http://www.whatsbubbling.com innovation for a better world Thu, 09 Oct 2008 22:42:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en This guy is v. funny, and makes a good point. If we mess this up, planet earth will still be here (incorporating mega tonnes of plastic, a new climate, fewer species, etc. into its evolution) its just that we'll be gone! http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/10/08/earth/ We've been living in serious debt: not just financial but ecological too. Essentially we've been subsidising the American Dream lifestyle and consumption patterns that are far beyond our actual means. That's why the Green New Deal suggesting joined-up policies to address the 'triple crunch' of 1)credit,  2)climate change and 3)oil ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/09/29/shop-till-you-drop/ A guide to the present situation By Paul Williams (author of Das Energi) Copyright 1982 Our purpose here is to take action and have an effect on the world. We have been born into a moment of unprecedented danger and opportunity. Our failure to act is itself a choice. There is nowhere to hide from this awareness. It is time. It is time for ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/09/21/common-sense/ In a world with soooo many ideas, there's no doubt that its only the ones that spread that win. The question is what drives idea diffusion? All of us have too many choices, and too little time. Seth Godin argues that we only notice the remarkable (worth making a remark ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/09/15/remarkable/ In their latest study of more than a thousand CEOs, IBM finds that high-performing companies are hungry for change, wildly imaginative, wired globally, disruptive in nature, and socially aware. Here is how they describe the 'enterprise of the future': Hungry for Change The enterprise of the future is capable of changing quickly ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/09/15/outperformers-making-bolder-plays/ Admittedly collaboration is no new thing! BUT it is easier today than ever before for us to collaborate towards common goals, and benefit from common knowledge. Pioneers have proven that using the internet and associated tools and tricks we can work together, with unprecedented scale, open-ness and global distribution, to ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/08/30/brave-new-collaboration/ Most innovation stems from conversations between people with different ideas. Web 2.0 has made it so easy for people to have their say that today people everywhere are not just consuming information but producing it, and getting together to create! We see software (Linux), games (World of Warcraft), worlds (Second ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/05/12/we-are-what-we-share/ More evidence presented Al-Gore style. We have serious work to do. I'm watching this from a hotel room in Geneva - a symbol of civilised society - and truly saddened by what we're doing, or rather not doing. I'm here for the next two days exploring a Jewish-Muslim dialogue ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/04/13/our-generational-mission/ http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/04/10/the-disruptors/ A lot can be done with the simple mechanics of a bike! Interactive cinemas, bread making machines, and 'spin art' can all be powered by users. The most impressive concept I've come across recently is the winner of the Innovate or Die (a new contest for earth-cooling pedal powered inventions), ... http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2008/04/07/pedal-powered-solutions/