015

19th March 2015

Robot Petting Zoo:  Don’t Feed The Future

#SXSW 2015 featured the first ever Robot Petting Zoo that including ground and aerial robots for attendees to touch, operate, and even program! The robot handlers explained how robots have been used to support in disasters, as well how they could be used to support crisis response and recovery in the future. While none of them measure up to R2D2 or Ultron, you can certainly see a bit of the Cylons crawling around…

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Innovators Peak @ SXSW: Artist Meets Hacker: How Technology Is Changing The Arts

19th March 2015

During a time where humanity seems to be more creative than ever – making viral vines, videos, and memes almost daily – you’d probably be surprised to hear that art audiences are shrinking. And quickly.

Why exactly? Well, as you probably saw from my examples above, art has exploded outside of the museum and into the palm of our hands. Audiences no longer have to come to your museum to see a show. Now art installations can be anywhere, and they’re everywhere. They can exist online as a landing page, a standalone iPhone app, or a mural that springs to life through augmented reality. And almost predictably art organizations have been – for the most part – slow to react.

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17th March 2015

Innovators Peak @ SXSW: The Non-Profit Model Is Broken, Here’s Your Toolbox

Non-profits do amazing things for communities in need all over the world, as well as right here in our own back yard. Yet despite the results, non-profits continually struggle to recruit qualified volunteers and even meet their day-to-day operational goals. Obviously a radical change in thinking was needed. Why couldn’t we take some of the successful startup models we see at SXSW in years past and apply that to help non-profits succeed?

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16th March 2015

Ah! Ghost!

Hey, can I buy you a (non-alcoholic) drink?

Free money @ SXSW!

You can find at least one VR headset at every tech conference

Swag bag = complete

16th March 2015

Ah! Ghost!

Hey, can I buy you a (non-alcoholic) drink?

Free money @ SXSW!

You can find at least one VR headset at every tech conference

Swag bag = complete

Innovators Peak @ SXSW Exhibit Hall - Swag for Days!

At #SXSW you come for the panels, but you stay for the swag. Our interviewers got a chance to explore the SXSW Exhibit Hall and check out the new gadgets and gizmos making a splash this year.

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