Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 12, 2007
Another TEDtalks visionary presents his ideas. Aubrey de Grey, British biogerontologist and founder of SENS, controversially claims to have created a roadmap to defeat biological aging. In this talk, he argues that aging – like other diseases – can be cured, and that humans can live for centuries, if only we approach the aging process as “an engineering problem.” Watch...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 9, 2007
MP3 File I sat down with local visionary entrepreneur and founder of the Bootstrap Network, Bijoy Goswami, to discuss his revolutionary ideas about starting a venture. The insights revealed in this audio are valuable for the entrepreneur, social entrepreneur, non-profit leader and more. He boils down the entrepreneurial process to get at the essence of what great entrepreneurs have been...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 9, 2007
What an incredible tribute to those who took a stand for peace. Here at Vision Force, we also salute the soldiers who fought, and in doing so stood for peace. The more we can all see the stand even in our adversaries, the more we can call them to stand with us in a way that works.
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Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 7, 2007
This video on TEDtalks got me thinking… As people who care so deeply and are committed to so much, it’s easy to try to force change in ourselves and others. The high standards we place upon ourselves are often at the expense of compassion for ourselves and others. And without compassion, we and others tend not to evolve consciously. We can force behavior from ourselves and others in...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 6, 2007
Kiva lets you lend to a specific entrepreneur in the developing world, helping them lift themselves out of poverty. This model is genius. It’s about time I checked it out… several of our Vision Force subscribers have been telling me about it for a while now. Amazing stuff!
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Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 6, 2007
‘Hurricane Katrina’ -Peace Takes Courage A 15-year-young visionary woman is moving people to action with the powerful videos she creates such as this one. Visit http://www.PeaceTakesCourage.com It is no surprise that she is home-schooled. Most of the public school system and authorities here in Austin rebuked public school children here last year, when they defied orders to stay in...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 2, 2007
A model for world-changing is emerging… 1- We’ve witnessed the success of our project in Uganda with young visionary, Clovis Ategeka, who has been changing the world, largely due to his ability to access the internet, and thus Vision Force, Zaadz, etc. 2 – The school we visited in Ngong Kenya has no internet access, and it has been difficult to follow up with the students...
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Posted by Michael Skye on Mar 1, 2007
What do Bill Gates, Michael Dell and Richard Branson have in common (other than billions of Ben Franklins)? The answer is here, and we’ve uploaded a 60-minute podcast (audio recording) of a conversation between Vision Force founder, Michael Skye and a special guest, who has fascinating new insights into entrepreneurship. If you’re an entrepreneur or wish to be, this audio is...
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