February 2012
“People who think well, write well. Woolly minded people write woolly memos,...”
– 10 tips on writing from legendary ad man David Ogilvy (via curiositycounts)
“The most interesting expression of this recognition in Malawi was the decision...”
– The decision was taken despite a general World Bank prescription introduced in the 1980s against subsidies on fertilizers and other inputs. The result of using modest quantities of fertilizers was a significant increase in production, boosting average maize yield for small farmers from 0.8 to 2.0...
“balancing paid development work and still making time to progress these...”
– Nik Wakelin, MinuteDock [Guest Post] « Rowan Simpson
Google – Under the Hood →
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“Eenmaal de nieuwe ‘tijdlijn’ op Facebook, altijd de nieuwe ‘tijdlijn’ op...”
– En deze tijdlijn, met omslag en profielafbeeldingen die voor iedereen zichtbaar zijn, heeft als bijkomend voordeel voor werkgevers dat ze aan de hand daarvan mooi kunnen bekijken wat ze in de kuip halen. Is er echt een correlatie tussen Facebook attitude en werk attitude? Een studie van Northern...
“Aankomende 15 maart is het zover, een 24 uur durende conferentie met...”
– Society3.0
7 worst international aid ideas →
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Maybe their hearts were in the right place. Maybe not. Either way, these are solid contenders for the title of “worst attempts at helping others since colonialism.”
1. One million t-shirts for Africa
2. TOMS Buy-One-Give-One
…dumping shoes in places where people might otherwise be employed to make them.
3. Machine gun preacher
Problems with Sam Childers, the...
The Fight With Negative Social Media →
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General Musing: Absolutely brilliant manifesto by... →
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Absolutely brilliant manifesto by +Hugh MacLeod of Gaping Void fame
Change This - How To Be Creative
If you’ve ever felt the draw to do something creative but just haven’t been able to pull it together, you’ll love this manifesto.
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“To move the world we must first move ourselves.”
– Socrates (via kari-shma)
Navigating the World's Social Media →
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Recruiters Aren't Using Facebook And Twitter →
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“Recessie? Dubbele recessie? Wat betekenen deze grote woorden nu eigenlijk in de...”
– NOS op 3 - Recessie? So what?
Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Story: Charlotte Sets... →
charlottethefilm:
Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway in Vineyard Haven, MA
Welcome to the website and blog for Charlotte: A Wooden Boat Story. Charlotte is a film about the Gannon and Benjamin Marine Railway and the building of the 50 foot gaff rigged schooner, Charlotte. (Click here for a synopsis.) It is also a film about tradition, craftsmanship, community and love of the sea. In this...
Why People Hate Their Jobs →
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Fuel vs Solar Energy →
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“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
De twitterende keuken @S2m 030 →
We gaan live op 27 februari tijdens de Monday meetup
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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? →
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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...
