Social Media
With the world the way it is and globalization increasing so is our interconnectivity. I feel that social media has now become the best way to reach a wide scale audience in regards to making positive...
View ArticleResilience
The area in which our city is located calls for resilience in regards to hurricanes. Mother nature has hit us before and the city needs the resilience to be able to withstand it again. By creating...
View ArticleImagine Charleston
Imagine Charleston in 2020. The city is going to be much larger than it is today. The amount of people moving here is stunning. Year after year more people are drawn here. This is great for the economy...
View ArticleWhere I will be in ten years.
Ten years from now I will be in a political job assisting with people in the midlands of South Carolina particularly the rural working class and farmers. As the class of people that feed the nation I...
View ArticleThe Future of Currency
The future of money needs to be accessible to everyone, so the UN and the World Bank should put forth a joint effort in making more, and better reach local currency exchanges that bring people and...
View ArticleIncreased Women's Participation in Rural China
This is a pretty significant step for women's rights. China has had a pretty harsh history in regards to how women have been treated in rural China and very strict political limitations in general....
View ArticleBest way for communication in an urban environment during a time of crisis
The best way for emergency communication in an urban environment can be tricky because not all urban areas are as developed as others. So you would want to build in a multi-tiered system that would...
View ArticleWhat I will pass on when I'm 100
When I'm 100 years old my indigenous knowledge I would pass on is only lead people into not only what you can do, but what you will do with them. Telling people to do something can be done by anyone...
View ArticleACT: Future of Currency
I actually made an international purchase with my brother using internet payment system paypal. It is truly unique to see how small the world has become where transactions like this are available...
View ArticleCitizen X and No Borders Online Bank
Citizen X has brought up the new Online payment/transaction system funded by the World Bank and the United Nations where new regional chapters give anyone online access to this new online system. Now...
View ArticleHealthcare for 500 mothers and children in Uganda
Though I don't have the means to give much in terms of money, I did use twitter to spread word of this very worthwhile charity in Uganda, and I also did donate some money for medical students to go...
View ArticleFood Issue in South Carolina
On the food map there were no places were pinpointed in North America. What I do know is that South Carolina farmers are having an issue with crop yielding do to lack of nutrition in the soil. This is...
View ArticleHelping with sustainable food
I actually have a number of neighbors with who I help grow fruits and veggies. We have in previous years taken these produce into the town and contribute it to the food drive in town that delivers to...
View ArticleFood from the Future
I'm eating a meal in a small Lexington County restaurant. The food is not only cheap, healthy, but it was all locally grown and raised and the majority of the cost of the food went back to the local...
View ArticleThe future of Money
I believe that DIY Currency and Paypal have it correct with the methods of utilizing currency in the future. Tangible funds are seemingly becoming more and more burdensome and obsolete. People want...
View ArticleBartering
In the barracks it is sometimes we cadets find necessary to barter. Just tonight I missed dinner and was out of money so I bartered some blue books and computer paper (which the lab was out of), and...
View ArticleGetting Girls to Schools After Boko Haram Incident's
I would like to interview United Nations Special Envoy Gordon Brown and ask how he would create an atmosphere plagued by a Jihadist group, safe for young girls to go to school. Boko Haram kidnapped...
View ArticleSupporting Women's Equal Rights and Opportunities
Coming from a line of very strong women I have always had support towards women's equal opportunities. Though I haven't gotten around to completing this objective I'm sure that once I explain it to my...
View ArticleWomen by 2020
I would hope that women I had empowered to pursue and education will have taken full advantage of the opportunity presented and have received an education that will improve their lives and the lives...
View ArticleLearning About Social Innovation
One of the innovation tips that stood out to me was... "What you have matters more than what you lack (If you’ve got a bicycle, consider what you can build based on that, rather than worrying about not...
View ArticleSaving Babies in the Developing World
Many woman do not have access to good medical care when birth does not go as it was planned. For a long time there have only been 3 options for prolonged or obstructed deliveries - c-section, forceps...
View ArticleTen Years From Now....
Ten years from now will be 2025 for me - I will be 49 and have 23 and 21 year old daughters. I find I find it very hard to look that far ahead as I try to live in the present moment so that I don't...
View ArticleLearn1
It is very interesting to read the Innovation in Africa tips because most of these tips are what we already know but usually overlook or do not put much value to. I really like the concept of...
View ArticleAct1
I will be shadowing BongoHive. I know its a bit unusual to follow a group of people instead of an individual. What is so unique about BongoHive is that it is actually Zambia's first innovation and...
View ArticleListen to the Right People
It's impossible to find a good solution to a problem you don't understand. I think that the first place to start when looking for a solution is understanding the problem by listening to the people it...
View ArticleWe were hacked!
Citizen X has returned somehow, we don't know how and we are working feverishly to stop him.
View ArticleFuture
Future Today is 2020/1/1. It is just like yesterday. The war is still continuing. It has started since 2010. In 2010, that year was a horrible year. Almost every energy ran out. Every country’s...
View ArticleThe meal
It is 7'oclock, I was late home from work due to an assignment that i wanted to get ahead on. By the time I get home I am feeling extremley tired and I cannot be bothered to make a proper meal. I walk...
View ArticleStinging Nettle
In this blog post I will focus on a plant that is abundant in our nature, and which is immensely nutritious. It's of course the Stinging Nettle. Let's start with the chemical constituents of this...
View ArticleFourth of July on the Lake
This past weekend was the annual celebration at the lake house in Connecticut. It is amazing that the lake is still so clear and beautiful after all these years. The watershed association has done a...
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