January 2, 2009 – 9:10 pm
I just finished reading Seth Godin’s new book “Tribes”, it has a really beautiful cover design and a simple message. As humans we intrinsically want to belong, not to just one tribe, but to many. Social networking technologies have made it easier than ever to find others with shared passion and interest, connect and make thinks happen.
Even before I picked up this book, I knew that in starting the hub we were building a tribe. the hub is a tribe that wants to make things better. There are hundreds of examples in Halifax, Nova Scotia and the world where positive…
November 14, 2008 – 9:55 am
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What’s the Infrastructure for Realizing Ideas for a Radically Better World?
Work isn’t working. That much is clear. Freelancers, flexi-workers, nomad professionals and social entrepreneurs are more and more often characterizing the landscape of contributors to social and ecological responsibility. As we see a shift toward more flexible and entrepreneurial working patterns and an increased ambition to create world-changing products and services, there is demand for new forms of workspace that attract, inspire and support people to realize that ambition.
The Hub | Creating an Ecology of Social Innovation