Belgian economist Bernard Lietaer discusses how the financial crisis is caused by failing structures in the current financial system. He proposes complementary currencies that he believes will break the vicious cycle of global financial crashes.
Addressing global issues requires a new approach. In a restored palace in Marrakesh’s poorest quarter, a global and interdisciplinary network was brought to life where workshops and projects are held with politicians, entrepreneurs and…
Digitalisation has revolutionised media and has in a way even become our interface for reality. With music and maps undergoing a digital revolution, the act of reading is taking on a new, digital dimension with the advent of eReaders.
Erik Spiekermann, a German typographer and designer, has created typefaces that are seen today as modern classics. By thinking outside the box, he has changed and formed the corporate images of clients such as Deutsche Bahn, the city of…
How can we make digital content graspable? The PHD student Fabian Hemmer researched how mass, shape and even intuition can be applied to mobile phones in order for technology to move towards becoming more human.
For many, security and a steady income are not enough motivation anymore when it comes to searching for employment. Founded by Jonathan Imme, Palomar 5 is a six-month brainstorming camp bringing together 30 creative individuals from around…
To create a strong community you have to create strong girls. With that idea in mind, to allow for sport to initiate social change, Heather Cameron founded Boxgirls International. Starting out in Berlin and uniting various nationalities, she…
For Noa Lerner, having no access to sanitation means being robbed of one’s dignity. By reinventing the toilet and overcoming what appeared to be insurmountable challenges, her design is able provide even the poorest of the poor with…
Corruption is the area that illustrates best when we are faced with inherent governance failure in a globalised economy. Peter Eigen discusses how systematic, grand corruption is the main reason for the poverty, the conflicts and desperation…
Reto Wettach discusses how technology, specifically the use of computers needs further innovation in order to seamlessly work together with humans. Can we create technological moto memory, sensory dynamics and even have technology be an…
The internet has globally infiltrated almost every individuals’ life. It has improved living standards, catapulted the speed information spreads and reformed the standard networking structures of society. By founding betterplace, Till…
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