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How a “crazy” mind changed the life of many others

by Peter Horsten on October 26, 2009

Preparing for this week’s Globe Forum Innovation summit in Gdańsk I got touched by the story of William Kamkwamba, a Malawi secondary school student and inventor. Dropped out of school he build his own wind mill based on spare parts he found and a book he borrowed from the local library. Everybody in his neighborhood treated him like a fool, until they realized the impact of what he was doing. A young boy seemingly without any future, changed the world of many others. He made the difference. Isn’t that what it should be about in this world?

Here is a link to the book: The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind: Creating Currents of Electricity and Hope.

A good initiative executed in the wrong way

October 18, 2009

Preparing for the Globe Forum I am for sure more sensitive towards things happening around me. Yesterday I was biking with one of my sons and then we noticed this recycling area. It’s located close to the beach enabling beach visitors to recycle their garbage. A very good initiative apart from the execution. It looks [...]

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Sustainable innovation and integration

October 13, 2009

This month the Globe Forum conference takes place in Gdańsk. The Globe Forum is one of the world`s leading events devoted to innovation and sustainability. The Gdańsk government invited me to lead the theme session: “Integration and innovation – a long term prospect for sustainable metropolitan development”. Currently I am preparing for the meeting on 28 [...]

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