"Blogging for me is about sharing my ideas with others.
I could live my dream of being an artist like Anna Deavere Smith, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Laurie Anderson or Jenny Holzer, just sharing my ideas of truth with the world.
Then, I started going to meetings of the Alzheimer's Association in Boston, which was really getting seriously started then, and sharing my ideas.
Because my hypothesis was, if I could create an alternative to TED, then I could not only provide myself with a platform for giving talks and sharing my ideas but I could invite other interesting people to join me and share their precious ideas, plus make some money and get some decent swag.
Due to the abundant amount of support and help I have received from my mentor and the other members of my lab and the tremendous amount of practice I have gained through presentations and lab meetings, I have become more comfortable and confident in sharing my ideas and asking questions within academic settings.
So I set out, over a period of about six months, to come up with some "forum themes". Because my hypothesis was, if I could create an alternative to TED, then I could not only provide myself with a platform for giving talks and sharing my ideas but I could invite other interesting people to join me and share their precious ideas, plus make some money and get some decent swag.
No one sees the color of your skin when you communicate online, so it was one of the few places I felt comfortable sharing my ideas and questions.
I'm sharing my ideas because we're at a tipping point where consumers, employers, and doctors are starting to wake up to the realities of the healthcare system and want the answers to improve it.
When our band first started, I was so hesitant about sharing my ideas.
