http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 23:16:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/the-future-of-learning-open-source-education.html Mon, 28 Nov 2011 16:46:29 +0000 The key to providing access to and engaging people in fun and fulfilling education is to create shared communities that reward participation.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/gerald-richards-transforming-education-through-relevancy-experience-video.html Tue, 01 Nov 2011 15:19:20 +0000 The CEO of 826 National describes how creating a quirky and unique retail experience that stimulates curiosity and inspires creativity, allows him to raise funds for a tutoring program to help under-educated kids in the US.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/live-from-psfk-conference-san-francisco-gerald-richards-of-826-national.html Thu, 06 Oct 2011 18:42:46 +0000 The CEO of 826 National describes how merging a retail and education space has made learning more amenable to students.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/psfk-conference-speaker-interview-gerald-richards.html Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:26:40 +0000 826 National CEO previews his insights into how opening the 'Brooklyn Superhero Supply Co.' and 'The Boring Store' have helped him to give kids greater access to education.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/pirate-supply-redux.html Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:41:31 +0000 As tutoring center 826 Valencia prepared to open its doors in 2002, the founders – including author and McSweeney’s editor Dave Eggers – discovered that the space was zoned for commercial use.  In order to comply with San Francisco city regulations, the creative team decided to open a Pirate Supply store in the front of the building, an idea that became so successful that as the group opened new centers in other major cities – a Superhero Supply Co. in Brooklyn and a Time Travel mart in LA, among others – they’ve adopted similar themes with all proceeds supporting theRead more...]]>