Causes

May 31, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

Three years ago, Kevin Kelly (author of What Technology Wants) wrote a very insightful post entitled 1000 True Fans. He explained how, for true influence, an artist doesn’t need one million followers. All he or she needs is 1000 loyal fans. The same of true of any movement for change. Today marks one week until […]

May 30, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

For the past three years I have examined how brands and consumers practice capitalism, with the goal of helping our consumer society become a perpetual motor of prosperity for all. When I first began, I had no idea how much inquiry was being done in this area. But I quickly I discovered that many respected […]

May 19, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

iCAREweCARE combines two of the most powerful forces for social change today – social media and a new generation of inspiring social entrepreneurs. Founded by 17-year old, Priyanka Jain, iCAREweCARE is the first student-led non-profit to leverage social technology for social good. Their mission is to create a globally aware, socially responsible, and action oriented […]

May 2, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

As the business marketplace moves closer towards being a comprehensive social experience, the onus falls upon brands to be more defined in terms of what they stand for, their core values and how they communicate them to their community of customers. While that may sound simple it’s very complicated to execute. Here’s why: In a […]

April 25, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8xd0wV6Peo SM: Hi I’m Simon Mainwaring, and I’m here at the Flagship store of Patagonia HQ in Ventura, California. I have a special guest here today: Rick Ridgeway, who is the VP for Environmental Initiatives. I’m super excited to talk to him about a new project that he just announced that is potentially transformative for […]

April 22, 2011 by Simon Mainwaring

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VenVRs_Gywk Yesterday I had the real pleasure of visiting Patagonia HQ in Ventura, California. It’s a brand that I, and many others, have admired for so long because of the powerful alignment between their core values and how they run their business and make their products. To better understand how they achieve this, I asked […]