Survival of the real-est
Authenticity is the word on everyone's tongues right now. More than a trend, it's a revolution that is transforming our work, our politics and our lives. Jay Walljasper | July/Aug 2006 issue Victoria Beckham, also known to the world as Posh of the Spice Girls, was giving a performance for fans in Read More...
What the world needs now are better stories
We think the world is in trouble. But the reality is that every day all over the world at every moment, people are solving problems. That's why all of us should try to spread those stories that make the world a more beautiful place. Jurriaan Kamp | April 2006 issue Before Ode was founded in 1995, I Read More...
Schools of the future
Awarded writer Ben Okri's blueprint of the university of the future.Ben Okri | June 2003 issue In the future, centres of learning will teach at least one thing we do not teach today: the art of self-discovery. There is nothing more fundamental in education. We turn out students from our Read More...
Megaphone for the voices of street kids
In India, millions of children live hard lives on the street. Jeroo Billimoria created an emergency hotline so they can get help. Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue WHO? Jeroo Billimoria WHAT? Childline, a 24-hour telephone hotline for children in distress WHERE? Mumbai, India WHEN? 1996 Read More...
More than good intentions
Peter Daglish set out not to just help to Nepal's street kids, but to hand them opportunities. Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue WHO? Peter Dalglish WHAT? Street Kids International, helping street kids start a new life to realise their potential WHERE? Kathmandu, Nepal WHEN? 1988 WHY? No Read More...
Poor people's hidden wealth
Poor people often stay poor because laws are stacked against them. For 20 years, Hernando de Soto has been hard at work to change this Bram Posthumus | June 2004 issue WHO? Hernando de Soto WHAT? Instituto Libertad y Democracia (ILD), an international think tank that registers the property of Read More...
The disabled are people too
Erzs Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue WHO? Erzsébet Szekeres WHAT? Alliance Industrial Union, providing care, training and housing for the disabled WHERE? Hungary WHEN? 1982 WHY? Disabled people deserve economic opportunity and maximum of independence When Erzsébet Szekeres went in search Read More...
Type in: problem Find: solution
Theresa Williamson collects solutions to the day-to-day problems of poor peolpe all over the world. How does she do it? By looking at what works in other poor communities. Tijn Touber | June 2004 issue WHO? Theresa Williamson WHAT? Catalytic Communities, a virtual network to share solutions to Read More...
The India brand
India is Asia's latest economic success story. However, it is not growing by marketing cheap labor or raw materials, but through brain power and talent. Jurriaan Kamp, who had lived in India, for years describes a miracle. "If this is globalization, then I'm all for it." Jurriaan Kamp | May 2004 Read More...
An atlas charts experience
Fantasy and reality meet in The Atlas of Experience, a series of maps that portrays our voyage through life and has become an international success. Tijn Touber | May 2004 issue In a small storefront in the heart of Amsterdam, we spoke with Sebastiaan Rompa and Robert Blauwkuip, cocreators of The Read More...