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aria-label="visualization (6 items)">visualization</a> </div> </div> <div class="js-ajax-frame"> <section class="post-list"> <h3>Recent posts</h3> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2014">5 Mar 2014</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Gender role literacy: Girls in science?</a></h4> </div> <p>There are gender wars, and then there are casualties. It wasn’t until 2011 that the behemoth toymaker LEGO acknowledged girls’ desire to build with bricks, even though the company had long before made a seemingly effortless pivot to co-branding, video games, and major motion pictures. So it’s little wonder that girls face all-too-real obstacles when <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2014/03/05/gender-role-literacy-girls-in-science/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">9 Dec 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Challenges of crowdsourcing: Analysis of Historypin</a></h4> </div> <p>Crowdsourcing can build virtual community, engage the public, and build large knowledge databases about science and culture. But what does it take, and how fast can you grow? For some insight, we look at a crowdsourced history site: Historypin is an appealing database of historical photos, with dates, locations, captions, and other metadata. It’s called History <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/12/09/challenges-of-crowdsourcing-analysis-of-historypin/">Read more</a> </article> <article class="post"> <div class="article-footer"> <time datetime="2013">18 Nov 2013</time> <h4><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Dinovember: Creative literacy starts young</a></h4> </div> <p>“Uh-oh,” Refe Tuma heard his girls whisper. “Mom and Dad are not going to like this.” It’s Dinovember, and his family’s plastic dinosaurs have been getting into mischief all month. Every year, Tuma and his wife devote the month of November to “convincing our children that, while they sleep, their plastic dinosaur figures come to life. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">[…]</a></p> <a class="more" href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2013/11/18/dinovember-creative-literacy-starts-young/">Read more</a> </article> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> </header> <main role="main" id="main"><div id="twocolumns" class="full_width"> <div class="container default_page"> <div class="twocolumns-holder"> <section id="content" class="ajax-container"> <div class="title"> <h1>Tag: communications</h1> </div> <div class="post-2933 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications tag-audience tag-communications-2 tag-community tag-education tag-humanities tag-lego tag-nasa tag-outreach" id="post-2933"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/" rel="bookmark">NASA partners with community LEGO event for community outreach</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/" rel="bookmark">August 29th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-2937" title="NASA BrickFair" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-Shot-2011-08-29-at-11.36.23-AM.png" alt="" width="252" height="136" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-Shot-2011-08-29-at-11.36.23-AM.png 252w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/Screen-Shot-2011-08-29-at-11.36.23-AM-150x80.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 252px) 100vw, 252px" />A cheap and effective way to do community outreach is to piggyback or partner with existing events. NASA did this in a subtle and effective way earlier this month at an annual event for LEGO enthusiasts. “<a href="http://www.BrickFair.com/">BrickFair</a>” drew over 17 thousand people in a August weekend to a conference center near Dulles airport. <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/#more-2933" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading NASA partners with community LEGO event for community outreach">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/08/29/nasa-partners-with-community-lego-event-for-community-outreach/#comments">2 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/communications-2/" rel="tag">communications</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/community/" rel="tag">community</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/education/" rel="tag">education</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/humanities/" rel="tag">humanities</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/lego/" rel="tag">LEGO</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/nasa/" rel="tag">NASA</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1809 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-communications category-strategy tag-audience tag-blog tag-communications-2 tag-outreach tag-twitter" id="post-1809"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/30/dont-confuse-the-channel-and-the-audience-in-social-media/" rel="bookmark">Don’t confuse the channel and the audience (in social media)</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/30/dont-confuse-the-channel-and-the-audience-in-social-media/" rel="bookmark">March 30th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright size-full wp-image-1810" title="Taming the firehose" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-30-at-11.52.22-AM.png" alt="" width="177" height="123" srcset="https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-30-at-11.52.22-AM.png 177w, https://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-30-at-11.52.22-AM-150x104.png 150w" sizes="(max-width: 177px) 100vw, 177px" />Social media can feel like you are talking to the world, but in reality there’s a lot of self-selection going on. So know your audience.</p> <p>Before the Internet, the gatekeepers of public information (journalists, editors and producers) considered the needs of audiences for you. These gatekeepers would filter a fire-hose of information in press releases and technical publications to deliver a digested slivers of information via television news, tv, print, and trade press. Other kinds of technical information was discussed at conferences, at meetings, in journals or in private. (See my post about “<a title="Fall of the gatekeepers, rise of bloggers" href="http://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/02/fall-of-the-gatekeepers-rise-of-bloggers/">Fall of the gatekeepers</a>“) <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/30/dont-confuse-the-channel-and-the-audience-in-social-media/#more-1809" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading Don’t confuse the channel and the audience (in social media)">(more…)</span></a></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/30/dont-confuse-the-channel-and-the-audience-in-social-media/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/blog/" rel="tag">blog</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/communications-2/" rel="tag">communications</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/twitter/" rel="tag">Twitter</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-1449 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management category-communications category-strategy tag-advertising tag-audience tag-communications-2 tag-outreach tag-planning tag-public-relations tag-strategic-communication" id="post-1449"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/16/what-is-strategic-communications/" rel="bookmark">What is strategic communications?</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/16/what-is-strategic-communications/" rel="bookmark">March 16th, 2011</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p><img class="alignright" title="abomb" src="http://www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/Screen-shot-2011-03-15-at-5.52.32-PM.png" alt="" width="154" height="136" /></p> <p>The term “strategic communications” has become popular over the last two decades. It means infusing communications efforts with an agenda and a master plan. Typically, that master plan involves promoting the brand of an organization, urging people to do specific actions, or advocating particular legislation.</p> <p>It can refer to both a process, and to a specific job title.</p> <p><strong> <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/16/what-is-strategic-communications/#more-1449" class="more-link"><span aria-label="Continue reading What is strategic communications?">(more…)</span></a></strong></p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/communications/" rel="category tag">Communication</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/strategy/" rel="category tag">Strategy</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2011/03/16/what-is-strategic-communications/#comments">23 Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/advertising/" rel="tag">advertising</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/audience/" rel="tag">Audience</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/communications-2/" rel="tag">communications</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/outreach/" rel="tag">outreach</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/planning/" rel="tag">planning</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/public-relations/" rel="tag">public relations</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/strategic-communication/" rel="tag">strategic communication</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="post-364 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-business-management tag-communications-2 tag-conflict tag-dispute-resolution tag-personalities tag-staff" id="post-364"> <div class="title"> <h2><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2005/12/02/containing-conflict/" rel="bookmark">Containing conflict</a></h2> <p class="info"><strong class="date"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2005/12/02/containing-conflict/" rel="bookmark">December 2nd, 2005</a></strong> by IDEA</p> </div> <div class="content"> <p>Author: Elisa Warner Permitting respectful disagreement heads off larger conflicts. Problem An open exchange of ideas is crucial to organizational growth and development. However, disagreements between individuals can lead to interpersonal conflicts that can create an unpleasant environment and reduce an organization’s effectiveness. Solution Create a team culture that embraces differences and gives members permission</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <ul> <li>Posted in <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/category/business-management/" rel="category tag">Business</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/2005/12/02/containing-conflict/#respond">No Comments</a></li> <li>Tags: <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/communications-2/" rel="tag">communications</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/conflict/" rel="tag">conflict</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/dispute-resolution/" rel="tag">dispute resolution</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/personalities/" rel="tag">personalities</a>, <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/tag/staff/" rel="tag">staff</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </main> <footer id="footer"> <div class="container"> <nav class="page-nav"> <ul> <li id="menu-item-4498" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-home menu-item-4498"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/">Home</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4497" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4497"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/about/">Mission & history</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4499" class="popup menu-item menu-item-type-custom menu-item-object-custom menu-item-4499"><a title="popup" class="js-btn-show-popups" href="#wrapper">Browse topics</a></li> <li id="menu-item-4666" class="menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page menu-item-4666"><a href="https://www.idea.org/blog/contact/">Contact IDEA</a></li> <li>Copyright © 2025 <a href="https://www.idea.org/blog">IDEA</a></li> </ul> </nav> </div> </footer> </div> <script type='text/javascript'> /* <![CDATA[ */ var wpcf7 = {"apiSettings":{"root":"https:\/\/www.idea.org\/blog\/wp-json\/contact-form-7\/v1","namespace":"contact-form-7\/v1"},"cached":"1"}; /* ]]> */ </script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/plugins/contact-form-7/includes/js/scripts.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-content/themes/ideaorg/js/jquery.main.js'></script> <script type='text/javascript' src='//www.idea.org/blog/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js'></script> </body>  <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-Y68B45MT0H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-Y68B45MT0H'); </script> </html>