YakShaving

Yak•Shaving (noun) Any apparently useless activity which, by allowing you to overcome intermediate difficulties, allows you to solve a larger problem

Month: December, 2006

Dr Yunus accepts the Nobel Prize

Dr. Mohammed Yunus collected his Nobel Peace Prize speech the other night in Oslo. Yunus has been my hero since I read his book in college and learned about Grameen, but I didn’t realize how remarkable of a speaker he is. The text of his speech is available here. Tidbits that I found particularly interesting: [...]

Social Capitalist Awards: 2007

This year’s social capitalist awards, sponsored by Fast Company, and Monitor group were released. The problem with having access to the web while you’re trying to finish final projects is that I spend hours and hours researching these organizations. All fantastic in their own way. Find the 43 winners here: The 2007 Social Capitalist Awards

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