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Flipbook: A Brief History of Pretty Much Everything

A brief history of pretty much everything. Doodle style.

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Make More, Waste Less: Five Energy-Saving Projects for a More Efficient Home

GOOD and Nest teamed up to bring you five energy-saving projects for a more efficient home.

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Why I Nominated Emmanuel Zunz for the GOOD 100

I first wrote to Emmanuel Zunz half a dozen years ago; I had heard him on All Things Considered, talking about his work as a music producer in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro.

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Why I Nominated Esra’a Al Shafei for the GOOD 100

It takes visionary direction and tenacity like Esra’a’s to create the kind of transformational tools capable of inspiring communities and fomenting change.

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Why I Nominated Ben Nabors for the GOOD 100

Says Nabors: “Through a character that’s so sensitive to the unseen, we get an opportunity to look at the subtle forces at play in people’s lives and choices.” Nabors could be talking about himself.

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Announcing the Progress Is GOOD Challenge: Submit Your Story

Progress comes in many forms. It can be unexpected. It can emerge from years and years of work. It frequently comes with little fanfare. At...

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Why Creativity and Imagination Will Get Kids to Drink More Water

Help me to continue to inspire kids to use their imagination and creativity to take back their health.

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Finding Success By Letting Go of Control

When I first launched my site I would obsess over the pageviews. All I cared about was how many people were visiting the site. I had spent...

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Finally a Cafe That Values Your Time As Much As You Do

For freelancers, entrepreneurs, and technomads all over the world, “going to work” in 2014 looks a lot different than it did ten years ago....

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Awesome Member of the Week: Hunter Franks Encourages Us to Change Negative Stereotypes in Our Cities

GOOD is featuring interviews of devoted members each week on good.is. Hunter Franks uses creativity to build community. His participatory projects create shared spaces and experiences that break down social barriers and catalyze connections between people and communities. He is the founder of the Neighborhood Postcard Project and the League of Creative Interventionists.

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Sewing as Protest: Why You Should Care About Garment Worker Struggles

It is time for us to examine our priorities as American consumers.

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Free Wheel: An Oral History of Bicycle Design

The bicycle isn’t just a means of getting around or a piece of sports equipment. It is also a manifestation of human creativity and clever ideas.

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The Fruits of Adversity: Finding Clarity With Failure

In 2010 I was in the middle of a failing sabbatical. A couple of years before I had put my successful design studio on hiatus in order to pursue...

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BEACH PILLOWS or: How I Have a Movie Out and Can't Afford to Pay My Cable Bill

Beach Pillows is out. I started making it more than 11 years ago on my parents’ dining room table. I wrote maybe half of the script there on...