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Mayerly Sanchez Clavijo > creating Peace Zones

Mayerly Sanchez Clavijo has mobilised 2 million children for creating peace zones in civil war torn regions...

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Re-Emergence of the Langu...

Re-Emergence of the Language of the Birds through Twitter?

Harmonising the configuration of pattern-breaking interjections and expletives by Anthony Judge Twitter,...

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Introducing the Blue Econ...

Introducing the Blue Economy

The Blue Economy – 10 Years, 100 Innovations, 100 Million Jobs. This Special Series presents breakthrough...

7th Grader Invents Solar Cell Efficie...

13 year old Yuan has already met with his state’s congressional representatives, and in half an hour, he will...

7th Grader Invents Solar Cell Efficiency Scientific Breakthough
posted on: Nov 3, 2010 | author: admin

Anil Gupta about Inventions by the Po...

We had a quick chat with Anil Gupta , director of  The Honeybee Network. Their documentation of inventions by the...

Anil Gupta about Inventions by the Poor
posted on: Nov 3, 2010 | author: admin

When the Money Isn’t Flowing: I...

When money is scarce or stops flowing, alternative currencies can keep a local economy afloat. They convert time,...

When the Money Isn’t Flowing: Invent Your Own Currency
posted on: Nov 3, 2010 | author: admin

Moss Greening to Curb Urban Heat Isla...

Greening projects using moss have been conducted at many sites in Japan in recent years in order to deal with the...

Moss Greening to Curb Urban Heat Island Effect
posted on: Nov 3, 2010 | author: admin
Green the City with “Greenery Curtains”

Green the City with “Greenery Curtains&...

posted on: Nov 3, 2010 | author: admin

Anjo City of Aichi Prefecture has been working to promote greenery on the city government’s building since FY 2007. As the average temperature...

Women’s Lingerie : Organic Works better than GMO

Women’s Lingerie : Organic Works better than ...

posted on: Oct 29, 2010 | author: admin

What do Victoria’s Secret and Monsanto have in common? They’re both interested in growing cotton in Burkina Faso. Victoria’s Secret is...

Alyce Myatt, GFEM, about Funding for Youth Media

Alyce Myatt, GFEM, about Funding for Youth Me...

posted on: Oct 28, 2010 | author: admin

GFEM is an association of grantmakers committed to advancing the field of media arts and public interest media funding. GFEM serves as a resource...

MeToWe Action Academy Days

MeToWe Action Academy Days

posted on: Oct 28, 2010 | author: admin

MetoWe is the most powerful youth leadership movement we are experiencing on the planet. Their MeToWe Academy Days are very powerful examples of how...

Future Studies & Gaming

Future Studies & Gaming

posted on: Oct 25, 2010 | author: admin

Game-play to create the future! In short, Future Studies observe major trends of where humankind is heading, near future scenarios, and –...

POSITIVE POETRY … Positv:Paradox

POSITIVE POETRY … Positv:Paradox

posted on: Sep 10, 2010 | author: editor

Super amazing poetry about positive change and attitude! found via http://positivetv.tv/ from...

The Story of e-waste > Photo Essay

The Story of e-waste > Photo Essay

posted on: Sep 3, 2010 | author: editor

Do you know where your trashed computer goes? Right back to the 19th Century! is where many of them go. Do you know what your favourite computer...

Alex Grey – Visionary Artist

Alex Grey – Visionary Artist

posted on: Sep 1, 2010 | author: editor

Alex is without doubt one of the most visionary artist spirits of our times. His work explores our global, spiritual interconnection. At Albert...

Jeremy Rifkin – The Empathic Civilisation (50min)

Jeremy Rifkin – The Empathic Civilisati...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

“We are taking a shift in world-view and consciousness, and we have to acknowledge and nurture it, if we want to survive as a...

Greenpeace

Greenpeace

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

“Greenpeace exists because this fragile earth deserves a voice. It needs solutions. It needs change. It needs action.” You’ve heard...

Superstruct – the world of 2019

Superstruct – the world of 2019

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

‘Superstruct is the world’s first massively multiplayer forecasting game. By playing the game, you’ll help us chronicle the world...

Message from the Hopi Elders

Message from the Hopi Elders

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

One of the most powerful expressions for the spirit of these times, the inner compass for your personal spiritual path. “You have been telling...

Muhammad Yunus about a World Without Poverty

Muhammad Yunus about a World Without Poverty

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: editor1

Muhammad Yunus tells us his exciting story of revelations and puzzling experiences with officials and how to follow one’s path for transforming...

CDI Brazil’s ICT Centres for Social Change

CDI Brazil’s ICT Centres for Social Cha...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: editor1

CDI has established more than 750 telecentres in South American ‘slums’, empowering and inspiring people to use ICT for social change. In...

Muhammad Yunus Recounts Grameen Success Stories

Muhammad Yunus Recounts Grameen Success Stori...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

At Vision Summit in Berlin, Muhammad Yunus shared some of the steps and experiences in attaining the level that Grameen ventures have today....

Eco-Tipping Points : Making Wells Flow again in the Desert of Rajasthan, India

Eco-Tipping Points : Making Wells Flow again ...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: editor1

Re-adopting traditional practices has re-animated a desert-region in India’s state of Rajasthan. Wells, forests, communities and animals...

‘Better Bananas’: Higher Yields without Pesticides

‘Better Bananas’: Higher Yields w...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

“Fernando Aguirre, Chiquita’s president and CEO, says this was the first time he’d made an investment without consulting a spreadsheet....

China is Building a Sustainable City : Dongtan

China is Building a Sustainable City : Dongta...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: editor1

China’s rapid transformation period is enabling amazing break-throughs. While politicians and citizens of the world keep avoiding the key...

MeToWe Campaign is rocking Canada!

MeToWe Campaign is rocking Canada!

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: editor1

Watch and wonder. Here’s a youth wave taking off! Youth-led. Super professional. Super impact! Unlike anything we’ve seen before!...

YES! Youth for Environmental Sanity.

YES! Youth for Environmental Sanity.

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: editor1

“We are not the leaders of tomorrow. We are the leaders of today. And we are going to show you how!” YES! is the world’s leading...

Jane McGonigal : Saving the World through Game Design

Jane McGonigal : Saving the World through Gam...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

Jane is a brilliant designer of online mass roleplaying games. She’s also on the forefront of academic research on societal development and...

Seth Godin on Social Networking & How to Do it right

Seth Godin on Social Networking & How to...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

Just a quick word about meaningful social networking. We all know this. But it’s worthwhile noticing the essence behind it –...

Matt Mullenweg Talks WordPress

Matt Mullenweg Talks WordPress

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

A sweet 5 minute video of Matt Mullenweg, creator of today’s most popular blogging software WordPress.com and WordPress.org, chatting with...

The Innovation Centre for Community & Youth Development

The Innovation Centre for Community & Yo...

posted on: Aug 27, 2010 | author: Nusrat Azim

If you look at Yes! and MeToWe you know what positive change truly is about : “Young People as Agents of Social Change in their...