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• Get A Little Awestruck: The Biological Advantage Of Being Enchanted

  13 November 2015 ( #Consciousness, #Awarness, #Science )

  via Finerminds This powerful 3-minute video discusses how awe was biologically selected by evolution to help us survive, thrive and continue to adapt. Based on the ideas of psychologist Nicholas Humphrey, and his study The Biological Advantage Of Being...

• Allemansrätten, the Swedish right to roam the countryside

  27 June 2017 ( #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Cultural Creatives, #Environment, #Nature, #Innovation, #Share Economy, #Integral, #Ethic, #Movie, #History )

  In Sweden everyone has the legal right to walk, cycle, ride, ski and camp almost anywhere in nature. Source treehugger blog by Melissa Breyer Image pixabay_Hans You may have seen the recent news about Sweden. The Scandinavian Shangri-La has turned the...

• Elon Musk: Tesla to launch batteries that can power homes

  04 March 2015 ( #Technic, #Economy, #Paradigm Shift )

  Tesla is developing a battery that can power homes with stored solar energy so that users do not need to draw power from electricity grid. According to SolarCity, the company responsible for installing the home battery systems, Tesla’s home battery charges...

• Utopian off-grid Regen Village produces all of its own food and energy

  06 June 2016 ( #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Innovation, #Technic, #Sustainability, #Urbanism, #Future, #Community )

  Via inhabitat by Lacy Cook and via Dezeen Hans-Peter´s comment: A vision I had some years ago is about coming real. I just love it and I am eager to see it build. Danish architectural firm EFFEKT envisioned a future where self-sustaining communities could...

• Good to know: refugee crisis + The European Refugee Crisis and Syria Explained

  24 September 2015 ( #Civilization, #Politic, #Science )

  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,...

• Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking

  03 April 2015 ( #Paradigm Shift, #Education, #Culture )

  Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking is a 2012 non-fiction book written by Susan Cain. Cain argues that modern Western culture misunderstands and undervalues the traits and capabilities of introverted people, leading to "a...

• CELEBRATE WHAT’S RIGHT WITH THE WORLD! TEDtalk by Dewitt Jones

  16 February 2018 ( #Consciousness, #Awarness, #LiveWork, #Nature, #Spirituality, #Environment, #Civilization, #Culture, #Wisdom, #Movie, #Art )

  Are you discouraged by what's happening in the world today? THEN WATCH THIS! In minutes, you'll rediscover the wonders and possibilities that surround us everyday just waiting to be noticed and celebrated. Find out for yourself why former National Geographic...

• Why we should give everyone a basic income | Rutger Bregman |

  13 November 2014 ( #Paradigm Shift, #Consciousness, #Economy )

  This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Rutger Bregman (1988) studied at Utrecht University and the University of California in Los Angeles, majoring in History. In September 2013 Bregman joined the online...

• EXPLORING PROSPERITY IN AUROVILLE

  11 September 2018 ( #Future, #Paradigm Shift, #Consciousness, #Awarness, #Economy, #Spirituality, #Transformation, #Wisdom, #Share Economy, #Integral, #Movie )

  The film documents the Mother's utopian vision of a prosperous society in Auroville wherein people selflessly work together to build & serve the community to create abundance and to realize their individual & collective potential spiritually. In turn...

• On the Making of Trump—The Blind Spot That Created Him

  13 November 2016 ( #Politic, #Paradigm Shift, #Ethic, #Ecology, #Spirituality, #Future, #LeadershipCulture, #Change, #Culture )

  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...

• Banned ted talk: 10 scientific dogmas holding back science

  30 August 2017 ( #Paradigm Shift, #Science, #Pionier, #Future, #Consciousness, #Technic, #Education, #Culture, #Wisdom, #Ethic, #Movie )

  “The modern scientific worldview is predominantly predicated on assumptions that are closely associated with classical physics. Materialism—the idea that matter is the only reality—is one of these assumptions. A related assumption is reductionism, the...

• Artist Manipulates 48 Pools Of Water With Her Mind

  25 November 2014 ( #Consciousness, #Ideas )

  "The more clearly you understand yourself and your emotions, the more you become a lover of what it is."- Baruch Spinoza Eunoia II is outfitted with 48 vibration pools, inspired by the 48 emotions philosopher Baruch Spinoza outlined in his book, Ethica,...

• How Nearsoft created its success? By letting go of most of the rules!

  13 November 2016 ( #Technic, #Pionier, #Start Up, #Science, #Cultural Creatives, #LiveWork, #Inspirational, #Innovation, #Rolemodel, #LeadershipCulture )

  via website nearsoft + corperate rebel blog While enjoying the sunny days in California we had the honor to meet with Matt Perez at San Francisco’s waterfront. Matt is the co-founder of Nearsoft, a fast-growing software development company located in...

• PLAYING FOR CHANGE_Connecting the world through music

  30 December 2014 ( #Consciousness, #Change )

  Playing for Change is a multimedia music project, created by the American producer and sound engineer Mark Johnson with his Timeless Media Group, that seeks to inspire, connect, and bring peace to the world through music. Playing For Change also created...

• Israel’s striking LAHO House is wrapped with colorful reclaimed wood

  21 October 2016 ( #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Ecology, #Environment, #Technic, #Inspiration, #Sustainability, #Design, #Consciousness )

  via inhabitat source Arch Daily by Ana Lisa Brahma-Architects turned trash into treasure with their striking LAHO House. Located in a communal settlement in Israel called Hofit, the family home combines minimal lines with found materials. A colorful reclaimed...

• Future My Love by THE VENUS PROJECT

  05 May 2016 ( #Future, #Pionier, #Philosophie, #Economy, #Ecology, #Environment, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Paradigm Shift, #Technic, #Science )

  via websiteFUTURE MY LOVE Hans-Peters comment: If you a Futurist or interested in our Future The Venus Project you need to be aware of. The Venus Project proposes an alternative vision of what the future can be if we apply what we already know in order...

• IBM Global CEO Study "Capitalizing on Complexity"

  10 March 2016 ( #LeadershipCulture, #LiveWork, #Paradigm Shift, #innermanagement, #Entrepreneur, #Innovation, #Consciousness )

  Source IBM + Humantific Inheriting a complex world We were overjoyed to see this IBM report entitled “Capitalizing on Complexity / Insights from the Global CEO Study” as it very much reflects our own experience working with organizational leaders. We...

• Geodesic dome protects cob house & family of 6 in Arctic Circle

  11 January 2017 ( #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Paradigm Shift, #Technic, #Pionier, #Cultural Creatives, #Sustainability, #Ecology, #Nature, #Environment, #Innovation )

  Via treehuger by Kimberley Mok source inhabitat Picture Source Naturhuset The Arctic Circle has some of the harshest climate you can imagine: long, cold, dark winters and short summers. Yet this is the very place that the Hjertefølgers, a family of six,...

• sharehouse? An inspiring project in Berlin and...!!

  16 September 2015 ( #Share Economy, #Pionier, #Paradigm Shift, #Economy, #LiveWork, #Awarness, #Community, #Cultural Creatives, #Consciousness, #Change )

  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...

• You can grow new brain cells. Here´s how. TED

  03 November 2015 ( #Consciousness, #Science )

  Can we, as adults, grow new nerve cells? There's still some confusion about that question, as this is a fairly new field of research. For example, I was talking to one of my colleagues, Robert, who is an oncologist, and he was telling me, "Sandrine, this...

• 550 Sq. Ft. Prefab Timber Cabin

  27 October 2015 ( #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Technic, #Environment, #Sustainability )

  via goodshomedesign Are you looking for a tiny cabin that doesn’t require a lot of time and effort to be ready? The people from FabCab already thought about a nice option for you. The tiny house is called TimberCab 550 and it is a prefab timber cabin...

• Moving the Giants – an urgent plan to save the planet​

  12 July 2017 ( #Consciousness, #Sustainability, #Change, #Ecology, #Nature, #Environment, #Civilization, #Transformation, #Ethic, #Wisdom )

  In 1991, arborist David Milarch had a near-death experience that inspired a personal quest to reforest our planet. He would harvest the genetics of the world’s oldest trees, initiate tree-planting efforts to combat climate change, and help restore the...

• Journey of a Social Entrepreneur | Deepak Gadhia | TEDxGLAU

  13 June 2017 ( #Paradigm Shift, #Science, #Awarness, #Technic, #Future, #Pionier, #Ecology, #Environment, #Nature, #Social Enterprise )

  I had the opportunity to meet Dheepak in Germany (he studied in germany and speaks fluently German) during a visit of Freiburg Solar City. He is an amazing pioneer with a burning heart for a new world. Mr. Deepak Gadhia is the Founder of Flareum Solar...

• The Reality of Truth_What if You Already Know?

  21 June 2016 ( #Consciousness, #Pionier, #Psychologie, #Philosophie, #Evolution, #Ethic, #Spirituality, #LiveWork, #Science, #Future )

  via The Reality of Truth website Hans-Peters Comment: A personal question, which once in a life hits everyone of us...The movie is available to access via either “Pay By Share” or for $4.99 from the film’s website. The “Pay By Share” offer will only run...

• Halfbike is a totally new way to get around that feels like walking and riding a bike at the same time

  05 January 2016 ( #Technic, #Ideas, #Entrepreneur, #Crowdfunding )

  via inhabitat + website halfbike Halfbike is a totally new kind of personal vehicle, built with the goal of awakening your natural instinct to move. The basic core of Halfbike is built on a bicycle design with a wheel connected to a crankset, but that’s...