Strategic Learning
News + Ideas
While situated in the Bay Area near the heart of Silicon Valley, our team and extended network tap into the pulses taking place around the globe. It is important that we bring to our clients and extended learning community the eyes and experience of events, occurrences, stories and happenings that are charting the path to innovation.
Here we are beginning to build up our global hub for news, ideas, events relevant to the WDHB ecosystem. We hope you’ll find inspirations that we continuously curate:
Online
PopTech.org: Stories from scientists, artists, economists and social innovators who are acting on world-changing ideas and projects
Swiss-miss.com: Daily doses of visual inspiration curated by NYC entrepreneur, Tina Roth Eisenberg
Liftconference.com: Series of events built around a community of pioneers who get together in Europe and Asia to explore the social implications of new technologies.
Patterns.ideo.com: Interesting patterns seen out in the world today around major topics such as behavior change, sustainability and the exchange economy.
Trendwatching.com: Spotters from around the world note what is happening in the street of forward acting cities. Also, check out their sister site, Springwise.com, for a focus on European innovations.
Ted.com: A regular source of inspiration for us with the latest thinkers and doers in a vast range of fields and expertise, each sharing 20 minutes of provocative ideas
Offline
In Berlin, Germany
Urban art in public spaces
Nook and crannies of creativity in its bombed down building and gentrified neighborhoods
Soak in the diverse cultures
In Helsinki, Finland
The willingness to try and fail
Widespread appreciation and love for a design of simplicity and functionality
Sauna
In San Francisco, California
Contrasts in three directions with the ocean, city center and mountains
The intersections of art and technical ingenuity in uncommon places
Uncovering the spirit of entrepreneurship in every person's story
In Mumbai, India
Intuition management vs. process management
Corporate social responsibility as a comprehensive tradition of giving back
Constant flexibility and the art of answering challenges
In Singapore
A regional hub of entrepreneurship
Political, social and financial environments designed to facilitate business
Political conservatism and economic liberalism: utopia or recipe for happiness?
And more to come...