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IMAGINE3: World 2.0: Starting 2020 with a BANG

December 31, 2019

11:58 PM

Quezon City, Philippines



I can barely hear myself think. People are already celebrating the coming year.



Fireworks from Bulacan exploding continuously, multiple drunk karaoke bards singing different songs non-harmoniously, and '…

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Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 25, 2011 at 4:24pm — No Comments

ACT3: Vinegar for Energy Efficiency

Though I live in a tropical country, the rainy season still brings cold weather.

As such, we still use electric water heaters like the one below to have that warm, comfortable bath.



 

the heater is the blue bulb-like thing floating in the water. it's simple technology - the bulb is…

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Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 25, 2011 at 3:32pm — No Comments

ACT3: Self-powered mouse / game controller

One of the evidence i saw on piezoelectricity gave me an idea (PV'ed it too!). Already existing ideas include the floor tile for dance clubs, soccket, and self-powered gym machines.



I tried to remember what were the things I did before that sort of 'wasted' kinetic energy. Though video games don't produce much kinetic energy (but it has improved thanks to wii and kinect), the way it generates energy 'unconsciously' or 'effortlessly' is what intrigues me.



One of the more… Continue

Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 25, 2011 at 3:09pm — No Comments

LEARN3: Green Energy...literally!

I have been discussing with a colleague of mine about alternative energy. I remembered back in high school that photosynthesis produces huge amounts of energy. Then I thought that the concept is already similar with solar energy since it harnesses the power of the sun. This led to me looking for '…

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Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 24, 2011 at 12:42pm — No Comments

IMAGINE2: World 2.0: Staple food

It's 2020, at World 2.0



I imagine the world eating a lot more of soy products - reach in protein yet not meat (meaning less carbon footprint)



Tofu. soya milk. 'taho'. soy sauce. Good stuff



Because of the new found love for bio diesel, crops are prioritized for fuel instead of for food. As such, staple foods have become less abundant in starch and other complex sugars.



Also, there has been innovations in genetic engineering that would allow humans to… Continue

Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 23, 2011 at 10:53am — 3 Comments

ACT2 Teach a man how to farm, you feed him for a lifetime...but...

This is a tricky one. This mission is not as easy as it seems. Crops take time to grow, and there is a science behind farming to make it sustainable.

 

Also, i'm in a bit of a bind here...because we already have a flourishing garden at our backyard (i'll submit images tomorrow when the sun is up and i can take some pics). It has mangoes, bananas, coconuts, guavas, and other fruits and vegetables that have no english translations!

 

In addition, we are surrounded…

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Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 23, 2011 at 10:41am — 4 Comments

LEARN2: When an Agricultural Country Imports Rice...

Ironically, here in the Philippines (which is an agricultural country), we import our staple food of rice. No you are not dreaming...you are having a nightmare (gasp!)

 

According to the International Rice Research Institute (which is also ironically based in the Philippines),

 

"The Philippines is currently the largest importer of rice in…

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Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 22, 2011 at 10:46am — No Comments

IMAGINE1: 2020: World 2.0

9 years from now, social innovations have shattered the term 'developing world'. Mobile technology has allowed every person access to the Internet, thereby connecting each country digitally; opening more doors for social innovation. Capitalism is deemed 'unsustainable' and Globalization has moved to a neo-socialism principle. Fossil fuel is no more...not by choice, but because it is depleted. Biodiesel becomes the new Black Gold, but there is still interest in renewable energy… Continue

Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 22, 2011 at 8:30am — 2 Comments

ACT1: A big shadow to follow

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… Continue

Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 19, 2011 at 7:50am — 1 Comment

LEARN1: The Secret to Social Innovation

"think like a child – children have no limit to their thinking"

 

This reminds me of William Blake's poem "Auguries of Innocence". Here is an excerpt from the poem:

 

To see a world in a grain of sand,

And a heaven in a wild flower,

Hold infinity in the palm of your hand,

And eternity in an hour.

 

A child is the most powerful social innovator because s/he has one thing adults tend to forget as…

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Added by Isidor Cardenas on April 11, 2011 at 8:00am — No Comments

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