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Tim Berners-Lee Launches Foundation to Increase Web Access Around the World

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 16

The Internet is ubiquitous in most parts of the US and Europe, but in reality, only 25% of the world population has access to the Web. That's why Tim Berners-Lee, the man widely credited with inventing the World Wide Web, set out to ...READ»

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How Much Surface Area Would It Take to Power the World Completely With Solar or Wind?

BY Ariel Schwartz
Relevancy Score: 31

Ever wonder how much space we would need to use to power the entire world with solar energy or offshore wind power? So did the good people at the Land Art Generator, who created two infographics that show the amount of surface area ...READ»

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Nine Ideas to Save the World, Inspired by Buckminster Fuller [UPDATED]

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 36

The visionary architect Buckminster Fuller believed that a single design could save the world. That ethos is being carried forward by the Buckminster Fuller Institute, which every year holds a contest to create a design with maximum ...READ»

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Using Shifting Sands: A Guidebook for Crossing the Deserts of Change, by Steve Donahue

BY Andrea T. Goeglein Ph.D.
Relevancy Score: 53

As a society, we are trained from our earliest years to approach our lives like mountain climbers. From the time we enter school we are supposedly being taught what to pack for life’s journey. By our teens, we have often laid out ...READ»

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She's Helping Yahoo Act Normal

BY Bill Breen
Relevancy Score: 12

First there was the dream: Everybody gets to be a millionaire! Then there was the nightmare: Will I have a job? Now there's a back-to-basics search for clarity: What's the new deal between Yahoo and its people? Libby Sartain, who joined the Internet standard-bearer from Southwest Airlines, is offering some answers.READ»

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The Practice of Change

BY Rekha Balu
Relevancy Score: 14

This is a test: We interrupt this change program to bring you an in-depth look at computer-based simulations. These power-sim tools deliver "that's what" answers to your "what if" scenarios for leading change. Now back to our regular programming.READ»

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Xtreme Teams

BY Cheryl Dahle
Relevancy Score: 4

In the new world of business, all work is teamwork -- but very few teams work all that well. How do groups of ordinary people achieve extraordinary results? Learn from these extreme teams. Your team may never work the same again.READ»

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Next Stop - The 21st Century

BY Lucy McCauley
Relevancy Score: 7

Unit of Twenty-OneREAD»

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They Put the Rest of the World on the Web

BY Eric Ransdell
Relevancy Score: 14

The "tech cowboys" at Webcast Solutions travel to some of the poorest places in the world -- and uncover rich content for the World Wide Web. Have you tuned in to the radio broadcast from Burkina Faso?READ»