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Some history on Co-housing

What is co-housing?

The principle of co-housing (or collaborative housing) is simple. You live together with a group of people that are not necessarily your family or relatives and you share certain areas of your home with them. You share certain resources (e.g. space, food, energy, green areas, cars etc.) and certain parts of your life [...]

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The Imagination Club

The other day I went to the a session at the Imagination club site in Brussels.

The format of this gathering is quite simple:

One person gives a workshop on any creative (preferably non commercial) topic.
Anyone can come and join the workshop for a small donation to cover snacks and room rent.
The presenter gets a round of [...]

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Teekampagne – a model for sustainable entrepreneurs

The Teekampagne (tea campaign) is quite a simple concept. Günther Faltin (professor for entrepreneurship in Germany & founder of the tea campaign) asked himself: why is tea affordable in China but so expensive in Europe?

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A hub for developers with socially innovative ideas

The Hub…
is a place for start ups that develop projects that approach social and environmental topics.
The approach:  Give people with innovative & entrepreneurial ideas the space and facilities they need to develop it.

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Interview: A Belgian Web Agency for NGOs

Some weeks ago I met Karel from the Webfabriek – a Webagency specialized in NGO web projects. Watch the interview…

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25 ways to fail (and to grow)

One of our eMarketing clients came recently across this blog entry from conversationagent.com.
No, this is not a ‘green’ article.
Although this is focussing on Web2.0 practices, I believe it is worthwhile reading for those of you who are developing an environmental or social project.  So many people are scared of failing but why not using [...]

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