Oceans of Opportunity

Tag: Social enterprise

The Gift of Giving, ’cause its a Cause

I struggle with the Christmas holiday, and have struggled for a significant portion of my adult life, and probably spend a solid month of every holiday season deep in thought about the how and why this is. I wouldn’t say its holiday depression per se, but rather a forced very careful, personal, and intimate reflection…

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the imbalancing act of economic welfare

This is the stuff that bothers me when I’m sitting here on land; and naturally, it makes me want even more time in blue solitude where I just can’t be bothered for at least a short while. Courtesy my news outlet of choice: the distribution of wealth: http://money.cnn.com/2016/01/17/news/economy/oxfam-wealth/index.html What’s wrong with this picture? Everything. I…

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exploration and social responsibility

This evening, I had one of those moments when it all hit me. I took my 2 1/2 year old daughter outside for one last spin before bedtime in hopes of helping to wind her down. As these nights tend to go, the fresh air ends up more of a pick me up than anything,…

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a perspective on privatized science

After stumbling on a recent and timely New York Times article about the privatization of science, I thought it would make for a compelling Blog post to discuss the matter from ‘the bottom up’. The article describes several science and exploration initiatives underway that have been financed by private companies or individuals in more recent…

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social innovation and the future of problem solving

In recent years, I’ve shifted my own perspective on business development as it applies to solving problems after boiling down a few projects on my hot list to their most basic form and working through them all on my own. While I have certainly needed the help of others, and at various scales, and always…

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