Blog: Shabnam Anvar
By Shabnam
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02.06.13, 3:00am
From February 6th to 8th, 1,000 participants from 30 countries, including 70 journalists and bloggers will thrive at the Lift Conference in Geneva, Switzerland. We will explore the business and social implications of digital technologies: from what lessons are to be learnt from porn on the web, to resiliance and how agile businesses work. That's Europe!
By Shabnam
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12.03.12, 6:15am
Imported from Germany, the "Schnippel Disko" concept launched by the Youth Slowfood Network, is spreading fast in France. All you need are the following ingredients:
By Shabnam
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06.24.12, 12:51pm
15 years ago, I sat behind a tainted window watching consumers react to a fair trade website's various designs and functionnalities.
By Shabnam
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02.08.12, 9:56am
The 20th century’s claim to fame was top-down centralization. We watched TV, listened to the radio, borrowed money from banks, and elected politicians.
The 21st century model will very probably be composed of collaborative, distributed horizontal power structures that empower all actors to participate. What Rifkin calls “lateral power”.
By Shabnam
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11.29.11, 10:46am
Neal's account of his donation exchange for Christmas, instead of presents, is not only a great read, but it makes you (re)think and ask what is Christmas all about.
a) Running around like a chicken without a head, trying to buy useless presents?
or
b) Sharing a special moment with loved ones?
Trick question: I know...
By Shabnam
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10.11.11, 12:34pm
Sharing is great, but it is not always easy
Yes, I love Freecycle (and recupe.net in France), Craig's list, Neighborgoods.net, donating to charity, etc. But it can be a hassle for small recurrent items. One can spend a lot time registering the good, sorting the requests, replying and finally meeting up with the person.
The Curbside FreeBox Solution
France
I am Franco-American collective intelligence, sustainability & incremental innovation enthusiast.
I have a J.D. on how French 20th century regulation was built to secure main stream industrial models; it also (in)directly made sharing illegal in France, in a number of fields, such as seed exchange (!).
Former NGO Director, researcher, in-house counsel, I strive to help open, sustainable initiatives succeed.
about.me/shabnam_anvar
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