Simon Mainwaring

We First provides consulting and training to help companies tell the story of their good work in ways that build their business

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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 […]

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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This week marks the launch of Unthink, a new social network that positions itself as a counterpoint to Facebook and Google+ attacking what they describe as dishonest invasions of privacy. While there’s clearly room for another social network in the marketplace that offers users greater ownership of their content and privacy protection, the focus of …

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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 …

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I recently had the pleasure of joining Jen & Barb on their great web series: Mom Life. We talked a little about how a shopper can make a difference in building a better world using some on the new online and mobile tools available to them. This is especially important to Moms who already have …

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