Move over New School, Miami Ad School, Brainco, Portfolio School, Pasrons and all you other creative learning centers. Boulder Digital Works, which is part of an actual college (University of Colorado at Boulder) is has the potential to be a heavy hitter, not to mention a grow-house for Crispin’s hydroponic creatives. It’s called Boulder Digital Works.
Their description: “BDW is a project-based and accredited learning initiative focused on developing today and tomorrow’s digital leaders and entrepreneurs. Led by acclaimed practitioners and researchers from business, creative, and technology disciplines, our program is designed for people who want to change the world through digital creativity, innovation, and leadership, and are actively interested in a career in the digital industry.”
Our (guess) description: yet another institution that will guarantee something it can’t/shouldn’t but people will spend gobs of money to attend because they’ll think their chances of getting into Crispin (and if not there, anywhere!) are wicked high and then maybe they will get a gig after their hipster graduation but they’ll soon become jaded, yes jaded, by the place and the business because something new will have come along or their talent won’t be appreciated or they won’t be paid enough or Bogusky will retire and the “creative juice” will be funneled into his new weight lifting book that I just invented. That or it’ll totally fuckin rock.
The Denver Egotist has a full on interview.
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— Ben Malbon, BBH Labs
— Jake Nickell Threadless, Founder, CSO
— Scott Prindle CP+B VP of Technology
— Kip Vortek, RAPP SVP Comm. Planning
— Jay Wolff, Odopod President
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KARL BECKER FL2, OWNER
WINSTON BINCH CP+B, VP/MANAGING DIRECTOR OF INTERACTIVE
Production, Business Development
KATHIE BROYLES CBS NETWORK, FORMER SVP/CREATIVE DIRECTOR MARKETING
Entertainment Advertising, Branding Identity, Design, Business, Account Services
DAVID COHEN TECHSTARS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Entrepreneurism, Technology, Start-ups, Venture Capital
JOE CORR CP+B, SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD
Technology
PETER D’AMATO FL2, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
ANDREW DAVISON CP+B, DIRECTOR
Strategic Marketing, Technology and Innovation
GENE DE LIBERO BBC WORLDWIDE, DIRECTOR/SVP OF DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY
Web technology, digital channels/tools, mobile, organizational change, digital business process, digital innovation and product development
MATT FAJOHN FL2, SENIOR INTERACTIVE STRATEGIST
CONN FISHBURN F3, MANAGING PARTNER
Strategic Planning, Innovation, Content Development, Partnerships, Monetization, Social Media, Holistic Marketing, Transmedia Narratives
SHARON GURY CP+B, STRATEGIST
Consumer and Cultural Trends, Qualitative Research, Messaging Strategy, Business Insights
JEFFREY KALMIKOFF THREADLESS, PARTNER, CHIEF CREATIVE OFFICER
Web design (specific to highly scalable content), Community-Based Business (transparency, fostering loyalty, etc), Crowdsourcing
ALLISON KENT-SMITH BDW, SR DIRECTOR, COMMUNITY AND INDUSTRY DEVELOPMENT
Digital Strategy, Business Development, Partnerships, Integrated Marketing
TROY LERNER THE BOOYAH AGENCY, DIGITAL MANAGER
Search Engine Marketing, Online Display, Search Engine Optimization, Online Media
MICHAEL LIGHTNER BDW, TECHNOLOGY, CHAIR
Technology
PEYTON LINDLEY EFFECTIVE UI, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, UX DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY
User Centered Design, Team Management, Digital Consulting & Strategy, Workshop Facilitation and Brainstorming
BEN MALBON BBH LABS, MANAGING PARTNER
Account Planning, Global Planning Director
LAURA NICHOLS CP+B, SENIOR TECHNICAL LEAD
.NET, Multi-touch technology, Silverlight
JAKE NICKELL THREADLESS, FOUNDER, CSO
IVAN PEREZ-ARMENDARIZ CP+B, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
Digital Marketing, Web Technology, Interactive Production, Start-ups, Leadership
SCOTT PRINDLE CP+B, VP OF TECHNOLOGY
Technology
S. JASON PROHASKA BIG SPACESHIP, GENERAL MANAGER
Strategic Marketing, Technology and Innovation
ROBERT REICH ONE RIOT, FOUNDER
Entrepreneurism, Technology, Innovation
NATHAN REUSS CP+B, EXPERIENCE DESIGNER
User Experience for the Digital and Physical World with a focus on UI
JONATHAN SCHOENBERG TDA, CREATIVE DIRECTOR/CO-OWNER
Panda Bear Procreation, Creative
SHEILA SHAYON THIRD EYE MEDIA, PRESIDENT
Programming, Acquisitions, Talent Relations, Strategic Ideation and Branding, Social Networking/Blogging, Mass Media History, Cause-Wired Activism
DAVID SLAYDEN BDW, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, CHAIR
Creative
MICHAEL TABTABAI MODERNISTA, INTERACTIVE CREATIVE DIRECTOR
KIP VORTEK RAPP, SVP, COMMUNICATIONS PLANNING
Digital Brand Experience, Interactive Design
JAY WOLFF ODOPOD, PRESIDENT