The Social Age

Imagine a factory where there is no waste, plenty of re-use and a product that tastes good to boot. NBC Nightly News recently did a piece on Kettle Chips, a “junk food” manufacturer with a social conscious. Kettle’s Wisconsin plant is a fully sustainable operation, from recycling water, to low-toxicity paints. The US Green Building […]

I’m always amazed that everytime I ask the Universe for a shot of inspiration, something pretty cool happens. Today I had a conversation with an amazing company called World of Good (www.worldofgood.com). I met the folks at World of Good as part of my research in putting together an event called “Careers in Social Change: […]

I often hear from people about how they’d really like to make a difference in the world, but they aren’t sure how. Kiva, a non-profit based in San Francisco, offers a very cool solution to help you help others. “Kiva.org allows individuals to make $25 loans to low-income entrepreneurs in the developing world (microfinance). […]

From Guest Blogger Nathan Shedroff:
Nathan is an entrepreneur, experience designer, sustainability expert. He is the Program Chair of the MBA in Design Strategy program at California Center for the Arts and the author of numerous books on design, meaning and business. You can learn more about him at www.nathan.com. You can reach him at […]

President Clinton has just released a book called “GIVING: How Each of Us Can Change the World”. I have not read the book but look forward to it. His last book “My Life” was quite extraordinary.
Clinton has had an exceptional post-Presidential career.
From his work raising money alongside President Bush (the elder) for Katrina relief to […]