Monthly Archives: October 2010

One Tribe

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Music interlude provided by the Black Eyed Peas. Go on! Switch off for 4:41 and relax! Together we can build a bridge to a better world.

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What Can I Do?

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Jacqueline Novogratz of the Acumen Fund in closing a conference at The Aspen Institute asks perhaps the most important question in influencing extreme poverty: What Can I Do? She observes the most important thing is our human connectedness. Participation. Collaboration. Bridge … Continue reading →

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Shooting Poverty

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Oxfam explore communicating poverty through film. This is a great initiative shared by my mate Ted featuring a short film: Bang for Your Buck. In Burundi, Africa, a grenade costs the same price as a pint of beer. Check out … Continue reading →

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Tell A Story- Your Story

Posted on October 29, 2010 by

Ridley Scott gives good instruction in this clip below titled Life In A Day. It was part of a collaborative video project he started earlier this year. Scott gives two good pieces of advice in telling a story through capturing … Continue reading →

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More from Suzuki: Think locally, act locally

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Thoughts from David Suzuki speaking at the Sydney Opera House continue to resonate through this week. He challenged one of his earlier assumptions in the talk. The previous cry of “Think global, act local” he suggested was well-intended but ultimately … Continue reading →

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Dissonance in Community Wellbeing

Posted on October 28, 2010 by

Reading a number of corporate website over the last few weeks I sense an incongruous use of the terms ‘Community Wellbeing’ and ‘Sustainability’. Have a look yourself. Visit four or five large corporate brands and see if you agree. ‘Greenwashing’ … Continue reading →

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Africa- A Difficult Place to Do Business

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

Extreme poverty and business development strangely enough go hand-in-hand. Effective business development can help to replace the burden on aid, but it is by no means a silver bullet. Writing in the Financial Times, Michael Keating last week provided a … Continue reading →

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Bono: “Rockstar/Arsehole”

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

What should we make of Bono? Pin-Up for causes like Make Poverty History. What do you see- authenticity or dissonance? In December U2 will bring the ludicrously ambitious U2 360º tour- described as the largest rock show of all time- … Continue reading →

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Participation- A Broad Overview

Posted on October 26, 2010 by

How will the 10 City Bridge Run play out? It is about participation, but to the extent this occurs is not up to me, but the contribution of others. Here is a broad overview of how I see the initiative … Continue reading →

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Do you need a permit?

Posted on October 25, 2010 by

Where, precisely, do you go in order to get permission to make a dent in the universe? This is the question Seth Godin asks us in his blog the previous week. Here is more of his blog comment- I think it … Continue reading →

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