Activist and former Obama Administration advisor Van Jones speaks about collaborative consumption and the sharing economy as a "platform for disruptive innovation" at SOCAP11. Read more »
"Ghosts With Shit Jobs" envisions a United States of the future, where Americans live in slums and work the undesirable jobs of tomorrow, like human spambot and digital copyright janitor. Read more »
The Village Base Station is a low-power, easy to deploy tool to create a GSM cellular data network in areas with limited power and network resources. Read more »
When President Bill Clinton signed the National and Community Service Trust Act into law in 1993, he introduced the concept of community service to a new generation of young people through the flagship AmeriCorps program. Read more »
A short film about the success of the largest bikeshare program in the United States, including 1100 bicycles and 110 stations across the city. Read more »
Futurist Alex Steffen argues that collaborative consumption, neighborhood-based green initiatives and city planning policies that reduce car usage will lead the way to a more sustainable future. Read more »
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