1690s Scotland, 1930s Austria, 2008 Iceland -- all are small countries that suffered economic collapses. Scott MacDonald and Andrew Novo's new book argues that small nations are especially vulnerable and ill-equipped to rebound. "You have a limited universe of talent to draw from," MacDonald says. "It does function in some ways like a limited gene pool." Lest Lesotho and Kiribati despair, they might consider the success of pint-size Luxembourg, which has kept its ambitions modest and separated its political and economic spheres. In other words, it's time for Iceland's corporate Vikings to dock their longships. -- Michael Silverberg
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- 1/27/2011
- by Fast Company Calendar
- Fast Company
How to design an eco-design conference? Pick a setting (San Francisco, home to more green jobs than any other city in America) and invite a bunch of companies to give inspirational talks (Ideo, Stanford's d.school, GoodGuide, Obama for America). After the first day, when everyone tires of speakers, schedule a daylong "unconference," full of free-form presentations and project incubation. People will share, they'll kibitz, they'll finally corner Yves Béhar long enough to pitch him that idea for a sustainable dolphin fanny pack. But wait a sec -- isn't that just more conference? Those earnest designers can be so sneaky. -- Michael Silverberg
Sat, January 22 Self-Organize Compostmodern
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- 1/14/2011
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- Fast Company
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