Society

The sharks and cult leaders of Silicon Valley’s sharing economy want you to believe they’re doing something new. Truth is, when it comes to workers’ rights, they’re as old-school as it gets.

Long before Google famously allotted 20% of employee working hours for personal projects, Lockheed Martin created an entire division to think outside the box.

Faced with limited time, money, space and material, it becomes paramount that we act deftly when it matters most; but first we’ll have to hone our ability to make good decisions together.

There are only three towns on Alaska’s Dalton Highway, or the North Slope Haul Road, the northernmost road in America.

Where do you go to find innovative solutions to complex problems? Charles Leadbeater argues that sometimes the most game-changing ideas come from the most unlikely places.

Human-centered design programs and practices—from the likes of d.School and IDEO—are making their way into politics. Exploring what came out of the highly revered UK Government Digital Service (GDS) program.

From rainbow-filtered Facebook profile pictures to the backlash against Justine Sacco’s infamous AIDS tweet, social media is increasingly used to speak out against (or in favor of) various issues.

Bill McKibben outlines the three critical numbers in the balance between global salvation and global devastation-- and why the fossil fuel energy industry needs more than just a stern reprimand.

ISIS’s capabilities in shaping this media culture have been underestimated. Rather than an organization, ISIS is better characterized as a movement.