CULTURAL ISSUES - ECONOMY
From footprints to handprints
We all know of the importance of a company’s footprint in relation to the environment, A handprint is equally important, writes Frantz Dhers
NGOs & ASSOCIATIONS
Lessons in innovation from RED
Philip Haid tells the story of how RED was born at a time when the link between commerce, consumerism and philanthropic causes was far from obvious
SOCIAL ISSUES
How to think more by being less authentic
Tony Koutsoumbos, says that the best way to see someone else’s point of view might be taking a break from our own authenticity.
NGOs & ASSOCIATIONS
Your vision is not your mission (and vice versa)
Ian McLintock outlines some crucial differences between two terms that are often confused but should be kept clear and distinct.
SOCIAL ISSUES
Do only crises bring us closer?
In an article contributed to OLBIOS, Angela Tolliday asks whether we can connect only during crises and claims that this is intimately connected to knowing one’s neighbours.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - SOCIAL ISSUES
How can humanitarian aid become more effective?
Reinier Van Hoffen writes from the Netherlands on the constructive interplay between tacit knowledge and science in relation to aid effectiveness.
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
The languages of climate crisis
In an article for OLBIOS, Manuel Maqueda writes from San Francisco on the intersection between climate migration, linguistic diversity and panlingual technology.
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
A climate success story needs to inspire
In his article to OLBIOS, Ben Bartle writes about the important environmental insight that emerged from a discussion with the President of Costa Rica, Carlos Alvarado Quesada.
Uncategorized
Can dance be a tool for social transformation?
Goran Bogdanovski, OLBIOS collaborator in Slovenia, presents the work of Ficho Institute
NGOs & ASSOCIATIONS - SOCIAL ISSUES
The Orphan Myth: The Global Movement to End Institutionalisation
In his article for OLBIOS, Martin Punaks writes on the powerful ‘orphan myth’ and the challenges of fighting institutionalization and orphan trafficking, The solution lies in moving children to family and family-like structures, argues Punaks.
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
The top environmental problems few people know
Apathy and selfishness are among the top environmental problems In his article for OLBIOS, Adrian Wagner explains the importance of Global Social Witnessing.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
A dire need for Peacebuilding
We are experiencing more peace, according to the Global Peace Index But the reality around the globe tells a different story, one that makes peacebuilding necessary, writes Vahe Mirikian, OLBIOS Correspondent in USA.
SPORTS - TRAVEL
Bottom-Up Development in Armenia
In her article to OLBIOS, Megan Garland writes about her experience with the Dilijan Community Center, a project by the people and for the people
ARTS - ENVIRONMENT - NATURE
We are faced with a climate emergency. Can art help?
The artist Kito Mbiango contributed to OLBIOS this interview by Jill Van den Brule, In it, Mbiango points to the crucial role of art in communicating risks, but also motivating people to act.
HUMAN RIGHTS & JUSTICE
Protecting human rights in South Asia
Nepal : It is better to strengthen existing institutions, rather than setting up new ones, argues Anurag Devkota
ECONOMY
Often, it all depends on finding the right bank
Belgium : Sebastian Stodulka writes at OLBIOS about the need to strike the right balance between sustainability and socially-committed policies
ECONOMY - ENVIRONMENT - NATURE
Providing decent work for unskilled labour can save lives
Nigeria : Oladimeji Johnson Ojo presents A Sobanjo and shows the power of recycling
EDUCATION - RELIGIONS
Can a bank be based on Christian values?
Tommy PIemonte presents at OLBIOS the exceptional work of BKC
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT - NGOs & ASSOCIATIONS
Doing the math for diesel
In his contribution to OLBIOS, Christopher Hoffman shows how some simple calculations can pave the way for change in how the UN and NGOs operate.
INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS - SOCIAL ISSUES
Change and the world changes with you
In her article for OLBIOS, Caroline Heider, an international development expert, writes on what really matters and how growth can be too much of a good thing.
POLITICS
The case against ‘nationalist isolationism’
In his article to OLBIOS, Diego Gómez Pickering argues that people are at the forefront of the new socio-political paradigm that will shape up the rest of this century
SCIENCES & NEW TECHNOLOGIES
An Ethical Approach to AI is an Absolute Imperative
Artificial Intelligence (AI) systems do what we tell them to do; Without an understanding of human values and ethics, AI systems are useless and even dangerous, argues Professor Andreas Kaplan in his article for OLBIOS.
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
The solutions are already there
Hong kong: Joachim Jake Layes, writes on the urgency of climate change and presents some excellent initiatives to reverse the trends
ECONOMY
The most important opportunity for corporations
UK: Barnard Weston writes at OLBIOS on corporate social innovation
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
An outstanding initiative for making climate risks tangible
Nicolas Schuerhoff presents The right open project
NATURE & ENVIRONMENT - OUR CITIES
A city network propelling a locally driven energy transition
France/Belgium: David Donnerer presents the work of Energy Cities
ECONOMY - SOCIAL ISSUES
How can we face growing levels of poverty?
Italy: Davide Carimati reports on the exemplary project Insieme
EDUCATION
Success in Finland
Helinä Piik is sharing her experiences with an outstanding educational system
EDUCATION - NATURE & ENVIRONMENT
The urgent need for disaster-resilient homes and schools
USA: Erik Dyson, present the excellent response of All Hands and Hearts
PUBLIC HEALTH
New Zealand’s mental health crisis: what society can do to prevent it
Oliver Carrington explains why a thriving mental health charity sector could make a real difference in New Zealand.
SOCIAL ISSUES
Remember: keep the human in human services.
Australia: Horatio O’Shea writes on how reflection can help shape wellbeing in the workplace.
HUMAN RIGHTS & JUSTICE
Homophobia : keeping the fight up!
London: Despite a recent momentous UN resolution on sexual orientation, homophobia persists in many countries around the world, An insightful paper by Fernando López del Prado Garcia.