December 2010
15 posts
Reflect and Manifest
The #reverb10 project began in 2009 as a way to bring bloggers together - sort of an online writer’s group - around an open initiative that challenged them to reflect on their year and post about it. The project was so successful, it’s now an annual event. This year, participation has grown beyond the 1,000 who started in 2009 and we still have 8 days to go. Why not jump...
Who Knew, Bamboo
Sustainable materials in an unexpected place, 100% natural bamboo keyboard and mouse.
Rethink Your Meeting Space
Fast Company published a story about How Steelcase Redesigned the 21st Century College Classroom. The article highlights the company’s “LearnLabs” concept - collaborative and interactive spaces that by all accounts dramatically improve the learning process.
It’s true that many companies have redesigned their work spaces to promote collaboration amongst employees, but...
Warm Inspiration
Inspiration is Best Made by circumstances reinvented and explored.
Banning the Bottle
Italy’s campaign against bottled water. France’s fizzy going low impact. A start in the US. Who will take the next steps?
Super Heros
Reinterpreting the past through fantasy imagery. It could happen.
Fourteen Actors Acting
A video gallery of classic screen types.
Asteroid Awesomeness
Animated video of asteroid discovery from 1980-2010
Infographic of the Day:
Happiness Comes at a Price. From Fast Co. Design.
A Christmas Tweet
What people are tweeting about this holiday season.
Hans Rosling's 200 Countries, 200 Years, 4 Minutes...
mycharity: water
“Our vision is simple and ambitious: clean, safe drinking water for everyone on the planet. Welcome to mycharity: water.” A site with a mission, easily accessible ways to donate to the cause of global access to safe drinking water. It’s worth a look.
Kickstarter huge success for small startup
Kickstarter helps small businesses every day with a place that people can pledge money to help fund the company’s costs of getting off the ground. Recently it has launched with great velocity TikTok and LunaTik’s Multitouch Watch Kits which turns iPod Nanos into wristwatches.
Infographic of the Day: Love is a Battlefield
Visualizing how love flowers, withers, and dies using a type of chart better known for showing war casualties.
JUMO?
Facebook co-founder launches social network JUMO for social good. Connecting individuals and organizations working to change the world. This has the potential to be a successful and easy sustainability tool, depending upon its reception.