The Social Economy
The social economy: Unlocking value and productivity through social technologies: To reap the full benefit of social technologies, organizations must transform their structures, processes, and cultures: they will need to become … Continue reading
Temporary initiatives need a permanent place in urban creativity policies
While bland ‘creative city’ policies have become universally popular in the world’s city halls, new temporary and ‘pop-up’ urbanism initiatives are spreading even more quickly across the globe. Oli Mould argues that … Continue reading
Film – ‘People Before Profit’
People Before Profit powerfully captures the violence and impunity with which governments around the world, in rich countries as well as poor, deny these rights to their citizens in the name … Continue reading
Is innovation essential for development work?
David Lewis: Any approach that emphasises continual problem-solving is important and worthwhile. But there may be a downside to all this innovation. Not all development problems require new solutions. For … Continue reading
Changes at the Bottom of the Pyramid
Societies in Southeast Asia have changed tremendously in the last few decades. Rapid economic growth and rural-urban migration have spurred a frantic urbanization process. Megacities such as Bangkok, Jakarta, Manila, … Continue reading
Environmental Outlook to 2050: The Consequences of Inaction
Urban air pollution is set to become the top environmental cause of mortality worldwide by 2050, ahead of dirty water and lack of sanitation. The number of premature deaths from … Continue reading
Communication as a Human Right
Creating space where communication is respected as a human right makes it possible for hundreds, for thousands, of people to work on a local and even individual level together to … Continue reading
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