Archive for October, 2009
The skill of demystification
Thursday, October 29th, 2009In a speech given in the year 1917, the German sociologist Max Weber talked about the «demystification of the world». By that, Weber meant the ongoing process of rationalisation and intellectualisation of society. This process – that some might call progress – does not mean, Weber pointed out, that we know more about how the [...]
Read More..(4)From NYC to Singapore
Tuesday, October 27th, 2009Since the very beginning of Sandbox, we have hosted regular dinners with people we found exciting. The dinners have by now become an integral part of the Sandbox community, connecting our members and other interesting people in different places. We believe that there’s no better way to form a community than sharing ideas and insights [...]
Read More..(2)Weekly Inspiration #13: TED special
Monday, October 26th, 2009Among all the ideas we have heard, some of the most inspiring ones came from TED. For those who don’t know TED, it started organizing exclusive conferences devoted to “ideas worth spreading” in 1984. It reached a truly global audience more recently when the content of the conferences was published and made freely available on [...]
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