Why social design is a north star for entrepreneurs

Why this $600 million business isn't about money.

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  • Problem solving doesn't have to involve numbers. Sometimes it just involves connecting dots between markets, and simple experiments based on data.
  • These tweaks can make huge differences in people's lives. And anyone can do it, as social design can life entire communities.
  • People who participate in social design learn how to apply it in the future, making social design a learnable and transferable skill.
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This amazing map of Lake Michigan was made entirely by typewriter

As this typewritten map shows, constraints can be freeing.

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  • An old Royal Safari II typewriter was used to make this effective and attractive map.
  • Although they're relatively easy to make, typewriter maps are rare.
  • The mapmaker has received numerous commissions; will typewritten maps be the cartographic hype of 2019?
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Flops, brought to you by A.I.

"To err" is to be robotic — apparently.


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  • About 3.1 million individuals could lose their job to self-driving cars.
  • A.I. is not a monolith. It makes a lot of mistakes.
  • To better understand how to navigate our economic future, we should pay attention to these mistakes.
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Minimalism is killing us: Re-awaken your senses, bring back joy

Minimalism, thought to be a solution to our overstimulated lives, is actually dulling our senses.

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  • The feeling of joy has become associated with immaturity, resulting in a culture of drabness.
  • Minimalism is now the dominant aesthetic of nearly every artistic medium.
  • There is an antidote to the deadening of our senses brought on by cultural minimalism.
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The weirdest, most successful cryptocurrency projects so far

In the world of crypto, the more outlandish the idea, the more potentially disruptive.

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In many industries, the more outlandish ideas end up in the trash but in the world of crypto, breaking away from mainstream ideas and conventions is welcomed.

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