Youtopia! Of surplus value to society?
Archetype:
Media University
Posted by Atika Aafar
on August 11th, 2010
Nicolas Carr explains what (spending a significant amount of time) on the internet does to our brains. On the website of BBC’s Virtual Revolution you can find a test that tells you what kind of web-creature you are. What do you think?
Read more No CommentsGoogle: doing good by being competitive?
Archetype:
Bank City
Posted by Cyril van Sterkenburg
on August 3rd, 2010
I hope Trustville will have a great government. One who is honest, progressive and takes good care of all her citizens. But what if some day I don’t agree with policy or I feel government is falling behind on the social dynamics in the world?
Read more 1 CommentSelf-governing students
Archetype:
City University
Posted by Len
on July 21st, 2010
The historic image of students is sleeping until 2 in the afternoon and drinking till 6 in the morning. Times are changing though; students seem to feel responsible for the future, not only their own but also that of the planet and thereby society at large.
Read more 1 CommentRSA in the new World
Archetype:
City Media University
Posted by Atika Aafar
on July 6th, 2010
RSA solves the problem of the new superfast (internet-) generation that has trouble paying attention if they get educated the traditional way. You know, with books and stuff. Find out how..
Read more No CommentsPeer 2 Peer banking
Archetype:
Bank
Posted by Len
on June 22nd, 2010
What if we would say: ‘Hey, you need money? Here’s some of mine..
Read more 3 CommentsHow to build a city
Archetype:
City
Posted by Len
on June 16th, 2010
“The best example of quality of life is the turtle, because the turtle is an example of living and working together.” Check out how urban spaces got reinvented by Jamie Lerner in Curitiba, Brazil…
Read more No CommentsRetrofitting: New ideas for old situations
Archetype:
City
Posted by Atika Aafar
on August 3rd, 2010
By using this easy formula a total suburban farming movement got realised in Flint Michigan. This way they’ve managed to both restore local ecology and local economy at the same time.
Ellen Dunham- Jones tells us how….
Transition Culture
Archetype:
City Media
Posted by Len
on July 14th, 2010
Change. It’s one of those words we hear often and in diverse contexts; but how exactly is change sweeping our planet? Is it at all? And who’s providing the handle?
Read more No CommentsA museum as community centre for cultural and social development and activity
Archetype:
Museum
Posted by jaspervisser
on July 4th, 2010
Three predominant changes will shape the museum of 2020. The first is leaving the museum building and entering public space. The second is the changing relationship with the audience. The third, more awareness of the social responsibilities of an institution.
Read more No CommentsEmpathy is what we are. Really?
Archetype:
City
Posted by Len
on June 22nd, 2010
Looking at the increased communication and level of interaction in our lives, can we survive without rekindling the fire of empathy? Jeremy Rifkin explains…
Read more No CommentsDave Eggers – Once upon a school
Archetype:
University
Posted by Len
on June 16th, 2010
If you have five classes of 30 to 40 students each. This can lead up to 200 students a day. How can you possibly give each student even one hour a week of one on one attention? Dave Eggers explains how..
Read more No CommentsIsland insights
Archetype:
City
Posted by Len
on July 7th, 2010
What do do when you do not wish to be part of the problem anymore?
Read more No CommentsGreen school
Archetype:
University
Posted by Len
on June 24th, 2010
Green School is an exceptional approach to education, and it’s happening in the jungle of Bali. Founded by the Hardy’s it is an almost self-sustaining campus that has a ‘holistic’ approach to education, taking into account the entire growth of the pupil, as a human, scholar and citizen of the Planet.
Read more No CommentsCorporate Democracy? PR Agency running for Senate
Archetype:
Bank City Media
Posted by Len
on June 21st, 2010
What would happen if government would no longer be run by people but by corporations? A change in the U.S. constitution has made it possible for companies to enter the race for Senate? Really? Oh yes.
Read more No CommentsAnyone on Pip.io?
Archetype:
Media
Posted by Marieke Kitzen
on June 22nd, 2010
Leave your Facebook-friends for the sake of privacy? Wasn’t fear of social isolation the reason to join in the first place? Sure, you don’t really want Facebook to be the owner of ‘what’s on your mind’… but, where to go?
Read more 1 CommentFood, Nutrition, and Education
Archetype:
City University
Posted by Ahmed
on June 18th, 2010
Jamie Oliver brings a valuable point of the importance of food knowledge in our society, as in knowing the types of food, the planting and harvesting of food, the food’s nutritious content, and the preparation of food to be consumed.
Read more No CommentsLoans that change lives
Archetype:
Bank
Posted by Cyril van Sterkenburg
on June 11th, 2010
Never thought of myself as a banker, especially not during this crisis. But I am. And a successful one too. My loans are changing lives. Real lives of real people.
Read more 2 CommentsHet ultieme klantvertrouwen
Archetype:
City
Posted by Menno
on June 16th, 2010
Wie vertrouwen geeft, krijgt het terug. Zelfscansystemen in supermarkten bewijzen dat. Diefstal is niet meer of minder dan bij gewone kassa’s. Maar winkels kunnen nog verder gaan in het winnen van klantvertrouwen.
Read more No CommentsGaming the future of Museums?
Archetype:
Museum
Posted by Len
on May 7th, 2010
Dr. Jane McGonigal of the Institute for the Future argues that gaming is the way forward for mankind. Really? Yes.
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