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“the internet is “a chameleon”. “It is the first medium that can act like all media — it can be...

Sun, 16 Jun 2013 09:50:29 -0400

“the internet is “a chameleon”. “It is the first medium that can act like all media — it can be text, or audio, or video, or all of the above. It is nonlinear, thanks to the world wide web and the revolutionary convention of hyperlinking. It is inherently participatory — not just interactive, in the sense that it responds to your commands, but an instigator constantly encouraging you to comment, contribute, join in. And it is immersive — meaning that you can use it to drill down as deeply as you like”

— The screen saver: Secret Cinema’s mission to save the movies (Wired UK)

via interestingsnippets:

Huge move by Ben & Jerry’s on GMOs. I admire their...

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:14:00 -0400

Huge move by Ben & Jerry’s on GMOs. I admire their activism.

“We commit to sourcing non-GMO ingredients for all our products everywhere by year-end 2013.”

“We have a long history of siding with consumers and their right to know what’s in their food.”

"One of the greatest threats we face is, simply put, bullshit. We are drowning in it."

Wed, 05 Jun 2013 14:08:37 -0400

“One of the greatest threats we face is, simply put, bullshit. We are drowning in it.”

- Jon Lovett

Watch the entire speech on Upworthy.

(via bijan)

Where All Our Greenhouse Gasses Are Coming...

Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:34:56 -0400

Where All Our Greenhouse Gasses Are Coming From via
ilovecharts:

ilovecharts: 29 cities’s bike-sharing programs at the same...

Fri, 31 May 2013 15:31:23 -0400

ilovecharts:

29 cities’s bike-sharing programs at the same scale

Towards a framework change in education

Mon, 13 May 2013 17:57:00 -0400

Time for ‘framework changes’ across the board. Bill Drayton, visionary who foresaw and catalyzed the social entrepreneurship movement, calls out for a very much needed transformation.

“We live in a world where education currently is about learning a few rules, and repetition of these rules reinforces them, but in a new dynamic society of flux there is no place for such stagnant rules. We need new skills and a ‘framework change’; It’s going to get very hard to create change or lead teams or even simply take part in group activities without empathy. In fact it’s the basic human social tool for surviving in this new world.”

Visit http://startempathy.org

Bill Drayton - Ashoka

Equal rights to pursue happiness, for all.

Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:07:56 -0400

Equal rights to pursue happiness, for all.

Empathy, changemakers and teams

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 14:23:25 -0400

Right on Bill.

“You cannot afford to have anyone on your team who isn’t a changemaker … and one of the qualities you need as a changemaker is empathy,” Drayton said. Drayton also shared his vision for a “fluid, open, team of teams,” where each employee has both the skills to identify opportunities and to solve problems, as the emerging organizational format for this era, as well as the departure from monolith-type corporations. “Change begets change … and the world we are going to is better,” he said.
Bill Drayton

http://www.forbes.com/sites/ashoka/2013/03/22/empathy-in-business-indulgence-or-invaluable/

A Ven diagram sweetspot for hapiness in business. Via...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 08:29:45 -0400

A Ven diagram sweetspot for hapiness in business.

Via http://www.zazzle.com/how_to_be_happy_in_business_poster-228279284218022257

b-c-d: via Shoot&Share for iPhone

Sun, 10 Mar 2013 08:52:04 -0400

b-c-d:

via Shoot&Share for iPhone

Scotland declared a Fair Trade Nation

Mon, 25 Feb 2013 13:12:19 -0500

Scotland declared a Fair Trade Nation:

Huge :)

Let's play fantasy economics. Things could really get better

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 09:35:57 -0500

Let's play fantasy economics. Things could really get better:

Great piece. It is very important not to stop imagining how we could live, and to constantly work towards that image.

Via Marcelo Palazzi

"Our technology is wonderful and amazing and connects us in ways we couldn’t imagine a few years ago...."

Fri, 22 Feb 2013 06:39:08 -0500

“Our technology is wonderful and amazing and connects us in ways we couldn’t imagine a few years ago. It can also disconnect us if we don’t remember that the crack between the subway car and the platform is only a few inches wide, but pieces of our lives can fall through there. It’s both things.”

- Into The Mystic (via fred-wilson)

"Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they..."

Wed, 20 Feb 2013 11:12:58 -0500

“Cities have the capability of providing something for everybody, only because, and only when, they are created by everybody.”

- Jane Jacobs (via stoweboyd)

Fractal...

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 14:10:15 -0500

Fractal GIF

Source: http://www.newrepublic.com/article/112442/gif-industrial-complex-inside-look

"There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not..."

Sat, 16 Feb 2013 11:25:54 -0500

“There are only two mistakes one can make along the road to truth; not going all the way, and not starting”

- Buddha (via Moneal) (via bijan)

John Elkington - Most CEO's do not understand sustainability

Mon, 28 Jan 2013 20:57:47 -0500

“Why do companies use the language of sustainability, but fail to practice it?

Many companies use the sustainability language due to peer pressure. In 2010, the UN Global Compact group of companies published a report by Accenture, polling 766 CEOs around the world. About 92% said, “sustainability is now important to our company”.

What quickly became clear is that they understood sustainability very differently than us. They understood it as reporting, having a chief sustainability officer, understanding problems around the supply chain—88% said they would drive it through their supply chains. What really worried me was that 81% said, “we have already embedded sustainability in our organisation”. That was the moment I realised they don’t really understand what this is about. They don’t understand the nature and scale of the climate issue, water issue, natural resources issue, poverty and all these things. They are seeing it as efficiency issues and transparency.

They are doing a lot compared to what companies were doing 25-30 years ago. But still, for most companies we deal with, it is still an incremental change agenda. Another problem is they are trying to address these issues, but they lack skills beyond their core expertise to tackle sustainability.”

via The Economic Times

The War on Drugs - a taboo breaking.

Sun, 09 Dec 2012 20:36:54 -0500

We are beyond an idea who’s time has come. It is time to accelerate collective action towards ending the War and Drugs and the non-sense ‘prohibition regime’.

Watch the video: Breaking the Taboo

Sign the Petition:

To Ban Ki-moon and all Heads of State:

We call on you to end the war on drugs and the prohibition regime, and move towards a system based on decriminalisation, regulation, public health and education. This 50 year old policy has failed, fuels violent organised crime, devastates lives and is costing billions. It is time for a humane and effective approach.

Bangladesh Factory Inferno Witness: Managers Ignored Fire - ABC News

Thu, 29 Nov 2012 17:21:00 -0500

Bangladesh Factory Inferno Witness: Managers Ignored Fire - ABC News:

Human life can’t cease to be a priority. Putting profit and power above human life has to stop.

"If you want to subvert the dominant paradigm, you have to have more fun than they do and let them..."

Tue, 20 Nov 2012 01:30:23 -0500

“If you want to subvert the dominant paradigm, you have to have more fun than they do and let them know while you are doing it.”

- Ed Gillespie, the Art of Having Fun whilst Changing the World (via zarahminor)