Archive for February, 2010

Bill Gates starts the ‘Innovate to Zero’ party

Posted by Sharon 19 February 2010

Thanks to Remo Guiffre from my favourite online shop REMO, for conneting me to Bill Gates’ latest TED Talk.
Bill believes that climate is even important than “vaccines and seeds” and is challenging us to “innovate to Zero” emissions.  I love that he is using a positive word like innovate - rather than a call to […]

Google’s Success formula - Lovable Stars vs Jerks?

Posted by Sharon 10 February 2010

Thanks to Ralph Kerle for the interesting comparison of creativity at Google and Microsoft. It makes me wonder if there’s something Google isn’t telling us about its hiring policy.  One of my favourite articles for discussions with technical and professional staff is the Harvard Business Review piece on Competent Jerks, Lovable Fools and Social networks.  […]

Are Bankers missing the fairness gene?

Posted by Sharon 7 February 2010

I laughed at Lynne Taggart’s blog about investment banker bonuses being announced in the same weeks that celebrities were trying to drum up donations from regular folk for the Haiti appeal.  Most of us are brought up to value fairness - not investment bankers in the USA according to Taggart!
A friend of mine says, “I […]

Today’s Social Enterprise Ideas

Posted by Sharon 2 February 2010

Ideas for this week.
Check out Fast Company’s list of the 5 Social Capitalists for 2010 and their businesses.  From a number of sources I am getting the message that mobile phones and the accompanying connectivity are life changing in rural areas, where landlines are non-existent.
Also check out Better World Books which recycles books.