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Emergent strategies and tackling wicked problems, such as business model innovation, require appropriate social and engaging business environments in order to thrive. 

Elements of good stories.

When most well-intentioned aid workers hear of a problem they think they can fix, they go to work. This, Ernesto Sirolli suggests, is naïve. In this funny and impassioned talk, he proposes that the first step is to listen to the people you're trying to help, and tap into their own entrepreneurial spirit. His advice on what works will help any entrepreneur.

It's an unfortunate reality in nearly every major city—road congestion, especially during rush hours. Jonas Eliasson reveals how subtly nudging just a small percentage of drivers to stay off major roads can make traffic jams a thing of the past. (Filmed at TEDxHelvetia.)

Shrinking horizons: Addressing the plight of uncontacted human societies. GPS driven anthropology.

Radio host Julie Burstein talks with creative people for a living -- and shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss. Hear insights from filmmaker Mira Nair, writer Richard Ford, sculptor Richard Serra and photographer Joel Meyerowitz.

Burberry celebrated the opening of its revolutionary new flagship store, a perfect mix of real and virtual retailing called “Burberry World Live.”

Ons leven speelt zich af te midden van mensen en instanties die we niet kennen. En dat wringt, zegt hoogleraar sociale psychologie Roos Vonk, die zich verdiepte in de evolutionaire geschiedenis van de mens en de psychologische gevolgen daarvan in onze huidige samenleving.

Biomolecularization:  From individually responsible intelligent organisms to complex ecosystems of biologically distributed intelligence

[ 2 years of filmmaking with very little money and my friends and I made this. We're a tiny production so please help spread the word! =)  ]

We treat information like food. 8 min 9 sec Dit leidt tot nieuwe vragen… een BMI voor informatie? informatie-vergiftiging? Wie is/wordt de El Bulli voor informatie? Informatie-autoriteit? Wanneer gaat informatie op de bon? Wat doen we met informatie-overschotten? Welke informatie-allergieën zijn en komen er? Is informatie-diëtiste een nieuw beroep? Is er een schijf-van-vijf nodig? Welke smaken passen bij elkaar? Hebben we informatiekoelkasten en -diepvriezers nodig?

6 min 47 sec

Institute for the future Link has link to download the report Who is most adapted to a world of social uncertainty, technological change, and constantly shifting habits and behaviors?Above all others today, it may be kids. A journey into the unknown is almost a daily experience for kids. Their perception and knowledge of the world is in constant flux. Childhood is a continual negotiation with, and re-perception of, the bounds of reality. New knowledge, new skills, new experience, and perputual physical transformation is the norm, not the exception for kids.With touchscreens, simple programming languages, and other lowered barriers for human-computer interaction, kids are poised to gain a high level of technical proficiency. When you combine this access with the resources kids have—time, a highly plastic brain, and the freedom to experiment with new behaviors, interests, and ways of being—it is not hard to imagine a level of empowerment for kids never before seen in human history. Futurists have proposed a coming “singularity,” when machine intelligence surpasses human intelligence, and a new power dynamic re-defines life as we know it. With kids’ technical capacity reaching new levels of sophistication, might we instead see a coming “kidularity,” when the power dynamic between adults and kids are completely re-defined?

Download the free mobile app and learn about yourself, how you compare to others, and what your phone can tell you about your life. Visit:http://humanfaceofbigdata.com/

6 min 36 sec

Open source, open data... open overheid. Wat als de overheid haar "API's" vrijgeeft? Interessante, uitdagende gedachte.