Start With Why
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For Simon Sinek, the reason is simple: Jobs inspired people because he was clear about the ‘why’, or what it was that made him get out of bed each morning. …
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Model Behaviour
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Lonneke Engel is a genuine supermodel. For almost two decades the impressively versatile Dutch beauty has worked with the world’s leading photographers and designers. She’s represented everyone from Covergirl to…
Acts of Mercy
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The Dadaab Refugee Camps are three small plots of fenced-off earth in Kenya covering an area of approximately 50km2. The compounds hold an estimated 400,000 individuals, largely Somalis, who have…
A Passion For Nature
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They say life is about finding the work that brings out the best in you, and doing it with all that you are. While many of us would agree, it’s…
Brazilian Soul
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From leather made of recycled fish skin to quilting fashioned from recycled plastic, Brazilian fashion label Osklen has consistently placed itself at the leading edge of ethical and environmentally…
Rebuilding Japan
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Japan is still reeling from its greatest national disaster since the bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaski in 1945. The magnitude 9.0 earthquake and resulting tsunami of 11 March 2011 devastated the northern Tohoku region of Honshu, leaving more than 27,000 people dead and 173,000 homeless. The cost of the damage is estimated at $309bn. The longer-term repercussions will be considerable as the Japanese completely readdress population dispersal and urban design.
The Selfish Society
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A pyschotherapist, Gerhardt looks at how our society, culture and politics got to where they are today, and her diagnosis – that individualism has confused material well-being for happiness, that…
Seeking Silence in a Noisy World
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Ford takes us on a whistle-stop tour of different religions, people and landscapes: from Buddhist meditation and Quaker silence to Christian hermits; from travel writer Patrick Leigh Fermor and Thomas…
The Filter Bubble
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Facebook, Google et al are engaged with monitoring our online activities to second-guess our consumer desires. Through the passing-on of information about us to companies, we are spied on, packaged up and…
