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Al Gore: “Games are the new normal.”

July 04 0 Comments Category: Articles

On the first day of the 8th Annual Games for Change Festival in New York, there was one question on everyone’s mind: “What’s Al Gore going to say at a gaming conference?” Maybe he will announce a game on climate change? Imagine saving “climate refugees” from the island of Maldives and ferrying them to a [...]

A Poodle, A Kitten and a Really Smart Crow: Lessons in Change

July 04 0 Comments Category: Articles

What a difference a decade makes. In 2001, when I worked with the Creative Visions Foundation to produce PBS GlobalTribe, the first T.V. series of its kind that showcased people we now refer to as “changemakers” and “social entrepreneurs,” we avoided using those terms, afraid they were too esoteric for the general public. Today, social [...]

“I’m Inspired: Now What?” – A Beginner’s Guide to Social Change

July 04 1 Comment Category: Articles, Toolkit

What a difference a decade makes. In 2001, when I worked with the Creative Visions Foundation to produce PBS GlobalTribe, the first T.V. series of its kind that showcased people we now refer to as “changemakers” and “social entrepreneurs,” we avoided using those terms, afraid they were too esoteric for the general public. Today, social [...]

Living on One Dollar: The Promise of Good Stories

July 04 0 Comments Category: Articles

“Why do you focus on youth?” is a question I get asked from time to time about my work with social entrepreneurs. I was even asked this question by a freshman at UCLA during my recent lecture there on The Green Generation, which showcased countless examples of young people around the world developing their own [...]