February 2012
“When I was growing up I rode a bus to school. It was one of those big yellow...”
– All because of Mr. Torgeson.
Mr. Torgeson was our bus driver. To most of the adult world, he probably appeared to be an ordinary man. I realize now that he must not have ranked high in the social and economic hierarchy, but to those of us who spent time with him every day, he was a consummate...
“Hotel the Exchange presents a punchy mix of eclectic fashion and design to the...”
– Home | Hotel The Exchange
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“This week Facebook filed its S-1 to go public. Mark is 27. How Mark managed to...”
– What’s been less discussed is how Mark mastered the six requirements to succeed, namely Ambition, Vision, Determination, Execution, Luck and Timing
Mark Zuckerberg’s 6 Ingredients For Success | TechCrunch
Is the Social Enterprise Bubble About to Burst? →
b-sama:
Over the past two months, GOOD has profiled organizations in Africa using market solutions to solve water and sanitation challenges, improve agriculture, and promote public health. Social enterprises like these are transforming development work, and social entrepreneurs are being hailed as rock stars.
But social enterprise isn’t the first trend to hit the development sector. From...
“Altijd al vermoed dat het bij succesvolle organisatiebesturing draait om het...”
– The Management Challenge is een ‘serious game’ waarin managers in teams dit principe aan den lijve kunnen ervaren. Beleef de kunst van het integraal leidinggeven! Mede dankzij de gastvrijheid van Seats2meet is het wederom mogelijk een groot deel van dit spel vrijblijvend en vrijzinnig...
“Het kabinet Rutte wil dat de burger meer eigen verantwoordelijkheid neemt. Dat...”
– Op zich is dat een prima doel, maar dan moet je de burger wel de gelegenheid geven om zijn verantwoordelijkheid te nemen. De overheid doet dat onvoldoende. De nieuwe wet SUWI is hier een mooi, maar schrijnend voorbeeld van.
In deze nieuwe wet staat dat werkzoekenden de dienstverlening van UWV...
Africa-Economy: 'African women want to contribute... →
b-sama:
African women want to bring real added value to the development of intra-African trade by implementing their sense of innovation and their dynamism, a spokesman of African women, Algerian Fatima Karadja, declared on Tuesday in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Speaking in an interview with PANA, Mrs. Karadja, vice-president of the economic, social and cultural council of the African Union, said...
January 2012
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“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the...”
– 02 « June « 2003 « how to save the world
Africa could rival Asia - Zuma →
dynamicafrica:
Trade between African countries would reduce poverty and stimulate economic growth, President Jacob Zuma said in Ethiopia on Saturday. “Intra and inter-regional trade is not an option, it is an imperative,” Zuma said in a speech planned for delivery at the 26th New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD) heads of state and government orientation committee meeting in Addis...
“Werkgevers mogen alleen in uitzonderlijke gevallen werknemers vervangen door...”
– Vast personeel steeds vaker buitenspel door flexwerker - VK Banen Werk - VK
“Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try.”
– Unknown (via explorans)
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Vision in the 3rd World →
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allAfrica.com: East Africa: Top Business Leaders... →
Africa internet use hits 2,000 per cent growth →
prepaidafrica:
Growth of Internet use in Africa has superseded global average in the last decade reaching 2,000 per cent compared to the global’s 480 per cent.
The significant growth is attributed to information technology (IT) developments in the continent in recent years including improved means of connectivity such as links with the global fibre-optic cables, declining prices of computers as...
“Met de uitgangspunten is nog steeds niets mis, “maar de praktijk is...”
– Gemeente.nu - Verbindt gemeenteambtenaren - ‘Het Nieuwe Werken vertoont scheuren’
“The United Nations has declared 2012 the Year of the Cooperatives. In light of...”
– Second Sight | A New World View
Virtual Subway Store.
tart-pastry:
The British chain Tesco, called Home Plus in South Korea, allows commuters to shop while commuting to and from work.
Home Plus has installed wall-length billboards in subway stations which duplicate the food displays in actual stores, thus enabling consumers to shop by using their cell phones to scan pictures of the items they want to buy. The food is delivered to the shopper’s...
How much time would you save if you used payroll... →
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The man trying to train Africa's future leaders →
fyeahafrica:
Fred Swaniker, an entrepreneur with a passion for solving social problems, believes that many of Africa’s predicaments boil down to a lack of adequate leadership.
To help change that, during the last nine years he has focused his energy on the creation and development of an elite pan-African secondary school aimed at fostering the next generation of leaders and entrepreneurs.
The...
Intrekking WWik-regeling via kort geding voorlopig... →
‘via een kort geding hebben we een wet kunnen laten blokkeren. Dit was meer dan we durfden te hopen. We hoopten op een uitstel van een half jaar, maar dit gaat nog een stap verder. De rechtbank heeft de hele Eerste en Tweede Kamer terzijde geschoven.’
Update:
Overheid gaat in beroep tegen de beslissing
“WikiHouse is an open source construction set. It’s aim is to allow anyone to...”
– WikiHouse / How it Works (via iamdanw)
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something,...”