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“New Climate Normal” Poses Severe Risks to Development—World Bank Report
Unavoidable Impact of Climate Change: World Bank Study The impact of Climate Change may now be unavoidable because the Earth's atmospheric system is locked into warming close to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels by mid-century, according to a new report...
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Beyond Smart Cities
by our new author Klaus Hoppe Consultant Energy Solutions for Cities How Modern Football [1] Helps Develop New Forms of Cooperation in Cities and Municipalities Challenges ahead The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation. Bertrand Russel Cities...
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Exploring the edge-OUISHARE Festival 2016-After the Gold Rush
via OUIshare Hans-Peters comment: 2012 started Ouishare in Paris. I personaly enjoy that a movement started in the french speaking world and is now an international leader in the collaborative economy field. A non-profit organization which has rapidly...
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Melanie Mark breaks barriers as British Columbia.’s_Canada first female MLA from a First Nation
Now this is a special swearing in ceremony. BC NDP leader John Horgan ushers in newly elected MLA’s Melanie Mark and Jodie Wickens. Ms Mark, the first aboriginal woman elected to the legislature in BC, was drummed into office in a colourful entry of historical...
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One of this projects we like to share: The School of All Relations
The School Of All Relations is an educational program for international youth aged 18-25, based on the Greek Island of Aegina. Rooted in nature and global community, SOAR creates a space to deepen connection to ourselves, others and to the world, with...
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This is the first house to be 3D printed from raw earth
Multiple printers constructed the building in 200 hours using local soil, meaning it’s zero-waste and needed no materials to be transported to the site. Source: It´s nice that words by Jenny Brewer Mario Cucinella Architects and Wasp, Italy’s leading...
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Rediscovering the Timeless Wisdom | Peter Russell
“Awareness of our true nature doesn’t need studious reading of spiritual texts, years of meditation practice, or deep devotion to a teacher; only the willingness to engage in a rigorously honest investigation into the nature of awareness itself. Not an...
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The Zero Marginal Cost Society
by Jeremy Rifkin on 25 April 2014 In The Zero Marginal Cost Society, New York Times bestselling author Jeremy Rifkin describes how the emerging Internet of Things is speeding us to an era of nearly free goods and services, precipitating the meteoric rise...
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Low-rise planet. Measure in urban geography
We are deeply convinced that the best stimulus for work is a personal example. That's why we took paper and pencils and started creating sketches and notes that have later become the model of landscape-estate urbanization introduced in this video. We...
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Reinventing Capitalism - The Story
by Jon Freeman How we broke money, and how we fix it – from inside and out Core purpose We know that money systems are not delivering happiness, sustainability or stability and need to respond to basic questions. What has to change for us to be happier?...
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Auroville : India’s first experimental town with a global outlook
via Mythical India by Bhargavee Das Ever heard of the phrase – ‘a global village’? Nah! Don’t let your mind’s eye visualize a symbolic 21st century globe at the helm of which sits a tiny, fat policeman proudly bearing the US flag. Think again. Think a...
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How to create a self-steering organisation: the processes
via Corporate Rebels Posted in Guest blog by Hartger Ruijs The aim of a self-steering organisation doesn’t just mean establishing a structure and creating freedom. The teams also have to be facilitated to do their work independently. There is still a...
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A New Story for Humanity_Change the Story Change the World
via Findhorn Foundation New Story Hub Hans-Peters comment: If you feel like nothing changes, you might change your story...better lets change our stories. I love the authenticity and eagernes of all the people involved in this project. They are willing...
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Brene Brown: The power of vulnerability - on Connectivity and shame
Brene Brown studies human connection -- our ability to empathize, belong, love. Over the last twelve years she has been involved in research on a range of topics, including vulnerability, courage, worthiness, and shame. In a poignant, funny talk at TEDxHouston,...
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Open Source ‘Solar Pocket Factory’ Can 3D Print A Solar Panel Every 15 Seconds
Shawn Frayne and Alex Hornstein, two young inventors based in the Philippines, are taking their passion for clean free energy and developing a way to make it accessible and cheap for everyone. These guys are working tirelessly to provide a product that...
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Exploring the Future Beyond Cyberpunk’s Neon and Noir
From Afrofuturism to the New Weird, nine sci-fi subgenres for understanding what’s to come Source: Medium Daily Digest by Jay Owens “Cyberpunk” has been the go-to imagery of the future for a startlingly long time — Bruce Bethke’s short story of that name...
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Calm.com Is the Most Relaxing 2 Minutes You'll Spend Online
by Stephanie Haberman In the frenetic, crazy, digital world we live in, sometimes it's necessary to take a step back and smell the roses. Calm.com, a relaxation therapy website, gives the stressed-out masses a place to relax on the Internet. The website...
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German Movie Augenhoehe
The world of work is changing rapidly. But where? The film EYE LEVEL goes where the change is made in the best sense. We visit companies and #Pioniere, the Ultimate differently and do things better: Here are fairness, innovation, responsibility and cooperation...
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Watch This If Social Media Makes You Feel Inferior
We've all been there: scrolling endlessly through our social media feeds, mindlessly liking status updates, commenting on loved one's accomplishments and feeling hopelessly inadequate in comparison. Something about the age of social media lends itself...
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Creative Communities- build.future.cities Workshop Event
First impressions of an extraordinary event and kick off for a new network with the topic: build.future.cities and creative communities...with the initiators Ulrich Gehman ideal space and Heiner Weigand karmacom with the ponstruction team. The workshop...
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Classroom Alive - The Long Story Short
~Sweden to Greece~ On May 26th, Classroom Alive, a 6-month self-directed walking studies across Europe, was launched. By stepping out of the brick and mortar classroom, the students took up their individual questions and brought them into relationship...
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A very special project: Sharanam -- Rural Development Centre
Since the beginning we are personal related to this very special project. Sharanam is designed as a training and administrative centre of a larger rural development programme initiated by SAS in the surrounding villages of Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu....
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Prof. John Ikerd on the Cost of Cheap Food
John Ikerd, Ph.D. is professor emeritus of Agricultural Economics at the University of Missouri, Columbia. Dr.Ikerd spent 30 years in various professorial positions at North Carolina State University, Oklahoma State University, University of Georgia,...
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The Future of Leadership for Sustainability
By Barrett C. Brown via KOSMOS Journal What if we could create an unprecedented flourishing of humanity and nature? What type of leaders and change agents would we need to become in order to cultivate a world far beyond mere sustainability? In this article...
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W LLFULL BL NDNESS
Why you should listen How do organizations think? In her book, Willful Blindness Margaret Heffernan examines why businesses and the people who run them often ignore the obvious -- with consequences as dire as the global financial crisis and Fukushima...
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