In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxShanghai, where x=independently organized TED event. ...Read More
On October 1, 2009 at The Times Center in New York City, "The Feast" will gather the world's leading creative entrepreneurs, revolutionaries, radicals, doers and thinkers to inspire more action, share best practices, and create valuable connections that will change ...Read More
Ventures in Development (www.venturesindev.org ) is again hosting its newly launched initiative, the Social Innovation Salon - a monthly after-work cocktail event that aims to stimulate a cross-disciplinary audience to generate innovative ideas that address particular social issues. Date: 6/13 (this ...Read More
The clean-car promise of Better Place | Electric evangelist | The Economist. Image by jdlasica via Flickr Good article from the economist continuing to raise the profile of Better Place, Shai Agassi and their ambitious goals. ...Read More
When Economic Development Meets Rule of Law on Developing Country Terrain: Findings on regulatory organizations and their street-level enforcers in Brazil Judith Tendler, a development economist, is Professor of Political Economy in the International Development Group of the Department of Urban ...Read More