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Dear Roz
Are you personally stuck on some issue and think you’re out of options? The Intelligent Optimist is adding a new section in the magazine, Dear Roz, to address a vast array of readers’ concerns.
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February 21, 2013 ,05:30 AM
Enviu launches the Open Health Community Challenge
We’ve all heard the saying “good health is priceless,” and most of us believe it. But a good healthcare system isn’t. Rising prices, accessibility and patient safety plague the industry. Enter the crowdsourcing organization Enviu, which is launching the Open Health Community Challenge to find a business model that can improve the quality, affordability, safety and accessibility of health care.
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February 21, 2013 ,05:07 AM
December 21. Happy birthday to you. Yes, really!
Happy birthday! Yes, today is a birthday for all of us. Today humanity is transitioning into a new era. Today is the date that the Mayans marked as the end of their calendar centuries ago. They knew that today would be a new beginning for our world. Right at this moment, around the world many ceremonies are being held and rituals are being performed to celebrate this transformation.
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December 22, 2012 ,01:08 AM
The best of 2012
It has been a very special year for us. In 2012, Ode changed her name. She is now The Intelligent Optimist, and her voice is becoming stronger and more determined. To celebrate 2012 we offer you a selection of eight of our best stories from the year that was.
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December 21, 2012 ,08:12 AM
A gunman shames us all
Let's focus on a world that we do want to create and live in. Let's ignore the media that will spread ever more fear with their reporting.
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December 17, 2012 ,05:24 AM
"Microfinance Must Return to its Roots in Charity"
In his book, Confessions of a Microfinance Heretic (Berrett-Koehler), Englishman Hugh Sinclair reveals the abuses he discovered as an advisor to several microfinance institutions around the world.
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November 29, 2012 ,04:31 AM
Why Bid in The Intelligent Optimist Holiday Auction Before It Ends Sunday?
November 29, 2012 ,03:59 AM
Find Your Rhythm and Balance
Do you know what supports your rhythm, allowing you to be your healthiest, happiest and most radiant self?
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October 19, 2012 ,20:13 PM
Peacespeak
One of the tenets of Buddhism is Right Speech. In his book on the subject, Bhikkhu Bodhi writes, “Speech can break lives, create enemies, and start wars, or it can give wisdom, heal divisions...
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October 19, 2012 ,20:10 PM
Invest in Trees
Who and what are the proverbial trees in your life to which you make the faithful annual pilgrimages?
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October 19, 2012 ,20:08 PM
