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Continuing the Conversation: How Will Art Solve Problems?

By Kameelah Janan Rasheed — 2016

Understanding the role art plays in solving problems prompts us to consider the parameters we use to define problems, the metrics we use to assess whether a problem is solved, and the elasticity of the boundaries around what we consider “art.” The word “will” places us in the context of futurity and possibility. Given the litany of problems at global, national, and local levels, many of us long for a future that is remarkably better than the past and the present space we experience quite viscerally.

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Inside Veterans Row: Homeless Vets Outside Los Angeles's VA

Most have of us have seen the unsettling images of American flags fastened to the outside of tents at a homeless encampment called "Veteran's Row" in Los Angeles. Rob Reynolds's passion is to support homeless veterans navigate services to get the help they need.

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What is Your Workplace Love Language? Life of an Entrepreneur | Ep 9

What is Your Workplace Love Language? Can You Guess Mine? In this episode, we go behind the scenes with Darcy Woods and tour the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition. If you have never taken a tour, make sure you schedule some time to see the amazing work they do in our community!

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The Purpose-Driven Social Entrepreneur

Some people succeed in the business world; others succeed in the social sector. Very few mesh both, succeed, and create real social change.

Karim Abouelnaga

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Profiles of Purpose: Yes She Can

Elsie Dogbeah, owner of Home Fresh Foods, an agro-processor of African ethnic foods, shares her passion for creating a woman-centric business.

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Why Purpose-Driven Companies Are Thriving (and Can Change the World) | Ryan Hillier | TEDxMontreal

In 2016, Ryan Hillier launched NOVAlex, the world's first “one-for-one” law firm: for every hour of paid legal services it provides to commercial clients, one hour of pro bono is offered to eligible low-income individuals, non-profits and start-ups.

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Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities

A book as powerful and influential as Rebecca Solnit’s Men Explain Things to Me, her Hope in the Dark was written to counter the despair of radicals at a moment when they were focused on their losses and had turned their back to the victories behind them—and the unimaginable changes soon to come.

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An Autobiography or The Story of My Experiments with Truth: A Critical Edition

In the mid-1920s, prompted by a “small, still voice” that encouraged him to lay bare what was known only to him and his God, Mohandas K. Gandhi began writing and publishing his autobiography.

Mohandas K. Gandhi

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Emotional Equations: Simple Steps for Creating Happiness + Success in Business + Life

When Chip Conley, dynamic author of the bestselling Peak, suffered a series of devastating personal and professional setbacks, he began using what he came to call “Emotional Equations” (such as Joy = Love – Fear) to help him focus on the variables in life that he could handle, rather than...

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