April 2012
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Spotify introduced its embeddable play button...
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WatchLuis Duarte wants to make sure Mexico is clean and liveable for his young son. That’s why he started YoReciclo (Spanish for “I recycle”). The country has a paltry recycling rate of just 3.3%, and his company is designed to change that by educating people about the importance of recycling and then collect, sort, and clean the waste (which they then sell).
Unreasonables, Episode 3: Can...
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“Unemployment obviously reduces happiness, but not because of what you may think....”
– The World Happiness Report Explains What Makes People Happy
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WatchNew York City-based think tank and fabrication laboratory Collab is founded on a simple premise: Creative people work better when they’re in proximity to one another. The lab, located in a 5,500-square-foot loft near the Holland Tunnel, serves a rotating membership of designers, architects, scientists, and engineers—and is home to some really cool toys.
Collab members have full access...
The Social Business: One suggestion for making Web... →
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Scientists in Seattle want to improve the listening skills of the Web. In terms of conversation, they say, the Web is fairly social (about the level of a 2-year-old, able to express simple thoughts). However —
Communication is about listening as much as speaking. Unfortunately, our web interfaces have thus far paid scant attention to supporting listening, creating a feedback gap and...
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WatchGetting investors to give money to a fledgling social venture isn’t easy, as InVenture’s CEO learns in this episode of The Unreasonables. You have to be willing to be more vulnerable and flexible than you want to be. Watch more->
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“Although most people are unaware of the name for it, creative pauses are...”
– From Want To Be More Creative? Get Bored, by Martin Lindstrom
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