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April 2010 Blog Posts (6,797)
Don't pick a fight with culture.
I find that the most interesting secret to innovation was the warning about not picking a fight with culture, for it really struck a cord with me. I found the example about; stirring and stoves, solar ovens and the market, to be extremely interesting and to the point. Many ideas these days are from raving lunatics engaged in circ**locution and their fantastical ideas are ephemeral and meaningless. It makes a lot of sense to not fight existing culture, a way of…
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Added by Yi Zhong on April 1, 2010 at 3:13am — No Comments
Toilet Twinning
I've just come across this innovative initiative by CORD UK - "Toilet Twinning":
http://www.toilettwinning.org/toilet-twinning/what-is-toilet-twinning.html
It makes it easy… Continue
Added by Trent Newman on April 1, 2010 at 3:12am — No Comments
H2O
Water
There is no substance more important.
The task of the fourth LEARN Challenge is to find and spread ideas for providing clean water.
Plastic pops up everywhere, it never leaves, it…
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Paying for a school to do its thing
For my act of monetary courage I went and helped this project on Kickstarter.com with a small amount of cash
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/OurGoods/trade-school-0
I was fascinated by the project bc I'm on an education kick now at work but the "school" itself had interesting future principles. If you have to give up something to learn something, you immediately have more invested and…
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Learn
I think that on top of really understanding the problem(s) and what it will take to find a solution(s) is for people to share their knowledge and skills to continue the innovative process both to and from people and communities. Once information is shared, it can spread, and once it spreads, there will be so many more people who will be… Continue
Added by Emily on April 1, 2010 at 3:00am — No Comments
in ten years
In ten years I will be a very successful film director. I will live in beverly hills and organize the stars and starlets to help change the world.
I truly believe that technology can save the world.
Clean water, food, power, and shelter should be basic rights. The bill of rights should be applied worldwide. No more exploitation!
I truly believe that technology can save the world.
Clean water, food, power, and shelter should be basic rights. The bill of rights should be applied worldwide. No more exploitation!
Added by Grat Crabtree on April 1, 2010 at 2:58am — No Comments
A hero to shadow
I've decided to shadow Twitter user @dosomething (http://twitter.com/dosomething). The name is what caught my eye - a simple but urgent, powerful message. Their site (http://www.dosomething.org/) provides links to find a cause and to get out there and, well, do something. It's great for someone who knows they want to be active, but isn't sure how to get started. There's a list of various causes, from animal… Continue
Added by Conor Davitt on April 1, 2010 at 2:46am — No Comments
Problems are not always obvious from afar
I credit my good friend Madu for this. In his role at the Wisconsin State Capitol, Madu is fostering partnerships and economic development between Wisconsin and Nigerian businesses. One difficulty Madu shared with me is that few in Nigeria, much less Africa as a wh***, can order goods and get them shipped to them.
This issue has several facets, a couple are big. First, companies like Amazon.com don't like to ship to the third world - it's hard for them to be paid efficiently. Second,… Continue
This issue has several facets, a couple are big. First, companies like Amazon.com don't like to ship to the third world - it's hard for them to be paid efficiently. Second,… Continue
Added by Tim on April 1, 2010 at 2:43am — No Comments
Nature's Gift Economy
For this week's act mission, I had an extra difficult time finding something to do that I'd "NEVER" done before, as Alchemy insisted in the mission brief. I already do live on less than $2 a day, in the Boston area. I already am a member of a time trade group. I already do barter regularly (most notably for housing). I already have had a Google checkout processing thingie on my website for people to pay me for my work. I already do work on a sliding scale basis (you can pay me from $0 to… Continue
Added by Turil Cronburg on April 1, 2010 at 2:30am — 3 Comments
Problems are not always obvious from afar
LEARN 1 "Problems are not always obvious from afar"
Problems are not always obvious from afar, how could I know your story without ever speaking to you? In the case of Africa problems are far from simple and encompa**** people, cultures, history and resources. in Africa we have some countries doing very well and other doing very poorly. There are issues with civil war, famine, corrupt governments, generally poor education and political climate seem to be big issues.
In the… Continue
Problems are not always obvious from afar, how could I know your story without ever speaking to you? In the case of Africa problems are far from simple and encompa**** people, cultures, history and resources. in Africa we have some countries doing very well and other doing very poorly. There are issues with civil war, famine, corrupt governments, generally poor education and political climate seem to be big issues.
In the… Continue
Added by Aaron Henderson on April 1, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments
Escaping the trap of credit cards
I read a bunch of personal finance bloggers - I have ever since the pre-recession media frenzy because I felt it was a more positive step than absorbing the body blows of constant media despair. The frugality folks may be a little anal about washing Baggies for reuse, more exacting than a lot of us, but they usually give off the energy of "can do" around the nation's fiscal issues.
So I'm no stranger to sites like freecycle.org - which I've used to give away things - and as a…
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Innovation - stand back and let the cool stuff happen
While I agree with most, if not all, what was said in the Innovation in Africa tips blog post, my personal lesson in life is that you seldom succeed if you set out to be innovative. Ethan is right, good innovation comes mostly from constraint (and sometimes from opportunity or from just taking stuff and using it for something else than the intended purpose). However, most of what drives the world forward is not necessarily impressive or even new. Often small adjustments have a huge impacts or… Continue
Added by Lars Johannes on April 1, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments
Step one to being a social innovator
"Think like a child – children have no limit to their thinking."
Too often, I let the "adult" way of thinking dominate my thought process. I stop myself from exploring every avenue because I tell myself that something is too stupid or impossible. I need to focus more on thinking like a child - with the innocence that says that anything is possible. I think it's important for everyone to work on that, too.… Continue
Too often, I let the "adult" way of thinking dominate my thought process. I stop myself from exploring every avenue because I tell myself that something is too stupid or impossible. I need to focus more on thinking like a child - with the innocence that says that anything is possible. I think it's important for everyone to work on that, too.… Continue
Added by Conor Davitt on April 1, 2010 at 2:30am — No Comments
Social innovation
What you have matters more than what you lack (If you’ve got a bicycle,
consider what you can build based on that, rather than worrying about
not having a car, a truck, a metal shop.)
As a kid you are always told-you have no idea what you have until its gone. You never really understand this because you're always focused on what you DON'T have. This statement above is so unbelievably true, I just wish it was easier for people to realize. I have grown up wanting more, more,… Continue
consider what you can build based on that, rather than worrying about
not having a car, a truck, a metal shop.)
As a kid you are always told-you have no idea what you have until its gone. You never really understand this because you're always focused on what you DON'T have. This statement above is so unbelievably true, I just wish it was easier for people to realize. I have grown up wanting more, more,… Continue
Added by Stacy on April 1, 2010 at 2:28am — No Comments
Imagine 1
I am working in my own resource-lean gaming company in 10 years (2020).
We are making games that help to give players innovation and initiative to donate to causes that affect them or loved ones by taking a portion of their monthly fees (80% or more) toward those charities...
When Alchemy calls me for assistance with the Tokyo Food Crisis, I begin by asking three questions:
What can I do to help?
What is an expected outcome?
What is the time frame?
Once I start… Continue
We are making games that help to give players innovation and initiative to donate to causes that affect them or loved ones by taking a portion of their monthly fees (80% or more) toward those charities...
When Alchemy calls me for assistance with the Tokyo Food Crisis, I begin by asking three questions:
What can I do to help?
What is an expected outcome?
What is the time frame?
Once I start… Continue
Added by Rob Mussell on April 1, 2010 at 2:27am — No Comments
Barter
I've long know about barter and my wife an I have used it in our businesses.
I've traded waste consulting services for written testimonials from influential non-profits, allowing more cash to flow to their mission rather than their overhead, while I received connections and endorsements to help me grow.
My wife exchanges her services for those her business needs.
I've also proposed that my current employer engage in either a three way barter transaction or join a… Continue
I've traded waste consulting services for written testimonials from influential non-profits, allowing more cash to flow to their mission rather than their overhead, while I received connections and endorsements to help me grow.
My wife exchanges her services for those her business needs.
I've also proposed that my current employer engage in either a three way barter transaction or join a… Continue
Added by Tim on April 1, 2010 at 2:24am — 2 Comments
my trip to Galveston
"What you have matters more than what
you lack (If you’ve got a bicycle, consider what you can build based on
that, rather than worrying about not having a car, a truck, a metal
shop.)"
I have recently gone to Galveston, Texas, where Hurricane Ike hit (roughly) two years ago. While in Galveston, we
(being everyone I had gone with and myself) had gotten to see first
hand what people with little to nothing were doing with… Continue
you lack (If you’ve got a bicycle, consider what you can build based on
that, rather than worrying about not having a car, a truck, a metal
shop.)"
I have recently gone to Galveston, Texas, where Hurricane Ike hit (roughly) two years ago. While in Galveston, we
(being everyone I had gone with and myself) had gotten to see first
hand what people with little to nothing were doing with… Continue
Added by Molly Taylor on April 1, 2010 at 2:24am — No Comments
This Crazy Little World (Learn 1)
I feel like a newborn babe
Struggling to stand on wobbly legs,
Held up by my mother's strong but gentle hands,
Teaching me to become strong.
I see the love in her eyes and the warmth in her gestures.
Words have no meanings for me,
But I know she loves me,
And cares for me like no one ever will...
With every passing year,
I grow.
I grow with few resources of my own,
Yet I feel good, loved, aware...
With each breath I take,
I know I am… Continue
Struggling to stand on wobbly legs,
Held up by my mother's strong but gentle hands,
Teaching me to become strong.
I see the love in her eyes and the warmth in her gestures.
Words have no meanings for me,
But I know she loves me,
And cares for me like no one ever will...
With every passing year,
I grow.
I grow with few resources of my own,
Yet I feel good, loved, aware...
With each breath I take,
I know I am… Continue
Added by Rob Mussell on April 1, 2010 at 2:17am — No Comments
My Local Water Stewards
Not far from where I live, the Charles River flows between Cambridge and Boston, out into Boston Harbor. Here's an excellent example of a water-system greatly affected by human intervention.
The Greater Boston Area currently gets several benefits out of the Charles River Basin:
The Greater Boston Area currently gets several benefits out of the Charles River Basin:
- Economic / recreational, the river basin is a popular center for sailing, the river has fish again, swimming is again possible on parts of the…
Added by Samuel Freilich on April 1, 2010 at 2:17am — No Comments
Ten Years from Today
By this time, I see myself traveling throughout China on my free time, learning about the different cultures in each province/area and learning about upcoming technological developments there. I know today my language skills are not extremely fluent, so by ten years' time, I hope I can speak my dialects of Chinese with ease. I hope to have a job with a U.S. military defense firm doing research on cutting edge technologies. I want to see whatever stuff I help develop will be out for…
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Added by Amelia Chu on April 1, 2010 at 2:16am — No Comments
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