2010年10月27日星期三

Jessica Jackley: Poverty, money -- and love

从东海到南海 - FT中文网

从东海到南海

2010年10月17日星期日

今日TEDToChina上海沙龙摘要

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第一个讲者张敏,携程海外市场拓展部的负责人。
分享了携程对于消费者的重视,和对创新理念的关注。但张敏说,可能很多创新都可以赚钱,但会有大钱和小钱的区别,所以取舍,prioritize是个关键。
没有一个伟大的创新刚开始就看起来像个伟大的创新,从大处着眼,从小处着手。

第三位讲者方方国际教育工作室的创始人--郭涵芳。
青年人在成长过程中有3个阶段,第一步在black box里,不知道自己要往什么方向走,不知道自己的目的是什么;第二步是box fitter,把自己塑造成某个行业的标准人才。第三步就是Out of box,如何把自己从圈子中跳出来,看到未来的方向。
现在的世界虽说很和谐,但其实如果你能翻墙看看外面的世界,或者昨天和一百万人一起去了世博,你也会发现这世界还不是那么和谐。
真正的学习是产生问题,源于好奇心,而不是实际的功用价值。而当我们走向社会之后,反而又需要回到最原始的体系。
寻找什么样的学习榜样?与其去找现在最成功的商业领袖,首富,百万富翁,不如多看看心理学,社会学的理论,来了解自己,了解社会,建立更客观稳健的价值体系。
要做时代的changer,不是要自我成功,还是要了解社会,知道社会潜在的问题,例如人口老化等。
在政府,商业和社会中间,就有advocation,去平衡三方面不同的资源分配。虽然中国目前有政协等等,但任命性质却导致这部分团体没能积极发挥他们应有的作用。希望现在许多的大学生也可以看到这样一个潜在的领域,为未来的社会担起自己的责任。
当你想要改变,变革的时候,不能指望一呼百应,立马得到身边人的呼应,而是要自己开始,慢慢做起来,不断影响周边的人。
想要了解Intern program的朋友们可以去方方官方网去看看各种机会。 

芳芳提到:在最近的政府会议中已经通过,上海浦东新区每年都会投入2000万做公益的事业。所以如果有青年人关心社会,想要实现自己的意义,可以把proposal写好,芳芳愿意为大家和政府联系,一起商谈!

第四位演讲者,还是大学生的朱伦同学,也是青年公益实习生项目的总监兼创始人。
作为大学生,虽然觉得自己还没有非常成熟的资本,经验和人脉,不能做出改变世界的大牛级的公司。但后来意识到,不管是大公司还是小组织,只要对社会能有影响,就是一种事业,所以开始创办了青年公益实习生项目。
勿以业小而不为,区别小事,小业更是关乎社会的大家共同的事情。
相对于每个人去创造新的组织,创新业更是一个通过创新的眼光来解决问题,包括把已有的组织做好。

最后压轴的演讲者:新单位联合创始人,首席执行官--刘妍。
很多东西,你无法改变,但我在尝试。我和大家分享新单位是如何酝酿成立的。
在海外参加V2和creative crossing china & europe的参与过程中,刘妍对online, offline, formal, informal的模式结合产生了共鸣,特别希望自己有机会能做个这样的活动。
在回国之后,刘妍想到如何利用自己在艺术,技术和学术方面的资源而做些实际的事情,于是有了三术沙龙。
到2009年初,刘妍意识到不仅在于三种术领域的互动,而是知识分享,能把活动分享和实践的行动联系起来
经过大家的讨论,于是有了新单位的最初概念。通过给大家一个共同工作的空间,让idea和idea激荡起来,真的变成行动。

Q&A环节:当大家分享某种理念之后,到底谁去做?最后收益如何分配呢?
刘妍的解释是:每个人的能力是不同的,如果你能把自己的主意和有资源的人来合作是最理想的模式。当然也会面对别人偷idea的情况,世界上最被大家公认的creative commons设立的规则也不尽完美。反而社会化媒体如此发达的情况下,舆论的压力可能对偷别人idea的人造成压力。

预告: 2010年10月22日在静安常德路800号举办【2010大声展】分享主义论坛,欢迎大家围观。

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OT真荒謬


OT真荒謬 28歲女患癌去世 記下生命反思

(明報)2008年12月26日 星期五 05:05
【明報專訊】「OT真荒謬!」當超時工作(OT)已成為香港人工作文化的一部分,遇上普天同慶的日子,最令人抓狂的,莫過於要在工作中度過。自喻為「無膽匪女」的蔣慧莉(Wendy),兩年前患上肝癌    ,需切除膽臟及2/3肝臟,其後從OT的荒謬生活中覺醒,在治療期間寫下面對癌魔的悲喜時刻。28歲的她最終在本月8日離世,原定在本月22日舉行的新書發佈會,作者雖然無緣見證,但她化成一頁又一頁的文字,鼓勵着無數市民反思「OT真荒謬」的意義。
患病前太重工作忽略家人
正值花樣年華的Wendy,大學畢業,有一份穩定工作,性格活潑的她在07年8月中,入院檢查身體,證實患上肝癌(第三期)及膽管癌,當時26歲,在新書之中,她指自己以往的生活「一天工作12-16小時,常常OT(超時工作),『通頂』是家常便飯,星期六、日『當然』繼續工作。」Wendy經常以工作表現肯定自我價值,成功切除2/3肝臟後,生活卻來個180度轉變﹕接受局部化療,減少時間工作,再接受全身化療,然後全面休息。
在休養日子,她一直以流暢平白的筆觸,在網誌「the next miracle」紀錄治療經過,當發現患癌後,她覺得人生好像一個洋蔥,在有限的時間內,生命中不重要的事情已沒有多餘時間去處理,並以洋蔥逐漸剝落,去形容生命中每樣事情的優先次序。
洋葱論悟出生命優次
「最外圍,最先剝落的,就是我花最多時間去追求的工作成就、地位、權力;第二層剝落的,就是自己的夢想,例如談戀愛、婚姻、遊學、旅遊等;餘下最核心、最重要的,原來就是與神、家人、朋友及自己的關係!」有基督教信仰的她,心聲引起數萬名網民關心追看,至今年7月底開始,她受到朋友鼓勵,決定寫書表達內心世界,籌備書本的3個多月期間,她一直承受着癌腫痛及腹腔痛,為求一晚安睡,只好服用止痛藥。
網誌記心情 出書勉病友
除了寫書,Wendy還完成北京    之行的心願,在好友Oska陪伴下踏上萬里長城,在她病重昏迷期間,更請Oska繼續為她寫網誌述說病情。她認為,患病應坦然面對,但社會上太多人不了解患症,如果其他同樣患病的市民或家屬看到她的網誌,得知治療過程及病人面對的難關,相信可以減低對癌症無知而帶來的恐懼。
在新書發佈會當天,為她出版新書的教會組織,播放出Wendy早前預先錄影的新書簽約儀式,身形日益瘦弱的她微笑說﹕「每個人到二十多三十歲,辛勤工作,可能時刻在想儲錢買車買樓結婚,一般人都認為人最重要的是金錢,但說到家人關係一定會被人說是『癡線』,就像每個人都無力跳出這個框框,無力跳出這個框框……」她表示,因為得到癌症才能跳出這個「荒謬」,並深深感受家人親友對她的支持,希望讀者也可從字裏行間重新反思人生優先次序。
文:彭碧珊
圖:福音證主協會、Wendy網誌

2010年10月13日星期三

让我们带着ipad去流浪

http://jandan.net/
这篇报道的主角是一个流浪者,身上又破又脏,但他却拥有一个 iPad 和 MSI Wind u130 上网本。他认为,当今没有房子并不是什么重要的事,但是与外面的世界保持联系却很重要。 viagizmodo
他是自愿选择这种流浪的生活的,他卖掉了他在洛杉矶的家当,搬到巴黎。平时,他都会用 iPad 和笔记本来和朋友交流、联系。当然,少不了麦当劳免费 Wi-Fi 的功劳。对与他来说,iPad 和笔记本还是他的谋生工具,即使流落街头,也不至于饿死。有时候会去一些 party 上当 DJ,还有 Google Ads 、网络工作、自由写作都可以给他带来一点收入。
当他不想和别人联系的时候,他会关掉 Wi-Fi,他不想浪费时间,希望可以按自己的意愿生活。当他想回到人群当中的时候他就会回去。他还表示,像他这样的人其实非常普遍,他们被成为永久的旅客。
I'm Homeless and This Is Why I Have an iPadAfter yesterday's images of vagabonds using notebooks, two homeless people told us about their lifestyle, why they chose it, and why technology is so important every single day. This is the story of one of them.—JD
I'm homeless, very homeless, dirt broke and all, but I still own an iPad and a MSI Wind u130 netbook. These, I feel, are essential tools... Being without a home is not that big a deal in today's world, but having connections to the rest of the world is pretty important.

Choice

I am homeless by choice, I gave away and sold all my belongings in Los Angeles and moved to Paris. My tourist visa is expired. I'm definitely not allowed to be here, but I still work when I want, and tend to pretty much live the life of Riley. But when I need to get in contact with someone, from a friend to the Paris transportation authority to complain about a misfared ticket, it's hard to work without McDonald's Wi-Fi.
The laptop and iPad also come in handy for other things... I often will DJ at parties off the iPad, and tend to use the laptop for working on my book from a park, or for making Skype calls; with Skype, Google Voice, and a few websites and iPad apps, I haven't paid for international calls or texts in about six months. Google Ads brings in some money, and web work, freelance writing, and such all make enough that I'm never hungry. Without the laptop, this would not be possible.

Logistics

I use a solar charger for my iPad, I got one through Craigslist in exchange for an old MP3 player someone needed. For my laptop, it's often using the first electrical outlet I get to. McDonald's has a lot of outlets in addition to the free Wi-Fi. Often, they don't mind you sticking around for a while, either. Plus, you can order food online, and pick it up at the counter... Talk about homeless in style! And as far as how often, since both the MSI and the iPad have great batteries, I only need to stop at a charging station every three or four days.
That takes us to ordering. There are rechargeable Visa cards available, which I use quite frequently, both because it shortcuts the exchange rate issue, and because if I am paid cash for performing magic or DJing, I can deposit it onto the card at one of the places in the city which offers them, usually a Virgin Megastore. [A Virgin Megastore is like an european Best Buy—JD]
Also, I have no cell phone... I don't need one. But there are many homeless people in Los Angeles that would use cellphone and wear Bluetooth headsets underneath long hair to look like they were talking to themselves... I never bothered to ask how or why or where they got a phone and headset from.

Communication

I use the iPad for Skype, and I can use Google Voice... Paris has free Wi-Fi in practically every park. As far as calls go, most incoming calls to French mobile numbers are free, and Google Voice makes it incoming for me and the person I'm contacting. To get what I need just takes a little bit of muddling with subscriptions through Skype, a sip gate, and my iPad—using one of your articles I might add. Gizmodo, Lifehacker, and a few other Gawker sites actually come in real handy pretty often.
If people want to contact me and I'm off Wi-Fi, tough nuggets. I chose this lifestyle because I did not want to be at the mercy of other's whims or have my time wasted. So, I get back to people when I want to.
The advantage to having the laptop and the iPad is redundancy flexibility, and frankly, despite having worked for Apple at one point, the iPad's Wi-Fi receptivity sucks. Plus, since they are so small, they both fit in a small bag that never leaves my side... In which also resides a toothbrush, and my lucky Zippo. You never know.

People's reactions

The interesting thing is, Paris is very technofriendly. I have met a lot of people when they ask me how I like my iPad... It's funny to see them react when I say I live off of it. But when people see a gadget, they're more likely to take you as a person rather than a drug-driven grifter out for hand-outs. Odd piece of psychology I guess.
The laptop also does a lot to establish credibility. I write for a living, and while it's been hard the last few months, being able to show off my work on a laptop is somehow more professional then a scribbled notebook... But I still keep that notebook.

Freebird

Lastly, because much of what I do is mobile because of my internet connection, I'm not really in need of a home. People like me are actually pretty common; we're called permanent travelers.
We backpack or hitchhike around the world, working from laptops, and often will connect with other permanent travelers in squats or through places like CouchSurfing or Hospitality Club. This means that though we are under the classical definition of homeless, when winter comes, we move south. I hitchhiked to the south of France last week and spent the entire time on the beaches of Cannes and Nice. In two weeks, I might be in London. It's definitely an interesting way to live. However, it requires that you also keep on tops of trends; music, movies, tech, politics. If there's going to be hard economic times, it's best to migrate.
That all being said, I think it's unusual for people to assume that "homeless" is equivalent to crazy, scruffy, broke, or in fact anything. Owning a laptop is not hard. Owning a house these days? Try it. Let me know when you give up.