The courage to create

edotscott | November 18, 2009

“Pick something that you love and do it like a bad habit for ten years, and someone will want a piece of it.” TEDx Columbus wasted no time throwing down the gauntlet. The challenge above was posed by Matt Slaybaugh, the first of eight live presenters at last month’s TEDx Columbus event. The array of [...]

"Why Uplift?"

This blog covers the issues of our world community and the people whose innovative ideas will bring about sustainable solutions for the good of all. The word “Uplift” is used as a metaphor for “sustainable” social change. Uplift was borrowed from the ideology of “racial uplift” espoused by twentieth century civil rights leaders that sought new approaches to social change in their pursuit of racial equality. Similarly, today's innovators seek new approaches to social change that will uplift the human race.