Business
YouthTrade Summit: Emerging Social Entrepreneurs
March 19, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
Following in the steps of the Fair Trade model, YouthTrade is a new product designation launched by YES (Young Entrepreneurship and Sustainability) in partnership with the Conscious Capitalism Institute (CCI) to encourage mission driven youth entrepreneurship. YouthTrade is “built on a simple yet game changing idea—providing markets for goods of young American entrepreneurs under the age of [...]
Media & Arts
Beauty of the Process
March 28, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
The process of building something has changed dramatically over the past century. Transforming from hands, to machines, to robots. When our world is full of goods made as cheap as possible, it’s nice to see companies devoting themselves to making things the long, hard, stupid way. Committing to make and build things in a slower, [...]
Lifestyle
2012: The Year of Lifestyle Tracking
March 12, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
There is a growing desire to track everything that you do in order to make your life more efficient. Apps on phones, popular websites like Lifehacker and the books of Tim Ferris have made lifestyle design a hugely popular industry and companies are trying to make it easier for you. 2012 seems to be the [...]
Leadership
Fall In Love With The Process
March 7, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
When working on a project, it is easy to just focus on the end goal. It may be a business, a paper, a painting, a meal. The end result is often what you’re truly passionate about, but what about the journey to get there? Leadership is often thought of as making plans and leading a [...]
Technology
2012: The Year of Lifestyle Tracking
March 12, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
There is a growing desire to track everything that you do in order to make your life more efficient. Apps on phones, popular websites like Lifehacker and the books of Tim Ferris have made lifestyle design a hugely popular industry and companies are trying to make it easier for you. 2012 seems to be the [...]
Environment
Athletes Tackling Environmental Issues
March 29, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
People involved in environmental conservation and the sustainability fields all come with various motives. Some are interested in the preservation and conservation of fragile natural environments, while others see it as an opportunity to get involved in a new business venture that is more than just profits. There are also those who get involved because [...]
Jobs
Is A Traditional Resume Enough?
March 27, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
In order to stand out in a crowd of job applicants, being creative with your resume can be a great advantage or is demanded. Often, a one-page, typed out resume may not express you or your work in the best way, and having an alternative resume may help you match the corporate culture you’re seeking. [...]
Education
Are School’s Stealing Our Dreams?
March 26, 2012 By Patrick Leave a Comment
In Seth Godin’s latest manifesto, “Stop Stealing Dreams,” he argues that top-down industrialized schooling is threatened just like mass media, newspapers, and other industries that have been disrupted over the past decade. Our economy has changed, but our schools haven’t. Everyone wants higher performing schools, but instead of trying to solve the problem within the [...]