Economy

December 29, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

2011 has been distinguished by dramatic citizen activism in the United States and around the world. Perhaps largest in public consciousness are the Arab Spring revolutions that continue to transform the political landscape in the Middle East, and the homegrown Occupy Wall Street movement spreading around the world protesting economic inequality. Each is significant in […]

December 20, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Over the last several months we have witnessed the rise of the #OccupyWallStreet movement, both across America and around the world, and witnessed its tour of a familiar news cycle. At first, it was dismissed out of hand as a collection of rabble-rousers with no clear or unified intent. It was then re-characterized as a […]

December 12, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

At the dawn of this 21st century, the problems of the world remain massive. Nearly 4 billion people live on less than $3 per day, 1 billion are undernourished, and roughly 8 million children die per year before the age of five, many of whom succumb to illnesses that could have been inexpensively treated or […]

November 7, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

I’ve had the chance in the last year of visiting three exceptional places that are famous for their degree of creativity and marketplace dominance, and I wanted to share come common traits that seemed to factor into their success. The first is Weiden & Kennedy, perhaps the preeminent creative advertising agency in the world, where […]

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 […]

September 20, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Mashable Slides View more presentations from Simon Mainwaring I had the real pleasure of speaking at Mashable Social Good yesterday. It was a hugely inspiring day with great presentations by Ted Turner of Turner Enterprises, Alec Ross from the State Department, Scott Harrison of charity:water, David Armano of Edelman, Howard Buffett of the Howard Buffett […]