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April 2010
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Artist and designer who turns trash into treasures. (upcycling)
Altruism and the economy
Altruists are able to influence global markets. In the past, such studies were often refuted by sceptical financial analysts. However, someone like Ernst Fehr, the famous Swiss economist, will show that if altruists make the rules and it is in the interests of selfish people to cooperate, then society can function in a more cooperative way.
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WatchWhat?! so few money is given to women?! Althoght money spend by women is spent less on drugs but more on the family!!! Disasterous facts!
Watchthis is funny! ingenious - making fun of us!
Money gives power - spend it wisely
We tend to underestimate the power of money. Each cent and penny you spend into cheap stuff will give power to the wrong businesses. Spend your money on goods that are entirelly good and you'll give goodness your power.
First post from my phone
I published my new websites today. Of course it’s not static but a good start. Check it out: http://www.mayari.net - especially the Change Wallet!
Watchinterview with the Dalai Lama.
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WatchSo this means I have to find ppl tinkering nomadically along to start an upcycling movement. At the moment I really feel like the “lone nut”. So please the first girl/guy with guts, find me, join me and let’s do this together!
March 2010
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An interwiew with Beter Bichsel. One of my...
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Five Ways to Become Happier Today | Tal Ben-Shahar... →
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February 2010
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Millennials: They Know What They Don’t Want |... →
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November 2009
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WatchDescription Description
As William McDonough wrote in his book Cradle to Cradle, we should stop thinking of post-consumer goods as “waste”, and instead start thinking of them as “food” in the product chain - upcycling raw materials and turning them into useful raw materials, rather than just alleviating the burden offset by recycling. Sun Microsystems’ CTO Greg...
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October 2009
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Arguing With Success
We are raised to love independent choice, but this is precisely what leads to disaster when applied on a global scale. And it is no different with social design, where competition for the Internet “commons” is much more prevalent than cooperation. Add to this the fact that 98% of designers when asked say they want only to design, not plan, write grants, fund raise, correspond, or do any of the...
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We Are All Emerging Economies Now
I say we can do more good at home than abroad — not that we can do no good. Our skills and connections can, of course, be valuable to people in other places than our own. But if we are to exchange value — rather than just take it, like cultural tourists — what do we have to offer? In theory, a designer’s fresh eyes can reveal hidden value and thus mobilize otherwise neglected or hidden...
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September 2009
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How to Do What You Love
What you should not do, I think, is worry about the opinion of anyone beyond your friends. You shouldn’t worry about prestige. Prestige is the opinion of the rest of the world. When you can ask the opinions of people whose judgement you respect, what does it add to consider the opinions of people you don’t even know? [4] This is easy advice to give. It’s hard to follow,...
August 2009
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“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
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“I will give you a talisman. Whenever you are in doubt, or when the self becomes...”
– Mohandas Gandhi
“Bombing for peace is like fucking for virginity”
– Said by Chis Abani in this TED talk written on his girl friend’s T-shirt.
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The importance of thinking for yourself
Most of all they need a story, a narrative. The reality of the narrative is irrelevant. It can be completely at odds with the facts. The consistency and emotional appeal of the story are paramount. The most essential skill in political theater and the consumer culture is artifice. Those who are best at artifice succeed. Those who have not mastered the art of artifice fail. In an age of images and...
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WatchEmmanuel Jal: “Go save the life of a child.”
““Dysfunction is the essence of entrepreneurship. I’ve had dozens of...”
– ANITA RODDICK, The Body Shop
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How to be a better lover (=designer) to...
We need a holistic definition of design that helps us understand the breadth and depth of our role as designers … we are all designers.
Design (planning, community development, etc.) must be seen as a continuous process. We don’t design it and then we’re done … we are in the domain of continuous creation.
Our ethic for judging good design vs. bad...
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Watchthe future of presentations. involving the audience. coming to the “conclusion” or conclusionS together.
July 2009
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WatchI really like Alain de Botton.
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WatchWhat is success TO YOU?!
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WatchI don’t know how many times I have sent my portfolio to these guys already - IDEO. I really love their playful approach to problems. I so agree with them.
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Target group for Mayari?
I don’t know why, but I don’t like to separate people into categories. Skaters, bikers, hip hoppers, geeks, arties, fashionistas. Who are you targeting? I don’t mind! Anybody who can make use of my re*creations!
Of course I am asking myself who of this “everybody” is more likely to be interested in my wallets, notebooks and card holders. I believe it’s the...
On my reading list - The Outliers
“What I came to realize in writing Outliers, though, is that we’ve been far too focused on the individual—on describing the characteristics and habits and personality traits of those who get furthest ahead in the world. And that’s the problem, because in order to understand the outlier I think you have to look around them—at their culture and community and family and generation....
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“Nature is far harsher than the market: If you are not sustainable, you die. No...”
– Adam Werbach blogged by Kevin Roberts here.
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