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Beware of the green meme!
The green meme (as referenced in spiral dynamics) is the meme characterized with the pluralistic world view, individualistic self-identity, human bonding, ecological sensitivity, and community values. The green meme represents the highest order of the post-conventional consciousness, and only about 10% … Continue reading
An Integral Approach to TICS
One of the topics that I am currently reading up on is the Theory of Everything(TOE) by Ken Wilber and its associated integral model. I am finding the topic extremely fascinating, and have to admit that I am still in the early learning stages. The Theory … Continue reading
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To Have-Do-Be or to Be-Do-Have!
My blog post today is going to discuss a number of ground breaking principles that I believe will make a difference in our fight to save the planet, redesign our future to work for everyone, and score big wins in the technology field … Continue reading
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Cradle to Cradle design
“Design something that makes oxygen, sequesters carbon, fixes nitrogen, distills water, accrues solar energy as fuel, makes complex sugars and food, creates microclimates, changes colors with the seasons and self-replicates. Well, why don’t we knock that down and write on … Continue reading
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Flying on Photons
Is this the future of aviation? Swiss adventurer Betrand Piccard hopes so, and so do we. The plane above is his most recent project: Solar Impulse. Piccard plans to fly this plan across the Atlantic in 2012 and around the … Continue reading
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Geoengineering – Hero or Villian?
Last week I was travelling on business for my company Microsoft. If I have not stated this before, my day job is a software engineer under test for Microsoft. I rarely get to travel for business as my position does … Continue reading
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Net Impact 2011 Conference, Portland, Orgeon
This weekend, I had the privilege to attend the Net Impact 2011 conference which was held in Portland, Oregon. The conference contained a wealth of information on sustainability, social innovation, renewable and green energy, sustainable finance, agriculture, and education. I found it … Continue reading
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Biomimicy: design inspiration from nature
Biomimicry is one of the topics that I will be discussing frequently on this blog. Biomimicy in it most basic definition is an imitation of the way nature does things. Nature has been at work, if you will, for million of years in designing … Continue reading
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Blog Action Day on Food
Today October 16th is 2011’s Blog Action Day. Blog Action Day is an annual event that unites the world’s bloggers in posting about the same issue on the same day. Our aim is to raise awareness and trigger a global discussion … Continue reading
Ticsnow demystified
For my very first blog post, I would like to demystify and explain the name of the blog. Ticsnow stands for Technology Innovation Creativity Sustainability Now. It is a blog that explores Technology, Innovation, Creativity, and Sustainability. Let’s analyze the … Continue reading
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