Innovation

May 13, 2013 by Simon Mainwaring

Guest post from Gary Schwartz I was speaking with David Epstein, the founder of The Unreasonable Institute, the brainchild of Unreasonable at Sea, the Google sponsored innovation ship that is presently sailing from port to port globally. Mr. Epstein’s mission statement is borrowed from George Bernard Shaw who in 1903 wrote in Man and Superman: “The […]

April 19, 2013 by Simon Mainwaring

I’m a huge fan of the important work that the U.N. Foundation does and in the TEDx talk, Aaron Sherinian, VP for Public Relations, discusses 5 of the revolutions that he believes provide the context — and build the case — for a new approach to public engagement around social good and global progress. Aaron cites …

April 2, 2013 by Simon Mainwaring

Be Remedy is an inspiring demonstration of the ability of social media to empower people to be the change they want to create in the world. The concept launched by Blake Canterbury in Atlanta two years ago is as simple as their motto: “Be the remedy for someone in need.” With this goal in mind, Be Remedy uses …