The social being

By Ian | 12 June, 2013

Most human interact with others in some way or other, building clubs, groups, communities, nations. The internet and online social networks have brought on a new way of interacting with each other: A new “Uber-nation”.

Some say the social networks and the coexistence with “sharing” things with others is the new revolution. What’s next?

Some of the topics which interest me are:

  • How is our civilisation going to grow and adapt to the advances in technology in the next 10 to 100 years?
  • Which social tools can we develop and give our fellow beings and kids to improve inter-personal relations?
  • How can we help people who have or who are going through a bankruptcy?

What does a president do for a country like Germany?

Submitted by Ian  blog 16 June, 2016

Categories Society

A petition has been started asking “Who shall be the next president - #Charles4P”

Once again Germany is going to select and elect a new Head of State - A Federal President. Although it will be in February next year, people are already starting to talk about it. The role is more of a representative function, such as representing Germany abroad, signing laws, doing the formal appointing and dismissing of politicians.

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Faith of Things (FoT)

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A few years ago, I was involved in several projects where it could be foreseen, that the Internet would have big influences on the way we work.

As the Internet was young, it was a tool for communicating. Then came the world web web allowing us to use the Internet as a massive big library of knowledge or beliefs. It allows us to communicate, learn and exchange

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Getting a couple of ideas together concerning Phoenix

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Started to collect the ideas I have about Phoenix in a single paper. Although I have done some work with a client, I realised whilst I was writing, that a lot more needs to be thought about. See the stub of ideas

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Keeping money out when helping with Phoenix

Submitted by Ian  blog 12 March, 2013

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When offering support for Phoenix, it is necessary to set up some basic rules of what is allowed and what not. One of the topics is “Should monetary help be offered or not?”. The problem is that as soon as money comes into the “offering help” arena, people tend to start to think more of the money instead of the core basics.

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Who are the greatest change agents?

Submitted by Ian  blog 4 March, 2013

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An odd thought went through my mind: Who are the greatest change agents of the last 300 years who have changed the lives of 1 billion people (1,000,000,000)?

One springs to mind:

  • TimBL (Sir Timothy Berners-Lee) for the internet URL system and the easy access to information, doing services

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Helping fallen people to fly again

Submitted by Ian  blog 5 December, 2012

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Nobody knows what somebody goes through when their company they have been building over the years goes bust until they have actually experienced themselves. The pressure is enormous and it is not surprising that people commit suicide. Some are lucky in that they have somebody who will stand bye their side and give them moral as well as material support - others have nobody.

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Children Of Loss

Categories The Arts

subtle creatures, without face
sparked with life, from spirit fed
assemblaged to live
to set foot, another world

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Church and interactive pads

Submitted by Ian  blog 24 June, 2010

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The church I was sitting in had a new sound system with various microphones, sound inputs, a mixing desk, loudspeaker systems, all connected via wireless. How long had it taken before the church was willing to invest in a system that would improve the “service”. The technology has been around for a long time. Years.
How long will it take before iSheet are overall? 10 Years?

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Freedom

Categories The Arts

Walking on the beach, with nothing to eat,
Watching the waves, on the rocks they beat,
Looking at freedom as it soars through the sky,
Seeing it fall as I watch with my eyes,

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