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via sciencealert Despite research telling us it’s a really bad idea, many of us end up working 50-hour weeks or more because we think we’ll get more done and reap the benefits later. And according to a study published last month involving 600,000 people,...

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Tag(s) : #LiveWork, #Paradigm Shift, #Change, #Cultural Creatives

By Xeni Jardin / boingboing.net via Films for Action The National Geographic magazine has been a nonprofit publication since inception in 1888, but that ends today. The long-running American publication becomes very much for-profit under a $725 million...

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Tag(s) : #Science, #Ecology, #Future, #Change, #Nature

by Charley Cameron via inhabitat_The Guardian France just passed a trailblazing new law that requires that all new buildings constructed in commercial areas to be partially-covered by either solar panels or green roofs. Not only will this bring dramatic...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Sustainability, #Change, #Consciousness, #Ecology, #Technic, #Paradigm Shift

What is it that makes us human? Is it that we love, that we fight ? That we laugh ? Cry ? Our curiosity ? The quest for discovery ? Driven by these questions, filmmaker and artist Yann Arthus-Bertrand spent three years collecting real-life stories from...

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Tag(s) : #Civilization, #Culture, #Wisdom, #Indigenous, #Awarness, #Consciousness

via website RSF Social Finance website http://rsfsocialfinance.org/ Dear Friends, We see clear signs that more people want their values and money to be aligned. They are beginning to shift what they purchase, where they bank, and how they invest. They...

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Tag(s) : #Economy, #Social Enterprise, #Share Economy, #Paradigm Shift, #Pionier, #Cultural Creatives

We put two interesting clips about the topic refugee crisis together: First: Migration over the last 2600 year- This animation distils hundreds of years of culture into just five minutes. A team of historians and scientists wanted to map cultural mobility,...

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Tag(s) : #Civilization, #Politic, #Science

By Nicholas Boys Smith via CityMetric http://www.createstreets.com/ It might be social change; it might be social media. But whatever the cause, it’s clear that not everyone is quite happy with how representative democracy works these days. In planning,...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Social Enterprise, #Paradigm Shift

A new report from Greenpeace says the world can be 100 percent renewable by 2050, and 85 percent renewable in just 15 years. The 2015 Energy [R]evolution report, the latest in a series that has offered the most accurate projections of any major analysis,...

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Tag(s) : #Ecology, #Paradigm Shift, #Politic, #Technic, #Sustainability

via : www.ttconf.org/ Transformative Technology is hardware and software, based on credible science and rigorous research that can produce a reliable and positive change in psychological well-being. A community of meditators, scientists, researchers,...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Transformation, #Future, #Pionier

"The crisis and breakdown of our larger systems are actually a phenomenal opportunity to renew and update our old bodies of rules and regulations to be more fluid and in sync with the actual situation on the ground." Otto Scharmer I Huffington Post I...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Change, #Civilization, #Consciousness, #Culture, #Awarness

A MOOC is a model of educational delivery that is, to varying degrees, massive, open, online, and a course. Most MOOCs are structured similar to traditional online higher education courses in which students watch lectures, read assigned material, participate...

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Tag(s) : #Education, #Paradigm Shift, #Civilization, #Science, #LeadershipCulture

via POC21 POC21 is an innovation camp to prototype the fossil free, zero waste society. 100+ makers, designers, engineers, scientists and geeks will join forces for five immersive weeks in a stunning french castle. Their ultimate goal: Overcome our destructive...

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Tag(s) : #Cultural Creatives, #Technic, #Paradigm Shift, #Pionier, #Ideas, #Awarness, #Sustainability, #Science, #Future, #LiveWork

How can we live heaven on earth? That was the question we faced in South Africa where we lived for 10 years. The Sharehouse was the answer, first an old fishermans house we renovated with friends and people we didn’t even know. We had little but we learned...

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Tag(s) : #Share Economy, #Pionier, #Paradigm Shift, #Economy, #LiveWork, #Awarness, #Community, #Cultural Creatives, #Consciousness, #Change

Gary Kelly Chairman, President, & CEO at Southwest Airlines via linkin I have a confession to make: I don’t know how to fly an airplane. Actually, that’s more of an admission than a confession, since I’ve never claimed to be able to pilot an aircraft....

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Tag(s) : #LeadershipCulture, #Paradigm Shift, #Entrepreneur

With books and strategies, David Rothkopf helps people navigate the perils and opportunities of our contemporary geopolitical landscape. via TED2015 Does it seem like Washington has no new ideas? Instead of looking to build the future, it sometimes feels...

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Tag(s) : #Psychologie, #Politic, #Others

by Charley Cameron via inhabitat Since its launch in the early 1950s, the Volkswagen Westfalia Camper has been an enduring classic, an icon of cross-country adventures and the traveling lifestyle. Production ceased in 2003, but speaking to Autocar at...

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Ideas, #Entrepreneur

via theJourneyofPurpose TJOP In this thought provoking compilation film from The Journey of Purpose, Jim Carrey imparts passionate words of wisdom regarding human potential, finding fulfillment, and escaping a life of fearful practicality in order to...

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Tag(s) : #Consciousness, #Awarness, #Art, #Paradigm Shift, #Wisdom

via topdocumentaryfilms Synopsis: "The Nature Of Cities" follows the journey of Professor Timothy Beatley as he explores urban projects around the world, representing the new green movement that hopes to move our urban environments beyond sustainability...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Civilization, #Consciousness, #Technic, #Nature

Originally Published by The Plaid Zebra Forget Whole Foods. The Germans have created a store with eco-conscious customers in mind. Well, at least in Berlin-the newest home of Original Unverpackt (Original Unpackaged). You won’t find any paper or plastic...

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Tag(s) : #Ecology, #Entrepreneur, #Ideas, #Paradigm Shift, #Sustainability

by Lucy Vang via inhabitat Architect Rafael Viñoly and Olin Landscape Architects have unveiled designs for the world’s largest green roof—a 30-acre community park in the sky sandwiched between Apple’s Infinite Loop headquarters and the spaceship-like...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Ecology, #Paradigm Shift, #Technic, #Civilization, #Community, #Change

Written by Brian Merchant via Motherboard Every year, the state of Alaska hands each of its citizens hundreds to thousands of dollars, no strings attached. The only requirement for receiving the cash is that a person has a) held residence in Alaska for...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Change, #Community, #Economy, #Future

by Hans-Peter Kraus if you are native speaker I apologize if grammar might not always correct- I hope the spirit comes across. Thanx for your understanding. During my study at the Free University in Berlin I came across the Human Potential Movement (HPM)....

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Tag(s) : #LeadershipCulture, #innermanagement, #Awarness, #Consciousness, #Education, #Paradigm Shift

Design Innovation, Eco Architecture, Green Building When you're an architect, you have the unique ability to make sure that your own house rocks as much as your clients' homes do. For Albert Frey, that meant building a home in the rocks—well, in the boulders,...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Future, #Ecology, #Pionier

Blog Viewpoint 25 Aug 2015 Auroville, or the “City of Dawn”, was founded in India in 1968 by the Parisian-born Mirra Alfassa, known to her followers as the “Mother”, on land that was then still desert. The goldly gleaming Matrimandir Temple, designed...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Community, #Consciousness, #Technic, #Ecology

By: Collective Evolution. Contrary to popular belief, nursing homes can be very lonely places for elderly people. In fact, it is not uncommon for elderly people to experience social isolation that is associated with depression and loneliness. Many believe...

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Tag(s) : #Awarness, #Consciousness, #Community, #Paradigm Shift, #Education