Imagine if we were drawn to each other not just because of our talents but also because of our darker thoughts, pettiness, secret vices and betrayals? Would we realize how much we have in common? Would we be as quick … Read More
Author Archives: aletmanski
Mobile Movement nominated for a Webby
Mobile Movement a group co-founded by Jess Fraser, who I have profiled before, has been nominated for a Webby Award in the Youth Category! Webbies are the equivalent of Oscars for on line campaigns. And they are in good company: … Read More
Get Your Hands On Shari Graydon’s, “I Feel Great About My Hands”
Delicious, funny, irreverent, salty, poignant. 41 essays by women over 50, assembled and edited by award winning journalist and author Shari Graydon. Essays that reveal the wisdom, beauty and power of aging women. I Feel Great About My Hands – … Read More
Maytree Foundation: Creating a Stronger Canada, 12th, On Poverty
Want to read 50 great ideas for protecting vulnerable Canadians while contributing to Canada's prosperity? Then have a look at the Maytree Foundation's, just released Charting Prosperity: Practical Ideas for a Stronger Canada. It stems from Maytree's belief that: Poverty … Read More
Jean Swanson – Standing Up to Poor Bashing, 11th, On Poverty
Jean Swansen knows poor people and their tremendous capability to stretch a dollar and to survive with next to nothing. She also has a clear, steady eye for the structural causes of their poverty. She is not fooled by studies, … Read More
Ten B.C. Environmental Innovations
All the talk about social innovation could lead one to the conclusion that it is something brand new, something emerging. In fact ingenuity, creativity and innovative problem solving is ongoing and has been around forever. One of the primary … Read More
Apathy is Boring
Apathy is Boring aims to use art and technology to educate young people about democracy and encourage their active involvement in decision making. Founded by my colleague and Ashoka fellow Ilona Dougherty they have already inspired over 30,000 young Canadians … Read More
Two Views of Social Innovation
Here are two views of social innovation as expressed by Professional Ezio Manzini at the launch of the European Union's Social Innovation Europe, March 2011. Professor Manzini is one of the world's prominent thinkers on sustainability and social innovation. First … Read More
Jason Mogus – Six Principles of Transformative Digital Campaigns
Jason Mogus , founder and CEO of Communicopia, is one of the world's foremost digital strategists. He has been in the digital trenches since its infancy and sees behind and beyond the dazzle of technology and social media to design … Read More
Leadership is for the Birds
Have a look at this thrilling U-tube video Starlings on Otmor. You won't be disappointed. Harmony. Beauty. Inspiration. No collisions, no bird in charge, each moving individually, yet achieving common objectives – warmth, safety and security. How do hundreds of … Read More