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Posted on July 6, 2010 - 4:06pm :: ISD-World Affairs | Human
By Barbara Strauch
December 29, 2009 | NYTimes
I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There’s "The Hemingses of Monticello," about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress; there’s "House of Cards," about the fall of Bear Stearns; there’s "Titan," about John D. Rockefeller Sr.
December 29, 2009 | NYTimes
I LOVE reading history, and the shelves in my living room are lined with fat, fact-filled books. There’s "The Hemingses of Monticello," about the family of Thomas Jefferson’s slave mistress; there’s "House of Cards," about the fall of Bear Stearns; there’s "Titan," about John D. Rockefeller Sr.
Posted on July 6, 2010 - 4:04pm :: Good News | ISD-World Affairs | Economics | Human
By Carmel Wroth
Dec 24, 2009 | Ode Magazine
Danish entrepreneur Thorkil Sonne is driven by an unorthodox idea: what the world labels as disability can actually be an advantage. After many successful years as a technology executive in the telecom sector, his life was turned upside down in 1999 when his youngest son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He focused his considerable energy and ambition on helping his son, especially in thinking about his future. He read that few autistic people are able to hold down a job due to their difficulties with social skills and flexibility. In fact, according to one report, only 6 percent of those diagnosed with autism or Aspergers get jobs. "The literature is filled with description of what cannot be done," he says. But he refused to accept this as his son’s future.
Dec 24, 2009 | Ode Magazine
Danish entrepreneur Thorkil Sonne is driven by an unorthodox idea: what the world labels as disability can actually be an advantage. After many successful years as a technology executive in the telecom sector, his life was turned upside down in 1999 when his youngest son was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder. He focused his considerable energy and ambition on helping his son, especially in thinking about his future. He read that few autistic people are able to hold down a job due to their difficulties with social skills and flexibility. In fact, according to one report, only 6 percent of those diagnosed with autism or Aspergers get jobs. "The literature is filled with description of what cannot be done," he says. But he refused to accept this as his son’s future.
Posted on July 6, 2010 - 3:55pm :: ISD-World Affairs | Human
by Seth Godin
24 December 2009 | TomPeters.com
[Our guest blogger is Seth Godin, who needs no further introduction here. We'd like to thank him very much for this, his first post at tompeters.com.]
Twenty-five years ago, my life (and yours, too, probably) was changed by Tom and Bob's book, In Search of Excellence. After that, on a regular basis, Tom has provided us with shots of brilliance and unsettling reminders that we've got a long way to go to reach our potential as organizations and individuals.
24 December 2009 | TomPeters.com
[Our guest blogger is Seth Godin, who needs no further introduction here. We'd like to thank him very much for this, his first post at tompeters.com.]
Twenty-five years ago, my life (and yours, too, probably) was changed by Tom and Bob's book, In Search of Excellence. After that, on a regular basis, Tom has provided us with shots of brilliance and unsettling reminders that we've got a long way to go to reach our potential as organizations and individuals.
Posted on June 14, 2010 - 5:19pm :: ISD-World Affairs | Culture | Nature | Spirit
By Valentina Martínez Valdés*
Nov 19, 2009 | InterPress Service (IPS/IFEJ)
MÉRIDA, Mexico - The idea of wilderness is "an interesting concept; it is a Western concept. Our people have always lived and interacted in the environment," said Illion Merculieff, an environmental activist from the Aleut community in the north-western U.S. state of Alaska.
Nov 19, 2009 | InterPress Service (IPS/IFEJ)
MÉRIDA, Mexico - The idea of wilderness is "an interesting concept; it is a Western concept. Our people have always lived and interacted in the environment," said Illion Merculieff, an environmental activist from the Aleut community in the north-western U.S. state of Alaska.
Posted on June 14, 2010 - 5:04pm :: ISD-World Affairs | Human
By Martha Beck
Nov. 2009 Issue | O, The Oprah Magazine
We've all heard that we need to tap into our creative right brains. But how? Martha Beck offers a few fruitful ways to branch out.
This morning I sat down to write about how we can all learn to better use the right hemispheres of our brains. For 30 minutes, I tapped restlessly at a laptop. Nothing much happened, idea-wise. Flat beer.
Nov. 2009 Issue | O, The Oprah Magazine
We've all heard that we need to tap into our creative right brains. But how? Martha Beck offers a few fruitful ways to branch out.
This morning I sat down to write about how we can all learn to better use the right hemispheres of our brains. For 30 minutes, I tapped restlessly at a laptop. Nothing much happened, idea-wise. Flat beer.
