Nov 02, 2009

On the 8 Spot Charter for Compassion: "There is an urgent need for a new focus on compassion.Bringing together voices from all cultures and religions, the Charter seeks to remind the world we already share the core principles of compassion.On November 12, thousands of people across the globe will listen together. More »". (Read More)

Oct 26, 2009

Submitted by Sdohrn from Google Reader: Image via the BBCTo the uninitiated, climate change can seem like a vague, apocalyptic problem that's either too far away to bother with, or too chaotic and confusing to attempt to understand. Rising sea levels, melting glaciers, more droughts, more rainfall, more storms, and so on. And yes, global warming will cause each o (Read More)

Nov 02, 2009

readwriteweb Xobni, the Outlook plugin that reveals the hidden social network in your inbox, has today launched a business service called Xobni Enterprise. With this, I.T. administrators are being given new tools to deploy and manage the plugin across corporate desktops. In addition, the company is offering customizable extensions for p (Read More)

Nov 03, 2009

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Nov 02, 2009

TechCrunch CubeTree, a freemium enterprise collaboration suite and social networking platform has secured $8 million in Series B financing led by InterWest Partners with existing investor Trinity Ventures also participating in the round. The company, which launched in May of 2009, has raised nearly $12 million in funding from both Int (Read More)

Oct 30, 2009

Web Worker Daily In their book “The 22 Immutable Laws of Marketing,” Al Ries and Jack Trout talk about the “Law of the Category,” which is that “if you can’t be the first in a category, set up a new category you can be first in.” I’m coming to understand the importance of this concept, especially when thinking about individuality.Each of us (Read More)

Oct 29, 2009

TreeHugger The only negative thing I have to say about Ken Robinson, the first keynote at the Creative Places + Spaces Conference, is that it is pretentious to label your website "sirkenrobinson.com." But he is living in the USA now and I suppose it plays well there. Having got that out of the way, Ken Robinson is one of the funniest (Read More)

Sep 14, 2009

Thorsten Körner I favorited a YouTube video: This is another official update to the original "Shift Happens" video. This completely new Fall 2009 version includes facts and stats focusing on the changing media landscape, including convergence and technology, and was developed in partnership with The Economist. For more information, or to j (Read More)

Oct 27, 2009

Submitted by Sdohrn from Google Reader: Sigh. Apparently there’s still some confusion about whether the planet is getting warmer or cooler. Now only 57 percent of Americans believe there is strong scientific evidence for global warming. That’s down from 77 percent in 2006 (you Freakonomics guys are not helping).To help settle the question—again—the Associated Pre (Read More)

Oct 28, 2009

TechCrunch There is absolutely no way I’ll be able to make this relevant to tech. But I’m posting it anyway. Our Governator, Arnold Schwarzenegger, vetoed a California legislative finance bill – AB 1176. The letter is terse and to the point. And the first letter of each line in paragraphs 2-3 are even terser and more to the point. Sch (Read More)

Oct 14, 2009

Huffington Post The news of President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize coincidentally came to me last week during a Peace Studies Conference. As in many corners, people there were speculating about the motivations for giving this prestigious award to an untested president who has yet to create a legacy of peace in his short tenure. Many, of cours (Read More)

Oct 27, 2009

Green Options The devastation Man’s appetite for seafood is wreaking on the ocean environment has been thrown into sharp relief by a “red fish list” published by Greenpeace.These are the fish which are most in peril from destructive, illegal or simple over fishing.  It lists 19 fish, two shellfish and one crustacean.Cod we all know about (Read More)

Oct 26, 2009

WorldChanging by Alex AylettUnless we act now, our children will live in a significantly warmer world. To get an idea of what the cost of inaction means for future generations, the climate research team at the United Kingdom's Met Office Hadley Centre released an impressive interactive map of what a warmer world will look like. The d (Read More)

Oct 26, 2009

Submitted by Sdohrn from Google Reader: Personal Kanban at the World Bank - Small Team Rapid DevelopmentView more documents from ourfounder.This is the first in a series of Modus Cooperandi's Info Paks. They are downloadable, and work like a narrative whitepaper. Think of them like graphic novels for business.In Info Pak One: Personal Kanban at the World Bank, we (Read More)

Oct 15, 2009

Submitted by Sdohrn from Google Reader: I want to use the occasion of Blog Action Day to reflect a bit on how Elinor Ostrom’s work (this year’s Nobel in Economic Sciences) may help us deal with climate change. In short, many solutions will emerge from collective action at the local level that solve problems according to the different local conditions. One challen (Read More)

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