Capitalism vs. the Climate Forget everything you think you know about global warming. The really inconvenient truth is that it’s not about carbon—it’s about capitalism. The convenient truth is that we can seize this existential crisis to transform our failed economic system and build something radically better. In her most provocative book yet, Naomi Klein, […]
This is a toolkit on how to invent, adopt or adapt ideas that can deliver better results. It’s quick to use, simple to apply, and designed to help busy people working in development. The tools are not coming out of thin air. It draws on a study of many hundreds of tools currently being used […]
Our consciousness is a fundamental aspect of our existence, says philosopher David Chalmers: “There’s nothing we know about more directly…. but at the same time it’s the most mysterious phenomenon in the universe.” He shares some ways to think about the movie playing in our heads. TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best […]
A FILM FOR THOSE WHO BELIEVE THAT ANYONE CAN CHANGE THE WORLD It doesn’t matter if you work in education, finance, human rights, health, environmental affairs, or another field altogether; it doesn’t matter if you work in the private, public or social sector. If you see problems as opportunities, you already have what it takes […]
Robert Steele at LIBTECHNYC: Short Description: The Open Source Everything Manifesto is presented in the context of key negative and postive trends and the imminent revolution in the USA of the 99% against the 1%. Specific solutions are proposed for the restoration of public agency — power back to the people — including an open […]