I'm choosing to follow the mastermind of this all, @avantgame Jane Mcgonigal. After watching her TED talk last year, it opened me to the possibilities of using games to solve real life problems. I never realized there are already so many like-minded individuals participating in such an ideology. Countless times have I experienced the epic win...but when all is said and done, it had no impact in real life. Games were just another form of entertainment to 'escape' real life…
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Added by Isidor Cardenas on May 3, 2011 at 6:34am —
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There are so many Social Innovators I have followed to some degree.
When I saw the word “inspiration” I tried to think of who inspired me the most. Yes who because sometimes a living breathing person is more inspiring than a group, even though there are many great social innovators out there as groups.
I chose Fridemar Pache.
He is easy to find in any search engine just type 'Fridemar'
I have followed Fridemar too. On twitter and facebook several…
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Added by Aaron Poeze on April 23, 2011 at 9:49pm —
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I'm choosing to follow the mastermind of this all, @avantgame
Jane Mcgonigal. After watching her TED talk last year, it opened me to the possibilities of using games to solve real life problems. I never realized there are already so many like-minded individuals participating in such an ideology. Countless times have I experienced the epic win...but when all is said and done, it had no impact in real life. Games were just another form of entertainment to 'escape' real life…
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Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 19, 2011 at 7:50am —
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Hello, everyone!
I have made a platform (in Facebook) for all of us to stay in touch, even if not "friended". It is a user group under the name "
EVOKE Founders, Class of 2010", and it is for now open.
After the 20th, it will go semi-dark and it will become "secret", accessible by invitation only.
It has a board and everyone is welcome to…
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Added by Julio Cesar Corona Ortega on May 14, 2010 at 12:35am —
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"To EVOKE means to call or summon up as well as to provoke."-Dictionary Definition
We are calling up all the diverse people from around the world that beliefs and spirt to collaborate and stand together and show the rest of he world how much they care and believe in the people and…
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Added by Reid Falconer on May 12, 2010 at 7:20pm —
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I wrote this with several possible missions and quests in mind. One is a look at dealing with conflict, areas where there is war on some level. Possible missions would be Learn: what conflicts are going on today, but maybe underrepresented in the news; Act: Spread the word of those conflicts. Support an organization that encourages peace.
Something else that I think is important to talk about with social innovation is funding. We cannot fund our work the way that Alchemy did, we need…
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Added by Hanna Brady on May 12, 2010 at 1:30am —
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Here's my "graphic novel" for EVOKE. It's also my last needed blog post :)
I feel somewhat ridiculous for having spent an hour and a half at making this lol
Enjoy (There should be a file attached)
It's only 4 pages in length, but it's better than…
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Added by Daniel Pisani on May 11, 2010 at 3:08am —
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Moving forward in EVOKE Season 2
First of all, let me state that EVOKE Season 1 was a great experience. I learned a lot, thank you all so much! :-)…
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Added by Christian Brumm on May 9, 2010 at 2:30pm —
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Added by Reid Falconer on May 9, 2010 at 1:30pm —
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First rule, we don't talk about the Manifesto.
Two... gah I don't feel like counting my rules. I'm just going to shoot them out in any particular order.
Okay...
Being an EVOKE'r is a choice. You can join or leave the group as you please.
As EVOKE pa**** the realm of a digital domain, the term "group" will eventually become a very loose term, to the point that members will simply be…
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Added by Daniel Pisani on May 8, 2010 at 1:20am —
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EPISODE 1 FOR EVOKE SEASON II…
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Added by NANGAR SOOMRO on May 7, 2010 at 1:00pm —
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Added by NANGAR SOOMRO on May 7, 2010 at 6:00am —
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I have LOVED playing EVOKE -- and I'm not done yet -- but you asked me to make a wish list for the next round, so here it is!
Which challenges and problems are next?
* Climate change, environmental issues;
* Education -- changing the form of schooling to match today's learners and tomorrow's societal needs;
* War and conflict
Where in the world should EVOKE build new…
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Added by ninmah on May 6, 2010 at 11:30pm —
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What are the goals of the network? How does it work?…
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Added by Jordache Perozzo on May 6, 2010 at 6:43am —
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EPISODE 1 SEASON 2
Open Location: Seattle WA…
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Added by Jordache Perozzo on May 6, 2010 at 6:00am —
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Here is a list of 10 challenges and social problems that I consider would make meaningful and solutionary focuses for the next season of EVOKE, with a name for the EVOKE following the subject, and some relevant links:
BioDiversity ('Extinction Alert!')
Desertification ('Invasive Deserts')…
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Added by Scott Douglas Fraser on May 6, 2010 at 4:30am —
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Added by Jordache Perozzo on May 6, 2010 at 3:00am —
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"Wow" My boyfriend exclaimed his eyes following where I was already looking. "A wh*** pack of doughnuts for 130Y! That's so cheap, why don't you get some?"
I cry on the inside as he said that. I don't have 130Y to spend on doughnuts. I have to buy rice and some noodles and some cheap frozen vegetable mixes. I'm freezing my own potatoes and carrots so that I can have them for the next few months. I have no money for the things I want. I bought myself some flour so I could treat myself…
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Added by Ty_Ping on May 5, 2010 at 5:19am —
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And idea...
This is just an idea I'm throwing around after looking at World Without Oil and Evoke.
But the basic concept is to talk to facebook, and possibly any other small games development sites and maybe even Blizzard to see if they'd get in on it.
And create a game. A real honest to goodness game, like farm ville only dealing with real farming and real farming techniques and issues in Africa.
Give people so much money to buy a plot of land when they sign…
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Added by Ty_Ping on May 5, 2010 at 4:46am —
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I am calling on everyone who stumbles on this post to help
Agent Edayis.
This coming May 5th through 7th, the Davos Debates will be held at Dar es Salam, Tanzania. World leaders will be meeting to discuss on a World Economic Forum on Africa, and they are welcoming questions from everyone all over the world. A big factor on what questions go through, is votes.
And Edayis has a…
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Added by Julio Cesar Corona Ortega on April 30, 2010 at 2:00am —
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