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THE CITIZEN PRO/AM
Like many of my blogs, today’s post was inspired by a compelling article I recently read. It’s called Democracy is for Amateurs: Why We Need More Citizen Citizens, and it really speaks to the Naked Civics philosophy. Let me start off … Continue reading
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WANT INNOVATIVE EMPATHETIC DESIGN? TAKE A HIKE!
Last month Smithsonianmag.com came out with a provocative piece on innovation. A lot of what was said resonated with me, but I found myself having a hard time agreeing with everything I read in the stimulating article. Actually, it wasn’t … Continue reading
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WHEN LIFE GIVES YOU LEMONS … BECOME AN ENTREPRENEUR
I don’t think I’m biased when I say that what I’m about to lay out is one of the coolest educational experiences a kid can have outside of the classroom. Lemonade Day, a nation-wide experiential learning program that planted its … Continue reading
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99 BOTTLES OF BEER ON THE WALL, 99 BOTTLES OF BEER …
OK, I lied. This isn’t about beer. It’s about beverages in general and specifically it’s about the container, i.e. your sometimes not-so-eco-friendly bottle. When you want to slake your thirst you want liquid. The bottle is secondary. But as we … Continue reading
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COLLABORATION: THE BEDROCK OF WHAT TRULY MAKES YOU DIFFERENT
What is it about humans that make us so inclined to constantly improve everything about our culture? Darwin said it was competition. This new study says it is collaboration. It’s quite possible that both may be right.
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HEAR THAT WHISTLE BLOWING? IT JUST MIGHT BE YOUR OWN TRAIN
Like a heavy train starting from almost a full stop, I’ve been delighted to hear about the recent decline, albeit a slow one, in unemployment rates throughout our country. We’re going on some four years of economic doldrums, but it … Continue reading
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GETTING THE LED OUT … CHECK OUT THE ZEPPELIN OF WIND TURBINES
In my last post I referred to a sobering article from Smithsonian Magazine that showed a big, bad outcome in less than 20 years if we don’t start using some cool new inputs. And now I’ve run across this. And … Continue reading
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DIFFERENT INPUTS PRODUCE DIFFERENT OUTCOMES
In the 1890s it was common for the New York Times to devote a ton of front-page newspaper real estate to the most pressing issue of the era. The scourge? Horse dung. Where were they going to put the millions … Continue reading
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PRICE OF ENERGY GOT YOU ALL HOT & BOTHERED? DON’T SWEAT IT … CONVERT IT
In a world looking for just about every place to conserve energy, it’s amazing how much of it we waste simply through the production of heat that is not recaptured. Think of how hot the brakes get on your car … Continue reading
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A CARROT BRINGS PUBLIC POLICY INTO FOCUS
Like many of you, I’ve been watching the stories of the sorry working conditions associated with my iPhone. Apple’s Chinese manufacturer, Foxconn, had its deplorable labor practices outed and it spread, as it always does, across the planet and into … Continue reading
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