Innovation from Constraint (the extended dance mix)
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffI gave a talk a few weeks ago in Barcelona that was pretty well-received and widely blogged. Specifically, several bloggers have picked up and amplified the seven key points I offered in the talk - a ...
The Declaration of Human Rights: Now Even More Universal
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffIn 1948, Eleanor Roosevelt penned the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. On December 10 of that year, the document was adopted and proclaimed by the United Nations General Assembly. Read it here. Sixty years later, less than ...
Photo Essay: Using Ill-Fated Buildings for Art in Seattle
Wednesday, October 15th, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffTemporary Art Installation Keeps Blocks Being Prepped for Demolition Alive If we're going to make the big infrastructure changes we need to see in cities around the world, there will be some awkward growth spurts to work ...
Thoughtful new series: BBtv World
Wednesday, July 30th, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffThough my medium has always been the written word, I often marvel at how efficiently video can convey thoughts and feelings. Worldchanging ally Xeni Jardin recently alerted us to BBtv World, a new series she's launching ...
Changing the World One Block at a Time
Tuesday, July 29th, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffThe neighborhood is a powerful--but often overlooked--tool for social improvement. By Jay Walljasper Tuesday August 5 is National Night Out, a red-letter day in thousands of towns and cities around the country. Up to 30 million people will ...
Artists and superheros
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffPut eighty artists in a room and you’re going to get some overlapping ideas. One of the ideas to emerge in the last few presentations at the Creative Capital summer retreat is the power of the ...
Do a Little Dance, Spread a Little Love, Get Down with Matt Harding
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffA few years ago, video-game developer Matt Harding quit his job and started traveling the world in search of the meaning of life. And, because this is the 21st century, he videotaped himself along the way. ...
How To Change The World
Thursday, February 21st, 2008 Posted in Community, Green News | Comments OffArt House, a cooperative based in Atlanta, Georgia that hosts nationwide art projects, is asking you to be a part of the second annual Sketchbook Project. This year's theme: How To Change The World. Everyone has ...