Until one is committedUntil one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ine
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Until one is committed Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative (and creation) there is one elementary truth, the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, then Providence moves too. All sorts of things occur to help one that would never otherwise have occurred. A whole stream of events issues from the decision, raising in one’s favour all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance, which no man could have dreamed would have come his way. William Hutchison Murray - The Scottish Himalayan Expedition (1951)
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The Hive is the New Network
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all started life as revolutionary networks that brought existing real-world relationships online. Today, they are aging utilities, powering an outdated version of the social internet.
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What's wrong with big data?
The view that more information produces better decisions is at odds with the world around us.
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The Unsung Importance of Inner Work
We only get so many days on this planet, and I don’t want to take a single one of them for granted. I’ve always had this philosophy. That’s why I take time to be in nature, go on personal retreats…
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It's Time For Exponential Thinking About Corporate Responsibility
John Elkington invented the idea of the triple bottom line. Now he’s focusing on how we can move past incrementalism and toward fast, breakthrough…
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Future Humans: Just how far can our evolution go?
UNCERTAIN times bring thoughts of human futures. Amid the fever of change that was Victorian England, H. G. Wells wrote The Time Machine, in which humans had diverged into subterranean, orc-like Morlocks and the elfin, forest-living Eloi.
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Why the best problem-solvers think with their hands, as well as their heads
Our ability to think and reason has been trained and tested in real world situations that restrict our ability to use our hands.
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With Works Like 'Orphan Black,' 'Ex Machina,' and 'The Martian,' Science Fiction Is Becoming Less Fictional - The Atlantic
In popular culture, science-fiction stories look more like the real world than ever before.
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We’re all drifting out to sea, and struggling to chart a course to the island of hope. Could the rise of citizen leaders finally shift the global tides?
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The API of WE is in some ways formless, but it echoes with the notion that tens of millions of people don’t see their story in the global narrative – so they’re going to write one themselves, in a way that honours their connection with other human beings.
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Louise Barnard, Better mischief maker
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This weeks featured team member is Louise Barnard, Strategic Associate
A seeker at heart with a passion for new experiences and new people, Louise spent 12 years working for some of the biggest players in the advertising world, along with additional stops at a small digital agency, a consultant for startup organizations, and a team member on a groundbreaking human behavioural prediction project with data scientists at the University of Nottingham. Louise lives in London with her husband and one-year-old son. She is particularly dangerous around books, which she devours with reckless abandon. As a result, she’s filled with ideas on Better ways to synthesize, analyze and ultimately connect the dots.
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Starbucks' Howard Schultz Doesn't Sleep — But Don't Blame the Coffee
Alec Baldwin interviews Howard Schultz CEO of Starbucks. Schultz talks about his hopes for the company’s future in Asia—and Italy.
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Better Relaxing Music
A playlist featuring Marconi Union, Airstream, Dexter Britain….
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David Bowie on why you should never play to the gallery
Amazing advice on being authentic and never playing to the gallery by David Bowie.
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At Better Ventures, we work with some of the world’s biggest (and most loved) brands to bring new participation-based business models to life. We focus on developing bespoke participation strategies, compelling community experiences and digital/analog interfaces to facilitate both commercial transactions and social interactions between businesses and their employees, partners, consumers or fans. Our core belief is that everyone who contributes to the creation of value deserves to win. We need new teammates who can help us make that happen. We can’t wait to hear from you.
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