Rick Falkvinge: The Pirate Party, the Politics of Protest
In 2006, Rick Falkvinge, a Swedish software entrepreneur, founded a new political party centred around the subjects of file sharing, copyright and patents. He called it the Pirate Party. Focused on the subjects of Government transparency, internet privacy and copyright law, the Pirate Party hosts Wikileaks on its servers and uses new technology to leverage […]
Plan B: Youth, Music and London
Plan B aka Ben Drew, is emerging as one of Britain’s most imaginative and dexterous artistic talents. A singer, musician, writer, actor and director he first made his name as a hip-hop artist with the release of his critically-acclaimed debut album in 2006. In an Observer interview last year, Plan B said that much of […]
Brené Brown: Listening to Shame
Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behaviour. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humour, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.
Barrie Littlefield: The Future of Dying
Barrie Littlefield started his career working for big pharmaceutical companies, he then worked with several communications consultancies and was involved in transformational change but Barrie’s main vocation was being a Dad and proud father of Eloise who died recently from a highly malignant brain tumour. Elouise was 10 years old and not afraid to die.
Veer Gidwaney: Small Acts Make a Movement
Based in New York, Veer Gidwaney is the co-founder and CEO of DailyFeats.com, a new startup that’s helping people do good things. It guides them in doing small but significant actions or ‘feats’ that reflect their values and contribute to their life’s goals.
