34 posts tagged “zaadz”
(Crossposted from zBlog:~C4Chaos)
A week from now I'll be attending the Blog Business Summit 2006 Conference here in the Emerald City. I'll be representing my blogging-self and Zaadz. I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of corporate and personal bloggers and speakers
and learn more things about the technology and business domains of
blogging. Will take lots of notes and photos. Needless to say, I'll be
blogging from the conference to share with you a thing or two. Kosmic Blogging is about to go mainstream ;)
(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com)
Part 1 is cool. But this Part 2 is just perfect of the Labor Day holiday...
(via zPod:Integral Institute)
Entrepreneurial Idealism and the Integral Model. Part 2. Right Bucks. Right Business. Right View.
”Brian Johnson is the co-Founder and Philosopher/CEO of social networking phenomenon Zaadz.com, a website which is one of Integral Institute’s esteemed “Integral Friends.”* A 32-year-old font of idealism-in-action, Brian is a rather extraordinary example of the passion, creativity, and drive of an emerging wave of integrally-oriented twenty- and thirty-somethings worldwide.
“Brian beings the conversation by mentioning his passion for “conscious capitalism,” and how the Zaadz “plan” as described on the site actually leads with capitalism, and then mentions the spiritual emphasis. He comments, “I deliberately do that… I’m trying to create a compelling ‘yes-and’ story here.” In other words, he’s trying to take a more integral perspective and show how capitalism and spirituality can not only coexist, but actually support each other. However, he continues, not everyone is so excited to see these two things come together, and certain camps have been particularly vocal in denouncing his entire approach, following a general “capitalist pig” theme.
As Ken comments, there are several different things going on here. To begin, even more fundamental than how one might feel about capitalism—or any of the economic systems available—is how one feels about money in general. Generally speaking, a strong negative view of money can be attributed to either 1. exclusively ascending types of spirituality or 2. the green altitude of development (types and altitude/levels being two of the five elements in the AQAL Approach, the others being quadrants, lines, and states).”NOTE: Integral Naked is a premium site. FIRST MONTH is FREE. Eavesdrop on the conversations you can hear nowhere else.
(also posted on zPod:Starship Social Enterprise)
P.S. Here's the link [PDF] to the Right Bucks essay that Ken Wilber wrote two decades ago. Happy (right) Labor Day!
“Suppose hypothetically that one out of every 200 people or so is a jerk. In today's world these jerks will discover that if they enter government or business they can become super rich and powerful jerks. Do we conclude, therefore, that markets (or government) have caused greed? No, the fact is that once we no longer live in tiny tribes of 200, anonymity allows some people, who would have been assholes in a small tribe but who would have been sanctioned there, to go off and become jerks on a much, much larger scale.
“Technology,
including Zaadz, will allow us to evade the jerks far more than we
could before. The technology-based social responsibility movement,
broadly construed, will allow us to return to some extent to the moral
monitoring of small villages.”
(Crossposted from ~C4Chaos@Zaadz.com)
MySpace continues to dominate the social networking arena. Even Google is courting them already. And Rupert Murdoch is on his way to make a hefty profit from buying MySpace for $585 million. Nice.
Although there is some truth to this Huffington Post article, I think it's a little too harsh on MySpace. But partially true nonetheless. It can be said of the entertainment industry in general too (e.g. FOX, ESPN, MTV, HBO, Hollywood).
“The exploitation of kids on MySpace is, mostly, exploitation by MySpace. Back in the day — warning: here comes the Old Fart Rant — kids had real experiences and made real mistakes, played real games and got real injuries. MySpace takes kids who need fresh air and real friends and addicts them to their computer screens. Pump them up with snacks and soft drinks, and they're just like their parents — only “interactive.” Whatever that means.”
But while MySpace has the greater SPAN, Zaadz has the greater DEPTH. Greater DEPTH rarely results in exploitation, IMHO.
(Crossposted from www.c4chaos.com) When I started this blog about three years ago I had a clear general intention: blogging with passion and compassion.
I didn't know the specifics on how I'd do it. I was relatively new to
blogging to know any better. All these years I did my best to honor
that affirmation, and I would continue to honor it until this bodymind decides to discontinue this practice. Recently, I was inspired by a co-worker of mine who added a very simple yet powerful gesture on Zaadz. The gesture was adding a Tibetan mantra, Om Mani Padme Hum,
on the header section of Zaadz pages. That gesture was very inspiring.
So starting today I've also implemented the same gesture by adding the
mantra, along with my affirmation on the intentionality of my blog, on
the header section of all pages coming from this blog site. A small and simple gesture that would contribute in turning the wheel of compassion from within, without, and beyond the vastness of the blogosphere.
<meta name="description" content="Om Mani Padme Hum,
blogging, passion, compassion" />
(cool photo via Zoe's Blog)
I think this photo should've been used on that WIE article (check out the PDF version here). Resistance is partial. LOL!
And here's the last of the ~myDakini @ Zaadz over at Rosses Point in Sligo, Ireland series… Here's a recap: I also created a Flickr Set just for zShirts. Now I'll leave it to you to show off your zShirts!
(Crossposted from ~C4Chaos's Blog)
“It's not to give people fish;
It's not to teach them how to fish;
It's to build a new and better fishing industry.”
Source: Bill Drayton on Ashoka's Social Entrepreneurship Series video.
As some of you may have noticed, I've recently taken interest in Social Enterprise. I believe that this fast growing citizen sector
will have (is already having) a crucial role on making a positive
impact on the world around us. This is the main reason why I started zPod:Starship Social Enterprise! (note: i just added the word Starship to make it sound hip and cool.).
Starship Social Enterprise
This is a pod devoted to discussions about Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship in general. Facts, hyperlink to facts and research, enlightened and intelligent conversations about social enterprise will be the main contents of this pod instead of ZERO-SUM debates.
The purpose of this group/pod is to be the most passionately informed and compassionately inspired discussion group/pod on the topic of Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurship to raise the awareness of not only the general public but of our own awareness as well, so we can be the positive change we want to see in the world around us.
I invite everyone to JOIN so we can collectively learn together! For those who are new to the terms Social Enterprise and Social Entrepreneurs, check out this podcast interview with David Bornstein over at Globeshakers. It's very fluffy :)
In his book How to Change the World: Social Entrepreneurs and the Power of New Ideas, author David Bornstein profiles several social entrepreneurs from around the world.
After extensive travels in Bangladesh, India, Brazil, North America and Eastern Europe, David Bornstein has emerged as a leading expert in the global rise of “social entrepreneurism.” In this program, host Tim Zak asks how we would even know a social entrepreneur if we saw one on the street. More important, why should we care? Who invests in social enterprise and what is at stake for our world if we don't?
