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Cross-Cultural Dialogue: The Ultimate Connector
Written by Jamie Stark
When Robert A. Johnson founded the Institute for New Economic Thinking, he wanted to make sure the old axioms, what he calls “tribal customs,” were ripped open. His boldness seems to be working. Compared to the countless other acronyms present, the Institute’s work dominated several sessions and impromptu snack table […]
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Jamie Stark
Jamie Stark is an American freelancer and blogger, currently working in South and Central America. He has written on everything from the future of religion to unusual politicians to new entrepreneurism. He researches and writes about the next generation of leaders in his collaborative blog, MillennialCliff.org.
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Quito vs. The Countryside: Where is poverty worse for women?
Written by Jamie Stark
Here in the Andes of South America, $2000-3000 USD a year is good money for the average family. Young kids at the Working Boys’ Center in Quito, Ecuador help contribute to their family’s financial well-being. After a normal school day, students here help make and sell crafts, but the projects […]
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The Kids Have the Answers
Written by Jamie Stark
This post was produced for the Global Economic Symposium 2013. Read more at http://blog.global-economic-symposium.org. “Let me be surrounded by luxury, I can do without the necessities.” An audience member brought up that quote from author Oscar Wilde in response to the tone of the closing plenary of the Global Economic […]
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Trust & Transparency Pirates
Written by Jamie Stark
FutureChallenges contributor Jamie Stark sat down with Daniel Domscheit-Berg at the Global Economic Symposium in Kiel on 1 October. Domscheit-Berg is a technology activist in Germany and abroad, founder of OpenLeaks, and in 2011 was named by Foreign Policy magazine in its list of top global thinkers. That same year he […]
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A Stronger Economy? Learn Bank Speak!
Written by Jamie Stark
This post was produced for the Global Economic Symposium 2013. Read more at http://blog.global-economic-symposium.org/. John Hope Bryant sat down with FutureChallenges contributor Jamie Stark after speaking at the 2013 Global Economic Symposium in Kiel, Germany. Bryant is the founder and chief executive of Operation Hope, Inc., a global nonprofit dedicated to […]
