Obama on Refugees: Why do we Keep Making Excuses?
As reported by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, the world is facing the largest displacement crisis on record. Sixty-five million people have been forced to flee their homes by violence, persecution, and instability. Many countries have given them sanctuary and assistance, so that families have shelter, medical care, and basic services, and children can […]
Company Launches Kids Board of Directors
Kidbox has announced the launch of their Kids Board of Directors. The company is the first online shopping style box that deliver cool brands to kids, and is also on a mission to clothe children in need. They want to empower children to give back and start the conversation between parents and kids about social good. Kidbox launched in spring […]
Inventing the Future of Flight
In silence, and without using a drop of fuel, two visionary pilots embark on the world’s first circumnavigation using only the power of the sun It was the Wright brothers all over again. On 3 December 2009 at Dübendorf Airfield in Switzerland, 106 years after the first powered flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright on a beach […]
How Inspiring is Your Story?
3 Steps to Creating your Personal Leadership Brand and Sharing it with the World. No matter who you are, a clear personal leadership brand (PLB) can make the difference between success and mediocrity. I’ve spent the past 25 years helping Fortune 500 companies build their brands with effective marketing, public relations and crisis management tools, […]
Jupiter, Juno and Galileo Have Beaten Tesla Billionaire to Outer Space
In 2014 when Tesla founder, billionaire Elon Musk, announced that he wanted to establish a colony on Mars with his space company, SpaceX, he upped the stakes in the race to become the first to place humans further into space than ever before. Unfortunately, Musk just lost. As the Juno space probe approached the planet […]
Why The World Bank Needs a Loan From You
Dr. Jim Yong Kim, head of the World Bank, acknowledges that even their huge budgets are not enough to transform the world into a better place. They need you. You are head of the world’s leading development and aid organization and your shareholders are in just about every country in the world. Why is your […]
Elon Musk Just Made Your Car (and NASA) Obsolete
It takes a special type of car manufacturer to add a button to their car called “insane mode.” It’s what Tesla founder Elon Musk decided would highlight the fact that battery-powered cars had moved on from kids’ toys and golf carts. That didn’t stop him from going one step further a year later by adding […]
Is Mobile Inspiration Making The World a Better Place?
Research from AT&T shows that people find inspiration on their smartphones and tablets. They believe it makes their world a better place. More than 7-in-10 Americans (71%) say their mobile devices are digital portals to inspiration. AT&T also found 8-in-10 (80%) people saying that mobile technology facilitates inspiration. For nearly half of respondents (46%), connecting to inspiration with mobile […]
7 Cybersecurity Myths Busted
Breaking News: We’ve Depleted The Earth’s Resources for 2016
As of Monday, August 8, humanity will have already used up more resources than the Earth can regenerate this year, according to the Global Footprint Network. The network, a WWF partner, declared August 8, 2016 as this year’s Earth Overshoot Day, which is five days earlier than last year, and the earliest Overshoot Day yet. […]
