http://peopleslabs.org Research driven products and services for socio-economic development Tue, 04 May 2010 21:36:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ayan will be talking about People's Labs and Careerimp at a public interview at the splendid Little E's Jazz and Blues Club in the Cultural District this Thursday at 6.30pm. Come on out to enjoy the live music by Jessica Lee and Friends, and meet several regional entrepreneurs at this ... http://peopleslabs.org/2010/05/04/jazz-and-internet-technology/ "Office Romance"? That's no gossip! The Pittsburgh City Paper featured us in their news this week, complete with quotes and a photograph at our workplace at Olympus. Pick a copy from the stands while they last, or check it out online. http://peopleslabs.org/2010/04/30/peoples-labs-and-careerimp-in-the-city-paper/ We're deep into development now, but that doesn't mean we can stop talking about CareerImp. People's Labs will be presenting CareerImp at two events this week. Want to meet us in the flesh, learn about our business plan, and heckle us from the crowd? Come on by the Elevator Pitch ... http://peopleslabs.org/2010/03/25/careerimp-on-cmu-campus-this-week/ People's Labs will be introducing CareerImp at the Olympus Showcase this Wednesday at 3.30pm in room 3305 in Newell Simon Hall on the Carnegie Mellon University campus. Register to attend the Show & Tell, and witness the CareerImp prototype demo! http://peopleslabs.org/2010/03/15/careerimp-preview-at-olympus-showcase/ Riled up? That's the title of the workshop or interest group that Ayan facilitated at the Startingbloc Institute for Social Innovation in Boston. For those who heard about us at Startingbloc, welcome to our online abode!  We'd love to continue hearing your and others' views on the subject as we shape our ... http://peopleslabs.org/2010/02/24/jobseekers-and-recruiters-frustrated/ Ayan delivered a guest lecture at the inter-disciplinary graduate and undergraduate class being taught by Matthew Kam at Carnegie Mellon University on "The Role of Technology in Learning in the 21st century". The lecture was on "Designing for Employability in India", and highlighted some trends and models in using information ... http://peopleslabs.org/2010/01/22/lecture-on-technology-for-employability-education/ The Global Entrepreneurship Week is a worldwide initiative to promote entrepreneurial efforts and aspirations. Running from 16th to 22nd November, Carnegie Mellon was a host organization for the week. People's Labs participated in the activities of the day devoted to social entrepreneurship. At the Social Innovation Job Fair and Mixer, we ... http://peopleslabs.org/2009/11/23/peoples-labs-the-entrepreneurship-week/ This is no tongue-in-cheek! The Peoples' Summit was a free educational program of informed dialogue regarding the economic, social and political problems facing the world. It coincided with the G-20 Summit in Pittsburgh, and garnered attendance of above 700 people. People's Labs had an informational table at the Summit which drew ... http://peopleslabs.org/2009/09/23/peoples-labs-at-the-peoples-summit/ The G20 Unemployed Needs Research team from People's Labs had a booth at the G20 Awareness Fair at Carnegie Mellon University today, where they educated students about researching social issues, and specifically informed them about the research that is being undertaken by us at the Tent City for the unemployed ... http://peopleslabs.org/2009/09/18/peoples-labs-at-g20-awareness-fair/ People's Labs had a number of socially motivated students, faculty, and non-profit organization representatives drop by our table at the Sept 10th, 2009  Seventh Annual Heinz College Public Service Fair! We received much interest through resume submissions, volunteers, and contacts – whom will be getting in touch with soon! http://peopleslabs.org/2009/09/10/peoples-labs-at-heinz-org-non-profit-career-fair/