Monthly archive for December 2009
A truly global first Ambassadors Call!
Yesterday at 21 GMT, Christian - our London-based Head of Community Development - organized the first global call with Sandbox Ambassadors from all around the world in order for them to get to know each other, discuss several points and share best practice on how to create the best local community.
Thanks to our San Francisco [...]
Weekly Inspiration #19: What is your higher purpose?
At LeWeb last week in Paris, Tony Hsieh delivered a very inspiring speech about his company - Zappos - and the importance of company culture. We have highlighted below the main points of his message and explained why we think that these ideas are very relevant to Sandbox.
Define your core values
A company that has a good [...]
Tashi Lassalle joins the Sandbox Advisory Board
We are excited to announce the support of Tashi Lassalle and to welcome her to our Advisory Board!
Tashi is a communications strategist with ten years experience in politics and private enterprise. Today she focuses on the transformative power of the emerging markets as a Director at Actis, a global private equity fund with US$4.8 bn under management.
Her [...]
Toma Lo Bueno (Or, Why Coca-Cola loves Bolivians)
Nate Loewentheil recently moved to Cochabamba, Bolivia, and will be publishing occasional pieces on Bolivian politics as well as his personal adventures. This is a piece on corporate images and power in Bolivia. You can check it out with accompanying photos on his blog. Nate can be reached by email at nate.loewentheil@gmail.com.
Bolivians like Coca-Cola®. Love [...]
Meet a Sandbox member: Sebastian Lindstrom
Sebastian Lindstrom -originally from Sweden- is the founder of the “What Took You So Long Foundation” that shares skills, experiences and knowledge in support of grass-roots NGOs. Last summer Sebastian crossed Africa using only public transportation together with other young travelers; in search of people who are making a difference to young people in need. [...]
Weekly inspiration #18: Constant learning
When I was in school, people often told me: “You’re not learning for school, but for life.” As annoying as that sounded at the time, it is undoubtedly true. And today, we’re not just learning in school anymore - life-long learning becomes more and more common and important. Luckily, learning and teaching has never been [...]
Future of Retail
Sandbox member and Holstee co-founder Michael Radparvar recently published this blogpost on the “Future of Retail” on the incubaker blog.
Increasingly I find people are going into stores with no intention of actually buying anything. They are going to stores to touch, try and ask questions about a product in person then jot down the description [...]
Don’t Mess with Quechuan Grandmothers
Nate Loewentheil recently moved to Cochabamba, Bolivia. He will be publishing occasional pieces here on Bolivian politics as well as his personal adventures. Here’s a piece on his first inter-city bus travel.
The skill of emplotment or the rise of storytellers
It’s a truism that the world is a complex, confusing and chaotic place. In any given second, innumerable things, big and small, happen - some of them connected to each other, some of them causing each other. Because we are part of this system, we are by definition unable to grasp it, much less to [...]
Meet a Sandbox member: Andreas Brenner
Sandbox Ambassador Andreas Brenner is a 23 year old German, living in Switzerland and currently studying in Singapore. Besides his studies he is organizing dinners and events for the growing Sandbox community in Singapore. He is passionate about new technologies, especially in the ICT sector and loves skiing as well as delicious food.
Tell us the [...]
