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Introducing the 2014 GOOD 100, by Gap CMO Seth Farbman

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We all want to make a mark. That's why we are here: on the GOOD community and on the planet. There's nothing more human than a deep desire to...

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...

They come from all over the world, have different passions and varying approaches but there is one thing they all share: they are all tremendously focused and ambitious individuals.

Constructive disruption - the act of productively challenging inherited wisdom or structure - supports innovation by opening up the space to replace what we have with what we might imagine.

A Dream School that pairs celebrities with high school dropouts. Can wrong turns be avoided?

Training rats to detect landmines and tuberculosis? How could I turn down an opportunity to help develop this innovative solution to such immense worldwide problems?

So here's the thing about words of wisdom: They can be words printed on a page or they can really mean something to you.

I remember my grandmother talking about how she cried when Lou Gehrig gave his "luckiest man on the face of the earth" speech at Yankees stadium, announcing that he was going to retire from baseball after being diagnosed with ALS, an illness that would soon become known as Lou Gehrig's disease.

Image from Locomorph.eu This 10-part series is brought to you in partnership with Purina ONE®. These stories highlight how pets have provided...

Katherine Switzer tells the story of how she became the first woman to run the Boston Marathon in 1967.

Nick DeMarco's Daydreamer Desk encourages more creative thought and gives people a place to rest.

Teachers have long embraced Skype. Now the company is embracing them back with special features for educators.

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