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Benefits of collective wisdom in climate change awareness.
Updated June 20, 2010.
In Learning From the Earth Hour 2010 – Part 1 of 3 [1] and Part 2 of 3 [2] articles, we see how Earth Hour 2010’s simple concept and collective effort becomes one of its critical success factors. For any successful green social movement like climate change awareness, we need to include different age groups.
All each age groups bring along different experiences, views, ideas and knowledge. Even within each age group, everyone has different idea contribution levels. This is what crowdsourcing is about.
Let’s focus on the fundamental of crowd appeal. The question is how to make Earth Hour’s marketing campaign appealing. Lesson learnt from Earth Hour 2010 [3] [4] is useful in project management, businesses and non-profit social enterprise start-ups.
Benefits of collective effort in climate change awareness.
Updated on July 7, 2010.
In Learning From the Earth Hour 2010 (Part 1 of 3) article, we see how Earth Hour 2010’s simple concept becomes one of its critical success factors. Any successful project management, business and social enterprise need progressive development. Many great inventions origins from a simple concept and gradually built itself up.
For this article’s purpose, we will focus more on building sustainability in marketing campaign. It’s a major contribution factors to individuals, businesses start-up and non-profit social enterprises successes.
Any climate change and social awareness program need the massive public support. This is what crowdsourcing is about. Whether commercial or non-profit social enterprise, we need collective effort at various levels to make these green projects successfully.
“This shows a little effort can make some positive difference in reducing global warming.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.Continue reading »
Holistic views on cyber, school and workplace bullying matters.
There is lot of information on cyber, school and workplace bullying issues. Through various media platforms, we can see different real life bullying case study. Some end as a family tragedy.
For this Gen Y peer learning article, we will focus on some counter bullying methods. Some anti-bullying techniques are more suitable for certain individual than others. Simply, there is no completely perfect solution to resolve bullying, cyber and workplace bullying.
These counter bullying measures worth consideration are:Continue reading »
In this Gen Y blog article, we see some characteristic of workplace bullies. It is a fact school, social and workplace face bullying problems.
Through peer learning and people’s personal experience, I compile a list of possible make-up of most workplace bullies. Let’s think of how to identify potential workplace bully. Sometimes the individuals concern may not realize such workplace bullying symptoms. This peer learning article is to create some self awareness on workplace bullying issues.
Some of these interlinked facts and issues face by workplace bullies are:Continue reading »
There is public uproar and sympathy whenever victims of bullies committed suicide. Using online search engine like Google, MSN, Yahoo, we can discover a lot of bully victim peer support information.
ABC News: A real life story interview with medical professionals, Dad and one girl bully.
“Let’s remember what happen on others may happen on us.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple
From my previous article, The omniGens Blog – Global Warming and Rising Sea Level Possible Solution [1][2][3][4] , we see how some countries such as Japan, Netherlands and United States of America (U.S.A) and their engineering solution to rising sea level issue. This includes their design proposal on both floating and offshore airport mega-structure. It features the advantages, disadvantages and limitation of floating airport. We have learnt of some possible civil engineering and architectural design[5] case study solution to combat global warming and climate change.
For the past one week, I have been covering some main concerns for urban vertical farming. In each of these 3 articles, I elaborated three points relating to the urban vertical farm project development and growth.
Some coverage on these urban vertical farming start-up issues like:
Well, we all want to have a good looking body. However, not many are blessed with a great looking body. I am one of those whom some consider not so fortunate. I have been battling extreme underweight and intestinal parasite issues since childhood. Thus, I become a naturally super skinny person as I grew up. This is totally different from anorexia, Manorexia and bulimia sufferers.
“My happiness is dependent on my positive state of mind not those insensitive remark.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.
Whenever we see a super skinny celebrities and model, we tend to associate them with anorexia [1] , Manorexia [2] - is a male version of anorexia, bulimia [3] and binge [4] eating disorder. However, we need to focus on ordinary people like us.
The truth is that there are naturally thin people around us. This group of naturally skinny people may not have eating disorders. The main issue is how to identify and help people who have eating disorder. Like what are the symptoms of different eating disorders.
We need to differentiate between naturally thin and those on extreme dieting lifestyle. We need to know the myth, fact and fiction between these two groups of people. This is the main topic for this article.
Thus, we can devote appropriate resources to those in need. Hence, we can reduce bias, prejudices [5] and discrimination [6] towards naturally skinny people.
“It’s important to be proactive to move forward with our lives” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.
Some common misconceptions regarding naturally super skinny people are:
Many will wonder the link between naturally thin people and the rising global obesity problem. Let’s take a few steps back first. Any great innovation breakthrough and products are created through the fusion and synergy of different stuffs.
Knowing the underlying cause of naturally thin people, we are able to discover some solution for the rising global obesity epidemic. Then we can discover effective and productive methods to reduce obesity. The same can be applied for resolving naturally super skinny problems. Thus, we can create a win-win situation for all.
Four underlying cause for naturally underweight issues are:Continue reading »
In previous articles, Vertical Farm Startup Peer Learning Topic Request (Summary) [1][2], we focus on the benefits, potential and cost of urban vertical farm concept. This includes some business and consumer consideration related to any successful urban vertical farm concept.
Source: Japundit, Pasona O2 – A hi-tech urban underground farms.
We tend to think only post-graduate scientists and researchers involve in Research and Development (R&D) work. Rarely do we think of any non-university school leavers’ involvement. Well, the Japan first hi-tech urban underground farming project is an exception example. This is one examples that I know of.
Well, let’s discuss something new. In this article we will focus on winning innovative product design concepts, ideas, solutions from a wide ranging field of innovations and technologies. Sometimes it’s surprising to know that a simple idea and concept can make a lot of difference to our modern day lives [9].
Source: PicApp [10] - An Earth Hour event held in Sydney Harbour, Australia.
For carbon footprint reduction, most of us tend to think of Green hi-tech innovation and products. Some examples of hi-tech Green technologies innovation are:
Perhaps, there is many media coverage on such alternative green fuel energy source.
Like most people, we may think that this do not concern us. After all, most alternative green fuel energy sources are still in infancy technologies development stages. Also, these hi-tech clean energy technologies can be quite costly for many average households. Some retail consumers may think of alternative-powered automobile [7] like those autos powered by electric and hybrid technology [8].
“Thus, we create win – win situation in greenhouse gas emission reduction and reduce global warming.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.Continue reading »
In my previous article, Simple Everyday Green Ideas to Reduce Carbon Footprint (Part 1 of 2), we mention some economical and social benefits of urban greenery. This includes the practical aspect of simple urban vertical farming and its alternative versions. One example is rooftop urban and window farming.
Lately, we are focusing a lot on global warming, urban vertical farming, urban farming and global food supply chain related stuff. Perhaps we neglect some important aspect of global warming and environmental concerns. For example, one neglected aspect is global environmental pollution matter.
Well, environmental pollution is one major root cause of climate change. How can everyday people contribute to greener planet Earth? How we do it without increase daily living expenditure?
Many of the above articles and its topics are mostly on either hi-tech or advanced farming technologies. For many average households, most are concern on how much money they can save. Basically, it is to reduce daily household expenditure. Many are searching for simple ways on reducing unnecessary consumption and wastage.
This article summarizes 5 simple and practical ways in reducing carbon footprint and environmental pollution. These simple and cost effective energy saving ways are:
Many are affected by the global subprime mortgage crisis [1] [2] . This global financial crisis aftermath causes wide spread unemployment, retrenchment [3][4] and industries wide restructuring. For the employed, they are worried about job insecurity, coping with more overtime [5][6] and others. On the other hand, many are looking for jobs on full time basic.
Most will have no energy to care about global warming and climate change [7]. It’s a fact that many are looking for ways to reduce unnecessary consumption and wastage.
“This global climate change solution needs collective effort from private sectors, public sector and individuals.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.Continue reading »
There is much hype about the climate change and global warming. The Copenhagen Conference [1] generates many interests in this global climate change summit. A wide range of discussion from rising sea level to different environmental pollution to advanced clean energy alternative technologies [2][3]
In the Global Warming and Rising Sea Level Possible Solution (Part 1 of 2) article, we learnt how the floating and offshore airports ease land squeeze, air traffic congestion and noise pollution. This includes both advantages and disadvantages of floating and offshore airports.
Increasingly many urban planners and property developers across the globe are looking at multiple usage of building infrastructures. Thus, we can see the rise of Eco-city property development projects. Some consider this as the future building construction trend. For example, Asian countries like China and South Korea plan to build their own Eco-cities.
In this article, we explore another urban planning alternative solution to global warming and climate change. In this case study, we learn Netherlands approach to rising sea level issues.
1. Flood Control Structure.
Source: Netherland’s North Sea Wall, National Geographic Channel.
One effect of global warming and climate change is the rising sea level. In fact, many media reports how the rising sea level impact on different countries. Some cause displacement of businesses, families and their home [1] .
In Global Warming and Rising Sea Level Possible Solution series, we cover construction methods use by two countries [2][3]. These two engineering flood control solutions are:
Since the start of 2008, many suffer from depression and anxiety by all the depressing news. There is endless daily news on retrenchment, economic stimulus package, bailout, restructuring, business and plant closure, pay cut, wipe out of retirement fund [1] and others. It looks like an economic doomsday in classic Hollywood movies.
Before the sub-prime financial crises, the main concerns are high oil price, inflation and speculative property market. Now the layman’s economic buzzword or lingo is deflation, economic recovery rate, employment figure, stagflation, bailout, Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) [2], foreclosure, Ponzi scam [3] and others.
I experienced working in the recession period of the dot-com bubble burst and the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) [4]. I knew how the 1997 Asia Financial Crises [5] affected many Asian families. The current global recession is of much greater scale and impact than any post war recession.
“Discover your interest, passion and strength.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.
Most of us know that one person’s effort can only make a little progress. By working collectively, we can achieve much more. Just think of successful non-profit social enterprises. In any successful businesses and non-profit social enterprise start-up, there is a diverse group of individuals working towards same goals.
Let’s focus on micro level which is people on the main street. Life is full of ups and downs. Just recall the time when we need people’s assistance. Think of being the giver and taker of help.
“Life is full of ups and downs.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.
There are times when we are not able to find listening ear for our frustration, emotional angst and sorrow. Sometimes, we are not able give full attention to our loved one and friends in need of our help.
Sometimes we cannot call someone for the following reasons:
1. Your trusted friends are in another time zone.
2. Friends and loved one working in shift work.
3. People need to rest due to shift work pattern.
4. People not available for various reasons.
5. Simply no one to turn to.
6. Seeking second or third opinions.
7. Seeking alternative view.
8. Seeking specific professional medical advice.
9. Others.
A public awareness video on teenagers’ depression and suicide link.
Over the past two year, we see a lot comparison between the current subprime mortgage crisis [1] and the Great Depression. There is more focus on the finance and social issue cause by the current financial crisis. The same phenomenon happen during the 1997 Asia Financial Crisis [2] and dot-com bubble burst [3]. Less emphasis on how individuals and businesses survive the current financial crisis.
The frequent recession solution is retrenchment, pay cut, businesses and plant closure, and relocation to cheaper business operation cost. Most understand that such action is inevitable. This option is to save businesses from going bust. Thus, this will prevent more jobs lost.
“There is such thing called interlearning or interacting learning.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog - Make Life Simple
In my previous articles on Yahoo Error Code 17 [1] and WordPress.com [2] [3] issues, I share my user and learning experience of this incident. I will make things simple through the 4 points mention below.
These four lessons are:
1. Describe in details what is upsetting you.
We need to know how to describe our feeling. This may seem strange for some. Let’s look at the rationale behind this. You release your negative emotion and energy by describing in details what is upsetting. Thus, you will feel more relax.
For some, writing down this feeling and thought is better than expressing it out verbally. At least, these options may prevent harming anyone feeling.
Can a frustrated person calmly and clearly describe in details at the same time? Can we work out the solutions when we are emotional? Most likely not!
“Through constant learning and self improvement, we can gain better insight to our lives’ issues.” – James Ang, The omniGens Blog – Make Life Simple.Continue reading »
