During my graduate studies in the mid-1990′s, I spent a good deal of time working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. At the time, there were political tensions brewing that were threatening to tear the country apart at the seams. Much to my dismay, after leaving the country in 1998, a brutal war broke [...]
Entries Tagged as 'People Doing Good Things'
Condition: Critical, Voices from the War in Eastern Congo
February 26th, 2010 · No Comments · People Doing Good Things
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Sustainable design interview with Greg Lee, CFO of Livestrong
February 13th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Collaboration, Corporate Culture (or not), People Doing Good Things, Sustainability/Green Practices, The EdgeHopper Podcast Series
Greg Lee I recently had the opportunity to speak with Greg Lee, the Chief Financial Officer of the Lance Armstrong Foundation and Livestrong, about the design and buildout of the new Livestrong world headquarters in Austin, Texas. Livestrong is in the process of converting a 30,000 square-foot, 1950′s-era industrial building into a modern, green, collaborative [...]
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Global Oneness: Raising consciousness through storytelling
February 16th, 2009 · No Comments · People Doing Good Things
The Global Oneness Project is exploring how the radically simple notion of interconnectedness can be lived in our increasingly complex world (and we’re not talking Twitter and Facebook here). Since 2006, they’ve been traveling the globe gathering stories from creative and courageous people who base their lives and work on the understanding that we bear [...]
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Starbuck’s asks: Are you in?
January 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · Marketing and Branding, People Doing Good Things, Presentation Goodness
Yet another great visual example of Starbuck’s willingness and ability to get folks involved in some social goodness. This time, they’ve recruited MC Yogi to help get people answer the call: “What if we all gave just 5 hours to help our community?”. If we all did a little, each little contribution can add up [...]
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