We realised how wrong we were to come into a country like this and say: “you are poor.” Africa is a land for rich people and powerful people. It’s a power station. AnOther Thing I Wanted to Tell You - Olafur Eliasson on Mistakes | AnOther
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Time/Bank: why the new economy will not be based on money/gold x @ptqk for @thetrendnet
(via Olvídate del patrón-oro. Llega la moneda-tiempo | TheTrendNet)

Time/Bank: why the new economy will not be based on money/gold x @ptqk for @thetrendnet

(via Olvídate del patrón-oro. Llega la moneda-tiempo | TheTrendNet)

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Since 1975 the countries now in the euro zone have given birth to just one company currently among the world’s 500 biggest (ironically it is from Spain: Inditex); by contrast California alone has created 26. The euro: The flight from Spain | The Economist
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We’re at a unique point in history. Where what once required many people spending many years and many millions can now be done by a small group of inspired people from a dorm room, or in my case, a bedroom closet. Ideas can be proven before they need to be committed to. The revolutions of our generation — in business, education, social structure and even politics — are not being catalyzed by generals or politicians, but by highly empowered individuals like yourselves — the wizards of our time so to speak — who can see with clarity how the assumptions of previous generations no longer apply. And the revolutions often grow out of nothing more than an intense hobby, an inspired attempt of seeing if things can be rethought a little better.

Yet another wonderful commencement speech, this time by Sal Khan, a Bangladeshi American educator and the founder of the Khan Academy, a free online education platform and nonprofit organization, according to Wikipedia.

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Kickstarter infogaphic: thinking about a visual economy via Ponto Eletrônico x @box1824

Kickstarter infogaphic: thinking about a visual economy via Ponto Eletrônico x @box1824

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Culture of Fear + Attention Economy = ?!?! by Danah Boyd  via @boingboing

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MintChip, a digital currency that is backed by the Canadian government. (via Canada launches a government-backed digital currency | Springwise)

MintChip, a digital currency that is backed by the Canadian government. (via Canada launches a government-backed digital currency | Springwise)

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