Archive for the 'Government' Category

Enable Others to Sell Slivers of Time Like Some Brits Do

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Share a bike, find a babysitter, make a home wireless and other  needs for ad hoc services to find, rent, sell and hire could be made safer and easier for buyers and sellers with National E-Markets (NEMs). “Think Ebay writ large and better regulated.”
With more opportunities for short-term work more people gain at least slivers [...]

Humorous Way to Get Out the Vote

Saturday, August 16th, 2008

Encourage your neighbors to vote. Download an unusual yard sign. Over 24,000 people voted for 50 artist-designed signs at My Yard. Our Message. Thank you Bri Bigaouette for my favorite, and Dave Brynestad and DK Lockhart for my follow-up choices.  As Chip and Dan Heath suggest in Made to Stick, the unexpected

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What If Grants Were Given for Social Change Ideas?

Friday, March 21st, 2008

The time has come. The Jeff Skolls, Larry Brilliants and Melinda and Bill Gates of the social entrepreneur movement feel they’ve reached the tipping point. Sidestepping traditional charity, business or government “models” they’ve crafted systems for doing good that are data-driven and replicable – so they can scale, to use the geek term for [...]

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