The Thoughts of a change monger

In the spirt of embracing the future as it unfolds, these are the thoughts, rants and random finds, about topics that interest me. Topics are usually about learning to learn, the art of dialogue, social & environmental sustainability, design, arts of resistance, deviance, social innovation and organizational change. This is my space to freely wander to wonder about things that interst me.

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23 and 1/2 hours: What is the single best thing we can do for our health?

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Re-Imagining Work - Dave Coplin and his notion of the Arrogance of the Present. 

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Allee: Paradigm shifts - Technological and social innovation

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 The Next American Revolution worker owned cooperatives. #socent #socecon 

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School program

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Walk the Talk: how an anti-pollution project was grown in a 'living lab'

Joint effort between firms including Intel and TfL shows power of 'open innovation', which is based around collaborative working

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35 properties on the north side of Holmes. 13 in tax distress, 20 already foreclosed and owned by public agencies. So, 94% tax distress rate.

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WHEN I GET MY FIRST PUBLICATION

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Class size matters a lot, research shows

Can we stop pretending it doesn't?

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A gorgeous speech from a gorgeous woman.

There is no shade in beauty . Beauty lies on the inside. 

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11 Ingenious Solar Projects Impacting the Developing World

Between simple lanterns with solar panels at the top and artificial leaves that mimic photosynthesis, you'll be amazed at what the sun can do.

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Amazing reverse racism argument by a standup comedian.

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When Kathrine Switzer decided to be the first woman to run the Boston Marathon, she was engaging on activism. Activism that would contribute to changing the faces of the Boston Marathon forever. She was running for an inclusive races.

This kind of activism is different from kinds of wicked problems that are the domain of social innovation. It is a subset of the commendable victories, loses, and types of resistance that are needed to achieve social change.

It is important to note that we are thinking about strategies towards social change that we know the differences in the complexities of the problems we are addressing.

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10 Amazing Women Who Led Rebellions - Listverse

Male revolutionaries such as Che Guevara have gone down as heroes for leading rebellions against “the Man.” But forgotten by history are the women who took

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The greatest gift you can give to your partner is your own personal development