Global media thinker, writer, author of the weblog My Heart’s in Accra and co- founder of the revolutionary online community Global Voices Ethan Zuckerman gives a TED talk on the importance of seeking out global information in order to be better able to think about global issues. “The infrastructures of a globalized world lead us [...]

In a RSA animate video bestselling author, political adviser and social and ethical prophet Jeremy Rifkin investigates the evolution of empathy and the profound ways that it has shaped our development and our society. (via Twitter@BebeTre from RSA Animate) Share this:Facebook

images via D-Crit conference Flickr The first Design Criticism MFA conference “Crossing the Line: The 2010 D-Crit Conference” took place in New York on April 30 2010, graduating its first class of students, the event was moderated by author and radio host Kurt Andersen and featured keynotes Peter Hall and John Thackara other speakers included [...]

The Astoria Scum River Bridge created by urban artists Jason Eppink and Posterchild is an exemplary unauthorized city intervention. The problem, Astoria Scum River, was a pool of filthy stagnant water, caused by a leaky pipe, which had been submerging a busy city pavement for over twenty years causing a hazard to pedestrians. Jason Eppink [...]

The critical global and economic climate has pushed cities to the fore of policy discussion worldwide, forcing them to review their strategies and adopt new approaches to planning and development for sustainable growth. For cities to engage in this process successfully, increased inter-change and sensitivity between all of the parties involved in the city-making profession [...]