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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Start exploring, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 5 days ago
How do you have an epic adventure when you don’t know how to plan? Sometimes planning an epic adventure feels more challenging than the adventure itself. EPIC Trek will provide a single resource for adventure p […]
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Sara Kies posted a new activity comment 1 week, 5 days ago
Great post, Christina! I am also a fan of the Smart Things app. I use it with my refrigerator. Yes, I have the superdy techy fridge with the “Family planner tablet” embedded into it. It’s amazing because I can see inside my refrigerator when I’m at the grocery store and I can see who’s at my door through the Ring app integration. The only thing I…[Read more]
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Trust in the age of technology, on the site Digital Innovation in Mobile Marketing and Communication MKTG 5606 Fall 2020 1 week, 5 days ago
Every stage of parenthood is a new adventure into the unknown. I’m currently the mayor of Teen Town, a new dwelling where the residents don’t pay taxes, debate the rules, and flood the streets with dirty socks […]
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Sara – this is great. I love the “Mayor of Teen Town” – I have recently deemed my house a Fortnite Detox Zone!
Such a good point with “as a kid.” I remember being dropped off outside the (old) Philadelphia Spectrum with my friend to go watch a Sixers Game. My buddy’s dad would pick us up on the same corner when it was over… and we were 10 years old! If I did that today, 1) I’d be arrested and 2) I would go nuts.
I’ve tried to slowly release some of the controls as my kids age… I feel like it’s more of an exercise for the parents than kids! At least it is for me.
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Going back to your post James (and Jen’s/Aja’s parallel contributions), would love to talk more about these dilemmas not just as parents, but as it relates to the larger impact on society of the tradeoffs between empowered independence and omnipresent surveillance.
I chuckle here as I remember my parents’ look at my then-toddler daughter watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse when we went out to eat (we like eating out at decent restaurants and decent restaurants generally don’t appreciate unruly children!) and hearing about how “in their day” their parents apparently released them into the wilds of suburbia at age 4 to fend for themselves only to be seen again at 18 when their parents once again were content to release them permanently.
Every generation seems to have their concerns about the “worst case” of the decisions we don’t realize we’re making, but the next generation somehow seems to navigate the world they live in and learn from our errors.
As growth is exponential though, what role do we all play to “optimizing” our approach as we go as opposed to analyzing the results after all the data is “in”?
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As a parent at the end of “Teen Town” I can say that those teenage years were hell. I was (still kind of am) with the younger one – the “smother”. I don’t know how we don’t smother them with all the tools we have on hand to track their every move. It also seems like nothing in terms of behavior adjustments has quite the power of turning off the phones and their wifi (wow are they suddenly compliant). In those ways, the technology has been good and bad. I agree with James that the entire experience is an exercise for the parents – not the kids. Somehow it seems to be okay in the end. I have a 19-year-old now that I was certain I wasn’t going to survive in the last few years. In the end it seems he has returned back to a nice, sweet, kind creature that I really enjoy being around and those controls and tracking just fell away the second he graduated. I wish I had released some of that control earlier for my sake.
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Project Deck, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Memos & Minutes, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
Meeting Minutes
September 10, 2020
Email Correspondence
September 19, 2020
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Epic Trek Demo, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Project Plan, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Marketing Channels, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Digital Analysis, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Data & Process Model, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Competitive Analysis, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
EpicTrek Positioning Statement
While websites like Packupandgo and Hipcamp offer travel agent type booking services static for those who are already looking, Epic Trek is focused on the wonderous wanderer. Epic […] -
Sara Kies wrote a new post, Your adventure awaits, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
Beginning an outdoor trip is a two-step process: the courage to try, and the confidence in yourself to keep going. Epic Trek can’t take the steps for you, but we can help you every step of the way by p […]
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Home, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Project, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Market, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Company Profile, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
Mission
Connecting adventurers to their passions.
Vision
Build and support a community of adventurers whose outdoor experiences will inspire them to protect […]
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Brand Profile, on the site Epic Trek 1 week, 6 days ago
Opportunities
Market Demographics/PsychographicsMarket size: 146 million by 2017 and on the rise from 144 in 2016
Parents (especially those with older kids) are most likely to be open to new […]
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Design, on the site Epic Trek 2 weeks ago
Epic features include the perfect EPIC Trec integrated with mobile optimized interactive technology. Track adventures and earn points for challenges with friends and family and redeem for prizes from various […]
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Testimonials, on the site Epic Trek 2 weeks ago
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Sara Kies wrote a new post, Slider, on the site Epic Trek 2 weeks ago
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