Would Gandhi Use Social Media?, by Nipun Mehta - 26 views
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but with a conscious mindfulness of their strengths and weaknesses.
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More than half of the world’s population is now on a social networks, and it's increasing everyday
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The Internet, then, is great for spreading awareness and it can be quite powerful in terms of its impact as well. Where it lacks, though, is the third element -- transformation.
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FaceBook's organizing principle is to retain the online attention of its users and monetize it by displaying ads
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What transformation does is shift the pattern of addiction altogether; changing the habits of your heart was the true genius of these social change giants.
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If we are to have sustainable revolutions that last for generations, our modern day technologies have to be designed for this element of inner transformation.
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Each of those legendary service heroes started with changing themselves at the root level, and despite leading vast revolutions, always kept that front and center.
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When organized, such inner-transformation driven designs work at the intersection of three big circles: outer change, systemic change and personal change.
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Giftivism: the practice of radically generous acts that change the world. It works by transforming the heart of the change maker, even more than the impact on its external beneficiaries. A key metric of giftivism is that it works to uplift the 100%. It has no enemies. It is unconditionally kind to everyone.