The X-Man
Peter Diamandis has a dream: to open up Earth’s final frontier to private enterprise. This is the story of how one man kick-started a disruptive new era of space exploration. In February 2012, Peter Diamandis took the stage at TED to talk about the subject that informs his new co-authored book, Abundance: The Future is […]
How To Reinvent Yourself And Change Your Life
Guy Spier started his finance career with the right pedigree, from Oxford to Harvard Business School. But when he took a job at what he soon discovered was an ethically challenged Wall Street firm (a number of its top leaders later pleaded guilty to fraud charges), he was ashamed. Spier didn’t participate in the malfeasance, but he felt embarrassed and […]
New Leadership And The Internet Of Things
We are leaving one age and entering another. The information age is waning and we are entering something new. Something beyond social, mobile and the cloud. The great synthesis perhaps. Between virtual and physical. Digital and analog. Silicon and carbon. Maybe, through the intelligent, intentional instrumentation of the physical world, we will create new ground […]
Meet The Next Generation Of World-Changing Entrepreneurs
Deforestation. Pollution. Soil degradation. Poverty. These are just a handful of the critical social and environmental problems Social Venture Network’s 2014 Innovation Award winners are addressing through groundbreaking business practices. From stoves that save 10 tons of firewood each year to a pioneering training program for low-income entrepreneurs, the SVN Innovation Awards program recognizes companies […]
Berkshire Beyond Buffett
Berkshire Hathaway, the $300 billion conglomerate that Warren Buffett built, is among the world’s largest and most famous corporations. Yet, for all its power and celebrity, few people understand Berkshire, and many assume it cannot survive without Buffett. A new book by Lawrence Cunningham, Berkshire Beyond Buffett, proves them wrong. www.berkshirebeyondbuffett.com. In a comprehensive portrait of the […]
Teenager Malala Yousafzai Wins Nobel Peace Prize
Malala Yousafzai, along with Indian children’s rights campaigner, Kailash Satyarthis, have won the Nobel Peace Prize. Malala won the hearts of millions when she faced death for advocating education for girls in pakistan. She survived and has taken a global stance. On the afternoon of Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 15-year-old Malala Yousafzai boarded her school bus […]
Insights With Sir Martin Sorrell
WPP Chief Executive Sir Martin Sorrell oversees operations in over 100 countries and a workforce of thousands. He’s an evangelist for the new technologies shaping our world – not as a geek or a gadget freak, but as the hardest of hardheaded businessmen. In this wide-ranging interview, he discusses his approach to marketing, technology, and […]
Google’s Eight Innovation Principals
The latest quarterly reports for Google are out. It shows revenue rose 24% to $32.32 billion from a year ago, higher than analyst expectations of $31.86 billion. How do they do it? Here are Google’s 8 simple innovation principals that help them stay on top” 1. Focus on the user. 2. Open will win. 3. Ideas come […]
14.5 Million Books, 7 Million Children, 16,549 Libraries
Room to Read envisions a world in which all children can pursue a quality education through learning to read. Now 10 years old, and having helped over 7 million children in 10 countries, the 50 chapters of this remarkable organization are now on track to lift 10 million children out of poverty. Before images of […]
Shaping Buildings That Shape Us
Jerry Fink’s lightbulb moment came 20 years ago when he swapped out some old toilets in an aging building and saw a 60% water saving. Today, with partners David Kim and Derek Chen, The Bascom Group has completed over $8.5 billion in real estate transactions and has built recycling into how they do business. “Looking […]
