Simon Mainwaring

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

Social change

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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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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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http://youtu.be/PY-mboZkhD0 Al Gore, the former vice-president of the United States and a force behind the climate change debate and the film An Inconvenient Truth, has just announced a 24- hour worldwide presentation called “24-Hours of Reality” to combat the country’s growing disbelief that man’s actions are dramatically shaping the planet’s climate. Gore aims to enlist …

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Each year SXSW does a great job of engaging the interactive community by giving them a chance to vote on what sessions they want to see the following year. They receive thousands of submissions so this process is as necessary as it is inclusive. I would love to speak next year but I need your help …

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This September marks the fifth anniversary for charity: water, and I’ve had the priviledge of knowing some of the people involved in the organization for much of that time. I first met its founder, Scott Harrison when he was out here speaking in Los Angeles 3 years ago. He was incredibly unassuming in his manner …

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I’m really excited to be speaking at the Images and Voices of Hope world summit in September in New York. I wanted to share the event with you because it addresses what I think is a very important question. The theme for this year’s event is “Mind Full Media” and the conference is designed to answer …

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