Old school charity and "philanthropy" once referred exclusively to financial contributions to nonprofits. Today, Omidyar Network (ON) takes a more innovative and inclusive approach, called "flexible capital." As a philanthropic ...READ»
The Omidyar Network was founded by eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife to help "more people discover their own power to make good things happen." For the most part, the online workspace for the network -- once closed but now ...READ»
Building on my previous entry...
In some cases, companies are such good systems thinkers that what they offer up to their customers is, in fact, a beautfully constructed system -- their product is the system they've built.
eBay is ...READ»
Building on my previous entry...
In some cases, companies are such good systems thinkers that what they offer up to their customers is, in fact, a beautfully constructed system -- their product is the system they've built.
eBay is ...READ»
Where do the trillions of dollars we pay in taxes go? Sure, the answer's public record, and you can see a copy of Obama's new budget yourself. But unless you're a policy wonk, you won't want to wade through it. You'd get a ...READ»
For Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank who just won the Nobel Peace Prize, access to credit is a human right. Providing credit to the world’s poor, Yunus believes, clashes with the profit-maximizing goal of conventional ...READ»
Calling someone a "creative type" these days would be a misnomer. That implies that creativity is an innate personality trait, whereas it may really be just a lesser taught school of thought, according to Jeffrey Dyer, a professor at ...READ»
Jeff Skoll achieved notoriety as the first president and second full-time employee of the internet auction company, eBay. He became a man with a mission after getting a wakeup call at the age of 14 when his father ...READ»
Jill Greenberg
Photographer Jill Greenberg created a stir when she made some toddlers cry--on purpose. She'd taken away their lollipops just long enough to get her shot. But there were no tears when she photographed Discovery's ...READ»
Andre Haddad is the vice president of user experience and design for eBay. Previously, he worked as eBay's managing director for France, Italy, Spain, the Netherlands, and Belgium. At GEL, he talked about eBay's true origin, the ...READ»
Those of us in the daily grind of advertising work in brands all day; brand personality, brand voice, brand building, brand positioning, brand equity, yadi yadi yah. But in all the day-to-day monotony, how often do we remember the ...READ»
The world's most successful Internet company is based on two pillars of growth: the global spread of Internet-style capitalism and confidence in the basic goodness of the people who do business on the site. Both ideas came under attack on September 11.READ»
Has Built to Flip overthrown Built to Last? Should it? Fast Company asked five commentators to tell us where they come down on those questions -- and to offer strong opinions that will spark debate.READ»
