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My Geek Origin story, what's your story?
This post was inspired by Michael Kordahi, well known to many as @delic8genius, who put out a call encouraging to geeks to share their geek origin stories.
My geek origin is shrouded in the mists of time. It was so long ago that there is no only one photographic record
Business, boring jobs and social good
Over the past 150 years businesses have dealt with the challenges of increased scale by optimizing processes, resource allocation and expenditure. However, there is a limit to how much one can optimize a business and not damage the society within which that business exists.
I have spent a goodly part
Sometimes you just need to set your mind on happiness...
This one is thanks to @Damana - happy Caturday!
Is 'social' the right term to use for everything online?
There is a tendency to put the word social in front of many other words to day to describe some new use of technology. I remain uncomfortable with the way we have plonked the word 'social' in front of so many other things, for example; networking, media, computing,
Riots, desire, consumerism, community and values.
Want is a funny word. It can mean different things, such as:
"absence or deficiency of something desirable or requisite" or
"to be lacking or absent, as a part or thing necessary to completeness", or
"to feel a need or a desire for; wish for&
The jobless future and social innovation
I have argued previously that capitalism is broken and that we need to find new approaches that are good for people, animals and the planet. Further I asked if social innovation might be part of that new approach.
The world is facing an unprecedented financial crisis that is creating a