Women in Innovation: Stories
I love giving talks about innovation and creativity. On November 5, I shared a fun morning in Jerusalem with these awesome women from The...
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Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 29, 2019
- 1 min
Stories of A Startup Nation
I was invited to give a talk about whether Israel's reputation as 'a startup nation' represents truth or hype. So, I brought a cache of...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
What's your pick? Face-to-Face vs. Digital communication
Call me old school, but I always prefer face-to-face conversation. Having worked in the world of communications for over two decades, I...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 22, 2019
- 1 min
“The” startup nation? Or, “a” startup nation?
Is Israel “the” startup nation or “a” startup nation? I’ve always preferred the term Innovation Nation to Startup Nation. But then, it...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 16, 2019
- 2 min
A different version of myself
Two years ago, I crossed the lines of writing about the arts -- which I’ve done for over 20 years as a journalist -- to being in the...
Viva Sarah Press
- Oct 15, 2019
- 1 min
Stories of this innovation nation: boastful vs. factual
At the end of this month, I’ve been asked to give a talk on Israel's reputation in the realm of innovation. Is this country’s moniker as...
Viva Sarah Press
- Sep 28, 2019
- 2 min
Documentary on World Education: Israel
Sometimes you need an outsider to show you what's happening in your neighborhood. Journalist and filmmaker Zhou Yijun dedicates an...
Viva Sarah Press
- Sep 23, 2019
- 1 min
Ever see a clown on the UPnRIDE?
Twice a week, I work as an educational clown. The rest of the week, I work as an innovation journalist and give talks on the culture of...
Viva Sarah Press
- Sep 19, 2019
- 2 min
Juggling my worlds: Journalist - Social Clown
For the past five years, I’ve focused my public speaking on the innovation stories I’ve covered as a journalist. I love speaking to...
Viva Sarah Press
- Sep 15, 2019
- 1 min
A side thought or a great idea?
I love finding out where a startup’s great idea has come from. Why didn’t someone else come up with the idea sooner? What made the...
Viva Sarah Press
- Aug 8, 2019
- 1 min
From talking about innovation to being part of it
Niv Morgenstern, an educational entrepreneur who is on a mission to creating a relevant learning experience in the 21st century, runs a...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 21, 2019
- 1 min
Happy ice cream day!
For me, every day is ice cream day. But officially, today, July 21, is National Ice Cream Day in the US. Actually, July is National Ice...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 17, 2019
- 1 min
Inspiring (and being inspired by) university students
Every July, I get to speak to groups of American university students who come to Israel for internships. This year, I had the opportunity...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 8, 2019
- 1 min
Multi-creative doesn’t mean indecisive
“So, what is it that you do?” That was a message that recently made it into my inbox. It’s a good question. What I do probably fits into...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jul 3, 2019
- 1 min
What can you do with $100 million?
$100 million. That’s about how much the Beresheet spacecraft mission cost to put Israel in Lunar Orbit. It’s also the sum an...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jun 25, 2019
- 1 min
Beresheet is the purple splotch on the Moon Map
This is so cool! Beresheet is on the official National Geographic Moon Map. National Geographic just published a new Moon Map with a list...
Viva Sarah Press
- Jun 3, 2019
- 3 min
Why did a Chinese film crew follow educational clowns around an Israeli primary school?
Educational clowning is still making its mark in Israel. Of the thousands of schools in the country today, 11 have taken part in piloting...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 31, 2019
- 2 min
Everyone needs a devil’s advocate: How an objection to our idea helped us for the better
The majority of people who hear about our project like our idea straight off the bat. Some aren’t fully sure of what we do, yet don’t ask...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 19, 2019
- 1 min
Splitting my personalities
It was bound to happen. My journalist, public speaker and educational clown personalities were all vying for space on this blog. My work...
Viva Sarah Press
- May 16, 2019
- 1 min
Over 500 million blogs. Thanks for choosing this one
There are over 1.6 billion websites in the world. Over 500 million of them are considered to be blogs. There are over 2 million blog...
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