More on “bridge building”

And while we’re pontifexing…
Let’s build some bridges between:
GLOBAL PROBLEMS      and WORK OPPORTUNTIES
In a most gentle way, we’ve got some issues fellow Earthlings. I blog about them frequently (although not recently)…
How we move, how we eat, how we think, how we share (or don’t), how we consume…. They’re all major complex problems that are leading [...]

Abandon sustainable development? My rant on the Economist debate.

Oohh… way to make my blood boil.
Check out the Economist debate on “This house believes that sustainable development is unsustainable”.
Whew, a lot of thoughts on the Proposer, Mr. David Victor’s  Opening Remarks.
Yes, the term “sustainable development” needs work.
It has been universally accepted because no one can say that looking after our grandkids’s kids is [...]

Cool it? My thoughts on Lomborg’s book

I’m only about half way through reading Bjorn Lomborg’s (blog here) “Cool It” and thought I’d share my “half-way thoughts”.
Premise of the book:

“Bjorn Lomborg argues that many of the elaborate and expensive actions now being considered to stop global
warming will cost hundreds of billions of dollars, are often based on emotional rather than [...]

sustainable + development + Acumen Fund + TED

Just watched another fabulous TED video and had to share…
Jacqueline Novogratz shares stories of how “patient capital” can bring sustainable jobs, goods, services — and dignity — to the world’s poorest.
She founded the Acumen Fund – a nonprofit that acts like a venture capital fund, investing in high risk businesses that serve a cause (high [...]

Business ideas worth spreading

Ok, so I’m still procrastinating with TED.
But  here’s an interesting one (not many that aren’t…) on simple designs that could save millions of childrens’ lives.
These are the kinds of ideas that need to be spread to the entrepreneurs of the world.  I’m sure that VCs can contest that there are enough ‘bad ideas’ out there.  [...]

Is reducing world poverty the end goal?

While studying here I’ve joined a student committee on International Development Cooperation. I wrote this article for the magazine (see below). For those readers in Jyväskylä, Development Cooperation Week is held from March 6-10. (English Master’s program info here)
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When talking about international development cooperation, we usually concentrate on helping developing countries get out of poverty, [...]