Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Mick Wroblewski is a Chicago-based software developer whose company, Babylon Technology, recently launched its own mobile app. Ticket Tapp is a ticket scanning solution for event organisers. It basically allows them to use an iPhone or iPod to scan people’s tickets (much cooler and more convenient than clunky barcode scanners) and do real time reporting
Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Something’s up in the world of education. Gradually, the internet is having its transformative impact. Salman Khan showed us what is possible using the internet to teach. Major universities are placing their courseware and lectures online. And...
Tuesday, April 3rd, 2012
Cate Trotter is making full use of the fact that her home city London is probably the coolest and trendy place on earth. Whether you’re a tourist interested in alternative London with its street art and eccentric...
Friday, March 16th, 2012
In London there exists a design studio called Not Tom (it consisting of duo Richard Jennions and Harry Osborne – get the name?) that is gaining recognition for its furniture and exhibition design. Have a look at...
Monday, February 6th, 2012
Stirred by her love for poetry and the multicultural character of her adopted country Canada, Besma Soltan started organizing ‘spoken word’ competitions that would inspire communities to engage in dialogue and better understand each other. SPEAKout was...
Friday, December 2nd, 2011
Yours Truly Theatre group from Bangalore has developed a unique theatre language and is at the forefront of the Interactive & Improvisational theatre movement in India. The theatre group was started with a vision to use the...
Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
Marcel Kampman does a lot of stuff. He’s creative director of PICNIC, a tech festival in Amsterdam; he’s the founder of Project Dream School, an innovation platform for schools; he’s the initiator of the Mastermundo creative gatherings;...
Monday, October 17th, 2011
Laurent Haug is the founder and CEO of the Lift Conference (three days events in Europe and Asia to discuss the social implications of technologies) and the co-founder and CEO of Lift Lab (a boutique consulting practice...