Author Archives: Emily Aviles

Ode awarded an Eddie

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Ode’s story on spurring innovation, creativity and social justice through dissent won a Folio magazine award. more

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Seven billion is cause for celebration

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The countdown to the world’s 7 billionth inhabitant proceeded amid fear and trembling. But our concern is unfounded—and even harmful. more

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The scarf initiative

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Enlighten Wall Street: An open letter to the Occupy movement

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Education, not occupation, could be the way to fundamental societal change. more

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Eleven ways to supercharge your time in the now

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Simple exercises like breathing, visualization, and being aware of thought patterns ground us in the present. more

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How to make a forest from a patch of grass

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A call to celebrate the diversity of life, and to take positive action to protect it. more

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James Geary juggles aphorisms, mixes metaphors

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In a talk for San Francisco’s 2011 Litquake, James Geary will show how metaphor influences our attitudes, beliefs, and actions. more

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Solutions take the stage at Social Good Summit

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The Social Good Summit creates innovative solutions by connecting big ideas with new media. more

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Exploring profound healing with Sai Maa

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Sai Maa is an agent of change who believes that embodying divinity is the path to transforming ourselves and the world. more

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How to lead as a Samurai

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Traveling the terrain of an authentic leader requires a level of listening, witnessing and an open heart similar to that of a Samurai. more

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