How the Japan earthquake shortened Earth’s day
From FastCompany: The 8.9-magnitude earthquake in Japan shortened Earth's day by 1.8 millionths of a second. While this might sound striking, perhaps even scary, don't panic: Earth is shifting slightly...
View ArticleTim Jackson’s economic reality check
From TED: As the world faces recession, climate change, inequity and more, Tim Jackson delivers a piercing challenge to established economic principles, explaining how we might stop feeding the crises...
View ArticleGraham Hill: Less stuff, more happiness
From TED: Writer and designer Graham Hill asks: Can having less stuff, in less room, lead to more happiness? He makes the case for taking up less space, and lays out three rules for editing your life.
View ArticleDoes your brand need a reality check?
From FastCompany: Some companies -- like Patagonia -- thrive on the perception of their sustainability. Others -- like Nike -- keep it in the background. The difference between the reality of...
View ArticleThe top 10 smart cities on the planet
From FastCompany: Crunching a list of variables about innovation and sustainability, we rank the world’s smartest cities, from New York to Hong Kong (and with an unexpected winner).
View Article25 companies that practice good corporate citizenship and still make lots of...
From FastCompany: In the spectrum between rich, evil corporations and corporations scraping by while adhering to a perfect set of values, a new study has found that there is a set of 25 corporate...
View ArticleThe 100 best corporate citizens
From FastCompany: A new list of the most admirable companies has some curious additions, including oil and tobacco companies. Is there more to being a good business than not destroying people or the...
View Article3 lessons for scaling a values-based business
From FastCompany: It’s easy to be small and good, but how can you get a company large enough to make a difference while still maintaining your mission?
View ArticlePeter Senge: The necessary revolution
From Leader to Leader Journal: The word revolution has many different meanings. We often use the word to represent political revolutions. And then there are techno-economic-cultural revolutions such as...
View ArticleSystems citizenship: The leadership mandate for this millennium
From Peter Senge in Leader to Leader Journal: As individuals and organizations, we have never had to be concerned about how our day-to-day decisions, like the products we make and buy and the energy we...
View ArticleCamp Snowball
A summer “camp” experience in Winston-Salem that brings together students, parents, educators, and business and community leaders to build everyone’s capacity for learning and leading in the 21st century
View ArticleSystems Thinking in Schools
A project of Waters Foundation; delivers academic and lifetime benefits to students through the effective application of systems thinking concepts, habits and tools in classroom instruction and school...
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