Jamie Oliver

Jamie Oliver is determined to transform the way we feed our children!  Such a powerful and needed mission, Oliver was recently awarded the TED prize for his work and gave the above presentation of his ‘One Wish to Change the World.’ What is his wish exactly: “I wish for your help to create a strong, [...]

Moving Windmills: The William Kamkwamba Story

If you are ever stuck thinking that you don’t have the tools or resources to be innovative, think again!   At the age of 14, Malawian William Kamkwamba Malawan created a functioning wind turbine after merely seeing an image of one!  Inspired by the dream of providing his family with electricity and a water pump, William’s [...]

TED- “ideas worth spreading”

Lately, I’ve been completely hooked on watching TED videos.  A good TED clip can give me everything I’m looking for when I have a few moments of free time… information, happiness, tears, confusion, awe, amazement, empathy, and more than anything, inspiration. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, the three elements which were the founding premise [...]

Sister Corita’s Rules

I just stumbled upon the fabulous Sister Corita’s art department rules.  For me, this one print sums up her inspiring life and determination to thrive daily.  Great ‘rules’ for every designer.

The Kindness Center

“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see”   -Mark Twain Michael J. Chase has made it his mission to teach and spread kindness.  His vision of creating a more peaceful and kind-hearted world manifested itself in his Kindness Center, located in the beautiful state of Maine. Through his inspirational [...]

House Party for Hope

Kids With Cameras, the non-profit inspired by the Academy award-winning documentary ‘Born into Brothels’ has BIG plans!  For the past year Kids With Cameras has been persistently raising money to support their ‘Hope House’ (Asha Niwas).  This beautiful and sustainably designed facility is every bit as life-changing and inspirational as the name implies.  The Hope [...]

And the Winner is….

A couple of weeks ago we encouraged you to check out all of the Architecture for Humanity Open Architecture Challenge entries.  Today, AFH announced the winner: The Teton Valley Community School by the Section Eight design team!! $50,000 will be awarded to the school in Victor, Idaho, United States  and $5,000 will be awarded to [...]

The Hobart Shakespeareans

Bringing innovation to the American education system is about like bringing reform to America’s health care system:  It ain’t easy.  There are so many compulsory tests and curriculum that even the most creative school teacher can’t get around, but Rafe Esquith is up for the challenge. Mr. Esquith is the forward-thinking teacher of the so-called [...]