
Pop-up office cubicles created from recycled cardboard
Pop-up structures are no longer a new phenomenon on our virtual pages, but recently we came upon an example with an interesting twist. Specifically, through a partnership with manufacturer Dufaylite, UK-based Duke Studios has created ten studio offices constructed out of Dufaylite’s Ultra Board, a building material that’s strong yet fully sustainable and recyclable. READ MORE…
Young boy’s homemade arcade becomes an internet sensation
If a 13-year-old boy from Ohio can find entrepreneurial success in a line of “manly”candles, then why shouldn’t a nine-year-old from East LA achieve similar results with a homemade cardboard arcade? This is just what has happened for young Caine Monroy, whose hand-built cardboard arcade — Caine’s Arcade — in his father’s auto parts store led to a flash mob, a scholarship fund and a viral internet sensation. READ MORE…
Charging device simultaneously sanitizes phones using UV-C light
If UV light can effectively destroy the viruses and bacteria in unsafe drinking water, it stands to reason that it could be applied to other germ-ridden aspects of life as well. Enter PhoneSoap, a forthcoming new device that sanitizes the user’s cell phone while it charges during the night. READ MORE…
Values and culture are only as strong as the Kool-Aid. If you make exceptions or continuously act, live or lead outside of the parameters you’ve set for your brand, it gets diluted. Develop values with leader buy-in and employee feedback. Hold yourself and the team accountable for not living or demonstrating them. Create a litmus test to say, “Does this fit with our culture?” If not, don’t do it.
— Susan Strayer of Exaqueo
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App and social network tracks and rewards users’ good deeds
French CitéGreen has already implemented a platform rewarding citizens for green behaviour, and now US-based Youtopia is extending the gamification model to encourage good deeds, academic achievements and community service. READ MORE…
The world of personal finance is slowly experiencing an Internet revolution, but many still rely on the old brick-and-mortar shops for advice about investing, mortgages, retirement accounts and other complex financial processes.
Personal Capital, a California-based startup, is seeking to change all that by fusing the worlds of finance and technology.
Gone are the days when entrepreneurs started companies for the sole purpose of getting rich. Today’s budding business owners want to make an impact while simultaneously padding their pockets. As Chicago social entrepreneur Ethan Austin observes, the wave of online businesses with a social mission is coming quickly.