{"id":310,"date":"2014-09-15T19:50:15","date_gmt":"2014-09-15T23:50:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/?p=310"},"modified":"2014-09-26T09:30:23","modified_gmt":"2014-09-26T13:30:23","slug":"dpsi-2014-kick-off-event","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/2014\/09\/15\/dpsi-2014-kick-off-event\/","title":{"rendered":"DPSI 2014 Kick-Off Event"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>On Thursday,\u00a0September 11 \u00a0the DPSI community gathered to kick-off the semester!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2058.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-321 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2058-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2058\" width=\"345\" height=\"230\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2058-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2058-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 345px) 100vw, 345px\" \/><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Team members, mentors, Berkman staff, and friends heard from Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, Harvard Law School Professor Urs Gasser, Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisenmann, and HarvardX Research Fellow\/Berkman affiliate Justin Reich.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-312 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1905-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1905\" width=\"276\" height=\"172\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1913.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-319 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1913-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1913\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1913-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1913-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\">Guests arrived at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where they sat by project teams for the kick-off event.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvard Law School Professor Urs Gasser<\/strong> provided welcoming remarks. He explored Berkman&#8217;s history of connecting technology and education through initiatives like the Youth and Media Lab, CopyrightX, and and now the Digital Problem-SolvingInitiative.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_19291.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-313 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_19291-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1929\" width=\"333\" height=\"222\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_19291-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_19291-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 333px) 100vw, 333px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow\u00a0<\/strong>regarded DPSI as a hybrid mode of learning, operating like an innovation lab.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1943.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-314 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1943-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1943\" width=\"333\" height=\"213\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisenmann\u00a0<\/strong>offered advice about how to pursue new ventures and incubate ideas.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1954.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-315 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1954-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1954\" width=\"308\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1954-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1954-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 308px) 100vw, 308px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>HarvardX Research Fellow and Berkman Affiliate Justin Reich\u00a0<\/strong>offered takeaways from his DPSI team that participated in the 2013-2014 DPSI pilot.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1986.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-316 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1986-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1986\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1986-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_1986-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Participants<\/strong> then met in teams to mingle, develop team names, discuss the upcoming semester, and of course, to enjoy snacks.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-317 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2007-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2007\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2007-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2007-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2029.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-318 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2029-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2029\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2029-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2029-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2046.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-320 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.law.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2046-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_2046\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2046-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/files\/2014\/09\/IMG_2046-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stay tuned for more updates on DPSI team progress and events! And while you&#8217;re at it, like our page on<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Digital-Problem-Solving-Initiative\/687401528016603\" target=\"_blank\"> Facebook!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Facebook!\" href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pages\/Digital-Problem-Solving-Initiative\" target=\"_blank\">\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday,\u00a0September 11 \u00a0the DPSI community gathered to kick-off the semester! Team members, mentors, Berkman staff, and friends heard from Harvard Law School Dean Martha Minow, Harvard Law School Professor Urs Gasser, Harvard Business School Professor Thomas Eisenmann, and HarvardX Research Fellow\/Berkman affiliate Justin Reich. Guests arrived at the Harvard Graduate School of Education where &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/2014\/09\/15\/dpsi-2014-kick-off-event\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">DPSI 2014 Kick-Off Event<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6353,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[127576],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-310","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fall-2014"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6353"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":323,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/310\/revisions\/323"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/archive.blogs.harvard.edu\/dpsi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}