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Examined Life

Examined Life is a documentary that “accompanies some of today’s most influential thinkers on a series of unique excursions through places and spaces that hold particular resonance for them and their ideas.”

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Happy Birthday Gandhi

Google changed their logo today to honor the birth of Mohandas Gandhi. Gandhi’s inspiring ideas for non-violent resistance still resonate today. The full post includes other videos about Gandhi.

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Pandore Or What Are You Afraid Of?

On the clouds of the mythic Mount Olympus, a young girl unleashes a dangerous monster from a mysterious box. Can he match the infant that set him free?

I understand this beautiful animation by Gobelins as an invitation to face one’s personal shadows with curiosity rather than fear - and experience personal growth as a result.

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What Inspires Bill Clinton?

New video from Clinton Global Initiative with Bill Clinton talking about “the inspiration behind CGI.” The always articulate former US president says he is trying to create a different “mindset” for people to solve the world’s problems.

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Why The Internet Has No Business Plan

Social theorist Jonathan Zittrain shows us that the internet is made up of millions of disinterested acts of kindness, curiosity and trust. The biggest eye-opener for me in this presentation was that the internet created a collective consciousness which a lot of successful online concepts, like Wikipedia, are based on. They rely on people being able to sense what’s right or wrong and act on it. For free.

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Values = Happiness

What you have does not make you happy. It’s the values you have that make you happy. Words of wisdom from Roko Belic of Creative Visions Foundation, a group that “seeks to inform, inspire, and empower artist-activists throughout the world.”

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Paul Smith’s Studio

Designer Sir Paul Smith created a limited edition bottle for Evian water recently. In the video, Paul talks about the bottle but he also gives a tour of his studio. Paul says he does not look at other designers. He fills his studio with things that inspire him like a child.

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