Carbon Footprint Calculator from @WWF_UK

Posted by Ben in Inspiration, Tips

Just tried out this Carbon Footprint Calculator from WWF UK:

Not quite two planets, but still not quite sustainable either…

Helpfully, there’s also lots of actionable tips of how I can get my footprint down:

I’m a vegetarian so alright there, but think it’s time I turned the thermostat down…

What’s your Carbon Footprint? What are you doing to reduce it?

Moss Graffiti

Posted by Ben in Innovation, Inspiration, Tips

Recipe (via Stories from Space)

Serves to create several small pieces or 1 large piece of graffiti

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1 can of beer
1/2 teaspoon sugar
Several clumps garden moss

You will also need a plastic container (with lid),  a blender and a paintbrush
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To begin the recipe, first of all gather together several clumps of moss (moss can usually be found in moist, shady places) and crumble them into a blender. Then add the beer and sugar and blend just long enough to create a smooth, creamy consistency. Now pour the mixture into a plastic container.

Find a suitable damp and shady wall on to which you can apply your moss milkshake. Paint your chosen design onto the wall (either free-hand or using a stencil). If possible try to return to the area over the following weeks to ensure that the mixture is kept moist. Soon the bits of blended moss should begin to re-couperate into a whole rooted plant – maintaining your chosen design before eventually colonising the whole area.

Banks on Advertising

Posted by Ben in Innovation, Inspiration

A PHD in Facial Hair #infographic

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Created by: Online PhD

Nobody can succeed on their own

Posted by Ben in Inspiration

Just read this post from Lane Becker, Co-Founder of Adaptive Path and Get Satisfaction. It’s a great read and reminder of the hardship involved with running a startup and how even the most successful-seeming companies have gone through several make-or-break moments (Zappos being another great example).

Having read and enjoyed the post, it was the very last sentence that really struck a chord with me:

“Nobody can succeed on their own, and nobody can sustain the belief that anything is possible by themselves—better to find the people you trust, hold on to them tight, and change the world together.”

This has been an idea I’ve really felt recently, with a successful fundraising event under our belts (PR Prom) and a positive future ahead for Bright One and Bright Works.

The success behind all of these projects has been the people, who I trust and am aiming to hold on tight to (figarutively, of course…).

And you can be sure we’ll be changing the world together

The most important possible thing you can do is do a lot of work

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Ira Glass on Storytelling from David Shiyang Liu on Vimeo.