Tag Archives: creativity

Beware of the green meme!

Posted on January 4, 2012 by ticsnow

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 →

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To Have-Do-Be or to Be-Do-Have!

Posted on December 10, 2011 by ticsnow

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

Posted on December 9, 2011 by ticsnow

“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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Geoengineering – Hero or Villian?

Posted on November 23, 2011 by ticsnow

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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The new consumers and the shifting paradigm of branding

Posted on October 31, 2011 by ticsnow

The content of this blog post was generated from the notes that I took during an interactive workshop conducted by BBMG:http://bbmg.com/ during the Net Impact 2011 conference. The workshop was titled Meet the New Consumers: Five Marketplace Trends that are Revolutionizing … Continue reading →

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Biomimicy: design inspiration from nature

Posted on October 26, 2011 by ticsnow

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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Ticsnow demystified

Posted on October 15, 2011 by ticsnow

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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