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Colin Wiens 23, Male
Anderson, United States

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TEDTalks : Why we don’t understand as much as we think we do - Jonathan Drori (2007)

Starting with four basic questions (that you may be surprised to find you can't answer), Jonathan Drori looks at the gaps in our knowledge -- and specifically, what we don't about science that we might think we do.
 

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What is your greatest strength?
Evangelist
What are you working on?
Personal brand activism while studying full-time for my MBA at Anderson University.
How big is your business?
Self-employed
What is your Job Title
Owner
What is your Company Website?
http://www.adpur.com
What is your Personal Website?
http://www.colinwiens.com

smallerINDIANA

“The world is too dangerous for anything but truth and too small for anything but love.” - William Sloan Coffin

It's interesting to consider the idea of a Smaller Indiana. As it stands, Indiana is the smallest state I've lived in; and yet, I am amazed by how big it really is. In Indiana I've found visionaries that dream bigger than any NYC adman could imagine. There are small business ventures that have so many zeros at the end of their 5 year forecasts it would make Sequoia Capital giddy. Indiana is doing big things.

I'm always looking to the future, always seeking the next cultural undertone to indulge myself in, and I have met some awesome people along the way. I remind myself daily that it's only about the people.

I'm certain that through this website I will meet really amazing people. I'd love to know what it is that sets you apart from others in order to better appreciate and embrace the uniqueness that is a Smaller Indiana. So, please, drop me a note and introduce yourself!

Colin Wiens's Blog

The state of education

Picasso once said this, he said that all children are born artists. The problem is to remain an artist as we grow up. I believe this passionately, that we don't grow into creativity, we grow out of it. Or rather we get educated out of it. So why is this? - Sir Ken Robinson

We all have a responsibility for what we leave our children. Sir Ken Robinson, PhD believes that the best thing we can do for our children is to embrace the role of creativity in the development process and n… Continue

Posted on January 7th, 2008 at 2:45am — 1 Comment (Add)

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At 7:01pm on March 15th, 2008, Dan Lacy said…
Colin
went through your dad's DiSC profile. I have some thoughts and comments about it. Ask him to contact me if he wants my feed back. Also, ask him if it would be good for a dating service? We would like to put one on line with the radio stations, something unique.
Let me know how you are doing on the MBA program at the Flagship.
At 11:51am on February 29th, 2008, Matthew Blinco said…
Good to see you as well how do you edit this webpage?
At 10:09pm on February 28th, 2008, Amy Marie Myers said…
Thanks, not really sure what its all about, but I am learning... How are you doing? How is your business? Update me! Amy
At 11:55am on February 17th, 2008, Paul Puzzello said…
Thanks for your insight into my branding question Colin, good luck completing your studies this spring.
At 3:39pm on January 29th, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
You need to write more on here Colin. I have heard comments about your writing ability! dooooo it.
At 11:52pm on January 7th, 2008, Pat Coyle said…
Colin, The inspiration for the name Smaller Indiana came from a book called "Nexus" which is about "small world networks. Apparently, if you map out the way cells link togher, or words in language, or computers on the Internet, or pages on the Web...you find tight clusters of highly connected things linked tightly together which are connecte d loosely by just a few long distance connections to other clusters. This pattern is called a "small world aristocratic network. " When I read that I realized I had seen such networks before. The men they call the 'city committe" who are given credit or brining the Pan Am Games and RCA Dome to Indy, and re-envigorating downtown...when asked how'd they do it, they said "the six of us were close friends, and when something needing doing, we know just the right person to bring in (long distance connection) to get the job done. I've seen people use my book club mailing list to find new employees, jobs and vendors from people they'd never met, but who were connected loosely through "small worlds." Read the Bible, especially John 17, and you'll see that God made us to be connected, and he gave us each special gifts which are most fully realized in community (in the body / the church). We are best in community. We are in trouble when we isolate (as money and power often drive us to do). We need to need eachother, but the world keeps telling us to be independent. Indiana is a humble state. The community is already strong, but we can harness technology to make it even stronger. We want to help the economy grow, and we're going to do it by make our social connections "smaller".
At 8:17am on January 7th, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
I like the design layout man!
At 10:55pm on January 6th, 2008, Kyle Lacy said…
hey man! Welcome to smaller indiana!
 
 

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Erin Edds

Food packaging/branding/design specialist needed 2 Replies

Hi all. As farmer's market season nears its end, Country Mouse City Mouse is wanting to expand its retail visability. Our packaging doesn't really lend itself to big store merchandising (we need to...

Started by Erin Edds in Classifieds - Help Wanted. Last reply by John Nichols 2 hours ago.

Mike Magan

How to raise the profile of Indiana AG race 2 Replies

The 2008 Election is compelling in so many ways. While it seems Hoosier voters seem engaged in the presidential and gubernatorial contests, what about the other races? How can the candidates runnin...

Tagged: Pence, Zoeller, AG, Election

Started by Mike Magan in Politics. Last reply by Erik Deckers 1 hour ago.

Anita LeBeau Griggs

Ladies, you are cordially invited.......

.......to join Affiliated Women International (AWI) through our virtual community, the Connection Station. AWI is a social and professional networking organization for women from all walks of life,...

Tagged: online, affiliated, business, networking, women

Started by Anita LeBeau Griggs in Classifieds - blatant self promotion 17 hours ago.

Steve Stuck

The McCain Speech

I posted last week on Barack and figured to post on McCain and his speech. This viewpoint is from a libertarian/conservative on many issue and I am voting for Bob Barr (L) for president. The candid...

Started by Steve Stuck in Politics 18 hours ago.

Josh Kaufmann

CMS or Ning or both 5 Replies

I'm working with a client who needs her website overhauled. She also wants social networking capabilities. I use SquareSpace to build sites -- it's a content management system. Yet, for this projec...

Started by Josh Kaufmann in Questions and Answers. Last reply by Josh Kaufmann 1 hour ago.

Pat Coyle

Do these election results make sense to you? 34 Replies

According to our Smaller Indiana Poll, if the elections were held today, Smaller Indiana would put a Democrat in the White House and a Republican in the Governor's Mansion. Does this make sense to ...

Started by Pat Coyle in Politics. Last reply by Julie Grice 50 minutes ago.

Cindy Dashnaw

Could comments be included within the e-mail notifications?

On another networking site (ConnectHancock.com), I receive e-mail notifications when someone adds a comment to a discussion I'm following, just like on SI -- but with ConnectHancock, the start of t...

Tagged: notifications, e-mail

Started by Cindy Dashnaw in About Smaller Indiana Sep 3.

Nicki Laycoax

Another Political Discussion.... 47 Replies

I am currently in a debate on Facebook of all things, about Obama because of a banner I posted on my profile. I am only getting negative remarks from one of my friends about Obama, but nothing posi...

Tagged: obama, palin, mccain, facebook, debate

Started by Nicki Laycoax in Politics. Last reply by Nicki Laycoax 38 minutes ago.

Pat Coyle

Smaller IN Mock Election 9/3/08 8:14am 3 Replies

The Smaller Indiana Mock Elections 2008 polls have been open for about 10 hours now. So far we've received 266 votes. Looks like we're tracking almost exactly along the same lines as Gallup, which ...

Tagged: jill, mccain, john, long, thompson

Started by Pat Coyle in Politics. Last reply by Andrew Ball 1 day ago.

Ryan Dillman

Web Admin/General IT

As some of you may know, the Noblesville Daily Times newspaper ceased publication last week. I was the Digital Media Manager for the paper, which means I built and ran all the websites. There was n...

Tagged: editor, manager, digital, admin, support

Started by Ryan Dillman in Classifieds - Position Wanted Sep 3.

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