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− | * [http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html | + | * [http://www.ted.com/talks/richard_wilkinson.html How economic inequality harms societies] by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_G._Wilkinson Richard Wilkinson] (TED talk) |
− | * [http://vimeo.com/32966847 The employment (short movie) | + | * [http://vimeo.com/32966847 The employment] (short movie) |
* [http://www.positivemoney.org.uk Positive Money]: Positive Money believes that the root cause of many of our current social, economic and environmental problems lies in the way that we allow money to be created. We work to make the confusing world of money and banking much easier to understand.They made [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fJqf5kNlVgg#! a short video] on the banking system and creation of debt, proposing a solution within the monetary system. | * [http://www.positivemoney.org.uk Positive Money]: Positive Money believes that the root cause of many of our current social, economic and environmental problems lies in the way that we allow money to be created. We work to make the confusing world of money and banking much easier to understand.They made [http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fJqf5kNlVgg#! a short video] on the banking system and creation of debt, proposing a solution within the monetary system. | ||
Contents |
The Venus Project offers a comprehensive plan for social reclamation in which human beings, technology and nature will be able to coexist in a long term, sustainable state of dynamic equilibrium.
The books:
The three most important natural motivators of human endeavor and excellence:
External rewards extinguish intrinsic motivation, diminish performance, crush creativity, crowd out good behavior, encourage cheating, become addictive, and foster short-term thinking.
While complying can be an effective strategy for physical survival, it's a lousy one for personal fulfillment. Living a satisfying life requires more than simply meeting the demands of those in control. Yet in our offices and our classrooms we have way too much compliance and way too little engagement. The former might get you through the day, but only the latter will get you through the night.
Control leads to compliance; autonomy leads to engagement
Elena's reading of the Spanish translated version, Diseñando el Futuro.
Others chapters are in preparation; upload of the last chapter was on 25, November (2012)—still 11 to come!