Causes

October 24, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

I finally had the chance to visit Google, a business, brand and creative powerhouse I have admired for years. I spoke there about We First as part of their authors series. Everyone was super gracious and I now understand why it’s such a desirable place to work. They really do everything they can to inspire […]

October 19, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_yg02dWvkQ I recently had the pleasure of chatting to Mark Woerde who’s great new book takes a deep dive into research that explains why social good is increasingly important to consumers around the world and therefore brands. Plus here is a link to Mark’s great slideshare presentation. SM: Hi, I’m Simon Mainwaring and I’m here […]

October 12, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

The outpouring of support and respect for Steve Jobs was not only a testament to the creativity, passion and brilliance of the man, but also what’s possible for the corporate leaders of America. What if every corporate leader was as singularly associated with a positive impact on society as Steve Jobs was for humanizing design? […]

October 3, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

For some time now I’ve been asserting that technology is teaching us to be human again. When I say this, I mean that the ability to witness and experience the lives of others anywhere around the world, often in real-time, awakens in us our innate empathy for each other. There are many recent examples including […]

September 29, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Last week I had the privilege of speaking at the Mashable Social Good Summit. I wanted to share the video with you as many people had requested the slides and hearing the dialogue may help you use them most effectively. My topic was ‘Building a Private Sector Pillar of Social Change,’ and if you don’t […]

September 26, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYHqTcUOzdQ In light of all the recent developments around social technology, from the launch of Google + to Facebook’s f8 conference launch of Timeline and Ticker last week, I felt it especially pertinent to share this interview with Sherry Turkle of MIT. What she invites us to consider is the human cost of our social media […]