via treehugger by Lloyd Alter (@lloydalter) Design / Green Architecture CC BY 2.0 Lloyd Alter In America, the head of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, Ben Carson, doesn't think social housing should be too nice. He is quoted in the New...
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Jeremy Rifkin on the Third Industrial Revolution
The social and economic theorist talks about how the Internet of Things will revolutionize our world. Interview via vice.com Blog March 2017 Social and economic theorist Jeremy Rifkin is a predictor of fiscal and technological trends. He has written several...
Read morePodcast: A Conversation with Helena Norberg-Hodge with Charles Eisentein
This is a conversation with the political thinker and activist Helena Norberg-Hodge. She had a huge radicalizing influence on my political thinking through her film Ancient Futures. By "radical" I don't mean the usual leftist politics. Helena is a tireless...
Read moreThe gentle power of highly sensitive people | Elena Herdieckerhoff | TEDxIHEParis
Elena is a mentor for highly sensitive and empathic entrepreneurs. She explains why we need to change the prevalent cultural narrative around highly sensitive people. Elena Herdieckerhoff, Founder & CEO of Entreprincess, is a mentor for highly sensitive...
Read moreCan We Let Capitalism Die and Move On?
Death can be very painful and confusing. This is true for economic systems just as it is for personal loved ones. Moving on is just a hard thing to do. via art + marketing by Joe Brewer It’s really tough to work through all the difficult feelings we have...
Read moreCRAZYWISE The Movie
http://crazywisefilm.com | Official extended trailer for CRAZYWISE, a feature documentary challenging the current mental health system in crisis. A 20-year fascination with shamanism leads photographer and filmmaker Phil Borges to question how Western...
Read more“None of us are as smart as all of us” – Jane Pightling
via cocreation network This blog originally appeared on Jane’s Linkedin account, to view it click here. Pictures pixabay Hans The Sustainability and Transformation Planning process challenges health and social care to achieve two huge tasks. Redesign...
Read moreHow to Start A Meal Sharing Co-op: An Excerpt From Together Resilient
Posted on February 27, 2017 by Saul Of-Hearts • 0 Comments This post is an excerpt from Together Resilient: Building Community in the Age of Climate Disruption by Ma’ikwe Ludwig, published by The Fellowship for Intentional Community. Visit our fundraising...
Read moreKuthambakkam/Chennai Model Village- A model of decentralized governance
Conflict Kitchen
source website conflict kitchen Conflict Kitchen is a restaurant that serves cuisine from countries with which the United States is in conflict. Each Conflict Kitchen iteration is augmented by events, performances, publications, and discussions that seek...
Read moreHow To Promote Diversity And Inclusion Duringa A Month Of Multicultural Holidays
via FastCompany by Gwen Moran When you wish someone "Happy Holidays," you may be recognizing more observances than you think. Cheerful calls of "Season’s Greetings" or Happy Holidays" typically were a catch all for well-known holidays like Hanukkah and...
Read moreOn the Making of Trump—The Blind Spot That Created Him
via Huffington Post by Otto Schramer Co-founder u.lab, Senior Lecturer, MIT; Thousand Talents Program Professor, Tsinghua University We have entered a watershed moment not only here in America, but also globally. It’s a moment that could help us wake...
Read moreWhat causes wellness | Sir Harry Burns | TEDxGlasgow
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. How can meaning and purpose contribute to one's wellbeing? Sir Harry Burns explores the concept of salutogenesis and the impact it has on the most disadvantaged...
Read moreMeet Birgitta Jónsdóttir: the Ex-Wikileaks Volunteer Who Has Helped the Pirate Party Reshape Iceland
via New Story Hub “In Iceland, the direct democracy Pirate Party made big gains in Sunday’s national elections, raising the prospect it will form a coalition government with other left-wing parties. The Pirates won 10 seats in Iceland’s 63-member Parliament,...
Read moreWomenWagePeace Movement March of Hope
see website WomenWagePeace Women Wage Peace works to bring about a viable peace agreement. We will place the option of a political resolution at the top of the public agenda, as it is the only outcome that offers life and hope. A new and different reality...
Read morepersonal stories in a changing world, told by the people who are living the change.
sshort films shaped by human encounters “IN MY OPINION, “OTHER STORY” IS FAR MORE THAN A WORK OF ART, IT IS A HUMANITARIAN MANIFEST, BECAUSE IT USES THE FILM MEDIA TO CREATE AN IMAGE OF THE REALITY AND INTENSE PRESENCE OF THE OTHER PERSON’S LIFE, A REALITY...
Read moreMuhammad ALI Memorial Service in Louisville
Hans-Peters Comment: A must see _ All great religions, all ages, all colours, representatives of indegenious people_indian tribes and clan chiefs, diffrent rituals to worship the Devine presence....on one stage in peace. As Muhammad Ali said: BE GREAT::DO...
Read moreStoryCorps’ a nonprofit organisation_every story matters
via storycorps website Hans-Peter´s comment: I always enjoy ideas that move us to new views. Great idea...I wonder if it might spread to other countries. How about your country? StoryCorps’ mission is to preserve and share humanity’s stories in order...
Read moreHow language can affect the way we think
via ideas.ted.com Hans-Peter´s comment: Intercultural understanding a must for all of us in business especially in leadership position aswell in our daily life. It starts with language. Keith Chen (TED Talk: Could your language affect your ability to...
Read moreSometimes are things simple even if they are complex. See the 52 seconds clip.
via vimeo Comment: Sometimes are things simple even if they are complex. See the 52 seconds clip. The Wombat is a short, irreverent take on the state of the world. The Wombat was created by the Foundation for Global Community, which was a an educational,...
Read moreThe Wisdom of Millennials_Nathan Schneider
via ON BEING soundcloud *Millennials There’s a kind of brilliance that flashes up in early adulthood: an ability to see the world whole. Nathan Schneider has been able to articulate and sustain that far-seeing eye of young adulthood. He’s also a gifted...
Read moreGlobal Alliance for Transformational Entertainment (GATE)
via website GATE What is it? GATE is an evolving community of creative, business and technical professionals in entertainment, media, and the arts — and the interested public — who realize the vital and expanding role media and entertainment play in creating...
Read moreA message to humanity from Dr. Jane Goodall
Jane Goodall is a primatologist, ethologist and anthropologist. She is the first to have observed and reported that chimpanzees use tools for feeding, deeply transforming the human-animal relationships. Today, Jane is committed to the crucial mission...
Read moreKiller Mike Educates Stephen Colbert
When Colbert and a rap star decided to speak for their entire races, the talk got real. Rapper and activist Killer Mike of Run The Jewels stops by The Late Show to talk about racial justice, Bernie Sanders and formal sweats. see also upworthy link
Read moreJustin Trudeau's New Cabinet The Most Diverse In Canadian History
viaAJ+ Canada's new cabinet is not only gender balanced, it's the most diverse in history.
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