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Why Google Is The Most Important Learning Tool Ever Invented

Author and education prognosticator Tom Vander Ark on making education more more valuable and more relevant (even in search terms). READ MORE

General Assembly Provides Entrepreneurial Skills To A Chosen Few

In a New York classroom, 15 students are jammed around a table with laptops. The instructor is critiquing the class's website--and in the process, advancing one of the most interesting experiments in education today. This is General Assembly. This is augmented education, a stopgap for the startup economy.READ MORE

#OccupyWallStreet Organizer's Ideas For A New "Human Economy"

As the #OccupyWallStreet movement gains momentum in more locations--and as protesters are arrested by the hundreds--Fast Company speaks with one of the movement's architects. READ MORE

Why Education Without Creativity Isn't Enough

Science and math won't improve U.S. job prospects. But creativity will.READ MORE

Why America is "Bleeding Competitiveness"

For more on outsourcing, competitiveness, and education, read this month's Life in Beta column.In the face of a likely double-dip recession, there's a lot of free-floating anxiety about American competitiveness. As both a tech ...READ MORE

Esther Duflo Bribes India's Poor To Health

Good ideas that work aren't always as "nice" as we'd like.READ MORE

DIY U: The Future Of Learning [Video]

From Khan Academy and TED Talks to instructional YouTube videos, the future of learning is open and free. READ MORE

Hedging Bets On Going Green

Betting big on sustainability, says Anya Kamenetz, is an act of faith.READ MORE

A Case For Changing The Way We View Mentors

In an age of networks, it's time to rethink mentorships.READ MORE

Meditate Your Way To A More Creative Mind

Want to ignite your creative brain? Slow down.READ MORE

Obama's Lessons for Leadership in a Time of Change

The President's speech last night was primarily billed as his chance to plead his case to the nation for the ongoing military intervention in Libya. But slipped into his remarks was a primer on 21st century leadership in a time of change.READ MORE

The Case for Generosity

Couch-surfing is only the beginning, says ANYA KAMENETZ. The Internet could unlock our natural impulse to share goals--and a global economy built on the kindness of strangers.READ MORE

The Giving Economy: Caroline Woolard of OurGoods.org

photo via Ourgoods.org on Flickr In this month's inaugural Life in Beta column I wrote about how the Internet can enable our natural generosity. Caroline Woolard, a visual artist who manages a cooperative artists' space, is ...READ MORE

The Giving Economy: Hans Schoenburg of GiftFlow.Org

My Life in Beta column this month is all about how technology can enable our naturally occuring generosity.[Commenters have added their own great resources, like Tripping, a site for travelers seeking hosts, and Razoo.com, a site ...READ MORE