From student loan debt and voice technology to the fate of brick and mortar, these are the issues preoccupying top CEOs at the start of this year. Last year, we asked CEOs for their predictions heading into 2017 and have since seen a few of those things...
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Blockchain-based Microgrid in Brooklyn, New York
In an energy market that is becoming increasingly distributed – whether based on wind, sun, water or biomass – intelligent grids are becoming increasingly important. Siemens microgrid technology is helping communities pioneer the movement toward a self-sufficient...
Read moreHow I Built A More Emotionally Intelligent Work Culture Than Me
Realizing he isn’t the most emotionally intelligent person, this CEO created a workplace that wouldn’t reflect his more antisocial tendencies. via FastCompany Newsletter by Peter Holgate I’m the first to admit that I’m not always the easiest person to...
Read moreMinim now offers a tiny office on wheels
After visiting IIDEX, the big commercial interior show in Toronto, I noted, with tongue in cheek, that the office of the future was looking more and more like a collection of tiny homes. Lo and behold, the very next day I learn that Minim, who makes a...
Read moreEntrepreneur Ansgar Oberholz talks about digital change and his workplace
A conversation about new work, self-determination and the power of heterotopia There’s absolute silence in Berlin-Mitte. Not a car, smartphone or rolling suitcase to be heard. Ansgar Oberholz sits at the Alter Garnisonfriedhof where he is all too happy...
Read moreHanter´s SELF talk October 2017
“Driven by the forces of love, the fragments of the world seek each other so that the world may come to being.” Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, The Phenomenon of Man We are living in a time of unprecedented connectivity, with 7.5 billion of us literally bumping...
Read moreBreaking through the creative process: Norman Seeff at TEDxBermuda 2012
Renowned photographer and film maker Norman Seeff has captured many of the legends of popular culture, from Steve Jobs to Will.I.Am, from Ray Charles to Alicia Keys. In a remarkable talk Norman explores and shares the struggles and joy that stems from...
Read more11 Reasons Why Hippies (Not Psychos) Should Rule the World
Don’t be fooled. The status quo is delusional. When it comes to what really matters, what you feel in your marrow is usually right. And on this note, hippies aren’t really “hippies.” That’s just what we’ve been called to disenfranchise us from sanity...
Read moreExample 1 Paradigmshift in the buisness world: Consuming Mindfully: Living with Respect for Ourselves and Our Planet_ABC home & carpet
It is time that we share and know about projects which live the new conscious business paradigm. It is one of the fastest growing movements with no leader. This series has only the purpose to inspire, to give courage and empower you. It is about buidling...
Read moreThe Sooner Now: Düsseldorf - Building Communities for a Life in the City
The Sooner Now is a joint initiative by FvF and MINI fostering collective imaginations of urban futures. Source FvF Mini via Eeventbrite Newsletter The Sooner Now is a forum for innovative and inspiring projects contributing to a better life in the city....
Read moreHow to Flourish After Economic Collapse
Using the stress of uncertainty as fuel for innovation The first challenge to overcome, for those going through either slow economic decline or sudden economic collapse, is uncertainty. In the culture I grew up in, there’s no need for too much concern...
Read moreCollaborative consumption and peer-to-peer collaboration
via MEDIUM blog by Daniel Christian Wahl The field of collaborative consumption is one of the areas of social innovation that most excites me. Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers (2011) offer an introduction to this rapidly evolving approach to participatory...
Read morePlanetary Mission: Unique Self Symphony of Human Genius, Innovation & Synergy with Barbara Marx Hubbard
“For the first time in history, humanity has a story that has the potential to unite us all. As we embody the natural impulse of evolution within us, we create a powerful field connecting cocreators worldwide in a unique self symphony of human genius,...
Read moreA Diverse Wisdom Culture
Excerpts by Kosmos blog from a dialogue between Duncan Campbell and Paul Ray, via Living Dialogue Introduction Coleman Barks, poet and leading American translator of the world-centric poet Rumi, has observed that “we are trying to create a civilization...
Read moreThe Cosmic Giggle - Spirituality and Consciousness Documentary
The Cosmic Giggle is an experimental documentary film that explores the human energy field's dynamic relationship with our environment. Naturally as human beings, we are connected to a vast network of fluid information inherent to the world around us....
Read moreSilent no more: Louise Pentz | A SuperSoul Short Film
After seeing countless stories in the media about the atrocities and injustices perpetrated against women and girls around the globe, commercial potter turned artist-activist, Louise Pentz, asked herself, is my silence contributing to the problem? The...
Read moreCut and try: building a dream_ETHEREUM more than a crypto currency
screenshot website Last month marked the 2 year anniversary of Ethereum’s public announcement at The North American Bitcoin Conference in Miami, Florida, USA. Amid much rumour and excitement, a sizeable crowd mobbed the young Vitalik Buterin after his...
Read moreDo You Suffer from Multipotentialite Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter syndrome: a belief that deep down, you are a fraud, that you shouldn’t be here, and that one day everyone will wake up and realize it. via puttylike blog by Emilie Wappnick Imposter syndrome is a phenomenon that most multipods know well. It’s...
Read moreAllemansrätten, the Swedish right to roam the countryside
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...
Read morePodcast | Introducing The Futurenauts – Sailing close to the winds of change
Enjoy top selling author and futurist, Mark Stevenson and leading sustainability expert, Ed Gillespie as they ask better questions to help us all imagine and build a better future. It’s not about keeping calm and carrying on, no, it’s about getting excited...
Read moreWE-MYSTICISM: The Church of the Space Between by Patricia Albere
There is a new domain of mystical awakening that can only be discovered together. You cannot gain access to the secrets of the WeMystical path or the sacred dimension of the ‘Higher We’ as an individual practitioner. This realm reveals itself only when...
Read moreHere´s How To Network When You Aren´t Sure What You Need
Networking is something that makes a lot of people cringe—and understandably so. When people think of the word “networking,” images of forced and insincere flattery comes to mind. But that’s more often the case when networking is an event—a ritual you...
Read moreThis Small Apartment Is Filled With Creative Ideas To Maximize Living Space
via contemporist blog Measuring in at just 322 sqft (or 30sqm), this apartment in Milan, Italy, is small, but it has everything you need, including a kitchen, lounge, bedroom, bathroom and dining room. When designing the apartment, PLANAIR had to get...
Read moreAn Evening with Satish Kumar
via Charles Eisenstein website soundcloud Satish Kumar is, in the truest sense of the word, an elder in the peace and ecology movement. To me personally, he is one of those deep allies who confirms that the most radical ideas I work with ...
Read moreArchitect Turns Old Cement Factory Into His Home, And The Interior Will Take Your Breath Away
via boredpanda blog When Ricardo Bofill stumbled upon a dilapidated cement factory in 1973, he immediately saw a world of possibilities. La fábrica was born, and almost 45 years later, the structure has been completely transformed into a spectacular and...
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