http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:30:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/change-sustainability-business-design.html Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:52:07 +0000 Embracing inevitable change, not fighting it, will be the only way to successfully innovate in the future. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/psfk-attends-lupe-fiascos-hip-hop-panel-in-brooklyn-pics.html Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:30:06 +0000 PSFK attended rapper Lupe Fiasco's organization's first event which raised over $2,500 for the Horn of Africa at the panel alone, and discussed the music genre's role in advocating justice.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/rapid-growth-of-consumerism-and-changing-consumer-identity-in-china-headlines.html Wed, 09 Nov 2011 03:00:38 +0000 Within the increasing number of people purchasing goods, brand awareness is rising, but loyalty to particular brands is not.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/how-creatives-can-save-the-world-video.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:54:24 +0000 Common co-founder, John Bielenberg, shares his thoughts on a new initiative he calls a 'collaborative brand' at the 'What's Next?' segment of PSFK's 2011 NYC Conference.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-4.html Sat, 20 Aug 2011 15:45:32 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/jojo-shoes-let-you-follow-the-change-youre-making-to-the-world.html Sat, 20 Aug 2011 14:20:22 +0000 An emerging Belgian shoe brand makes a positive change in the world by introducing a social and collaborative entrepreneurship model.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/do-we-learn-less-when-we-speed-read-on-mobile-devices-headlines.html Mon, 15 Aug 2011 18:29:13 +0000 Modern technology allows us to read anywhere and allows us to read fast. But does speed reading affect the way our brains process the information?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/tag-technology-matches-melody-to-apparel%e2%80%99s-mood.html Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:20:40 +0000 Trying on clothes has its own soundtrack with RFID technology by Brazilian music branding company Gomus.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/ricebowlproject-crowdsourcing-for-mutual-benefit.html Wed, 27 Jul 2011 18:23:55 +0000 A new crowdfunding platform aims to help inspire change among local and international communities through community-based initiatives. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/indian-village-renamed-in-honor-of-snapdeal-com.html Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:09:41 +0000 Snapdeal.com's efforts to provide water to a small village in India prompts its inhabitants to give them a noteworthy tribute.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/superman-gets-new-costume-in-action-comics-relaunch.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 16:23:23 +0000 Superman gets a costume change sans the red trunks in the upcoming Action Comics relaunch. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/hactivism-for-human-rights.html Wed, 30 Mar 2011 16:27:34 +0000 Access is a global movement consisting of former hackers who have dedicated their lives to securing internet freedom for social activists around the world. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/color-changing-plants-detect-pollutants.html Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:08:06 +0000 Researchers at Colorado State University are looking into plants with toxin-detecting capabilities.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/story-of-stuff-book-adds-to-the-vision-of-decreased-consumption.html Wed, 10 Mar 2010 16:51:36 +0000 The Story Of Stuff book continues where the popular video left off, and is filled with examples of hope, and ways people could get involved and do things differently. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/04/psfk-conference-new-york-speaker-maria-vrachnos.html Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:00:31 +0000 We’re looking forward to having Maria Vranchnos (Peep Insights) share her ideas at PSFK Conference NYC 2009. Maria will be on a panel with moderator Gill Linton (The Joneses), Doug Jaeger (thehappycorp/Art Directors Club), Paul M Taylor (Diageo), and Paul Worthington (Wolff Olins) discussing the “brand new rules” needed to govern the behavior of brands in a world increasingly defined by changing social, cultural, technological and economic forces. First, who are you and what do you do (in 150 words or less)? I’m a socio-cultural researcher that loves to get beneath the surface and really understand what motivates people. I’veRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/more-on-recession-or-reorder.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:37:22 +0000 There’s much discussion about the significant change we are witnessing accelerated by the financial crisis. In a piece called Recession or Reorder I used some data to suggest that shifts in work, play and media that have been forecasted for a long while are now taking place. The VC Fred Wilson on his popular blog continues this theme with a post titled ‘Bits of Destruction‘: I’m typing this on my blackberry in a hotel lobby in berlin, I’ll hit send, and it will be published and read by roughly 5,000 people today. Compare that to what it takes to getRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/fashions-low-risk-strategy-in-2008.html Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:02:27 +0000 Eric Wilson writes an interesting piece in last week’s New York Times, “Change? It Wasn’t in Fashion” pointing out how in 2008, compared to the topsy turvy year in the American political arena, the fashion industry was decidedly more cautious (or in his words, stubborn). Marc Jacobs revived designs from earlier collaborations with Murakami and Steven Sprouse, even marketing them with tried and true imagery. Models from the 1990s are making a comeback. Trends which have been around for way too long (they are trends after all, meaning they’re supposed to shift and morph with significant timeliness) just won’t goRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2008/12/good-ideas-in-2009-share-all-you-know.html Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:12:32 +0000 Enabled by the connectivity and community sourcing abilities of the web, we’re now more than ever able to share what we know. In both real world meet-ups and online forums, people are coming together to teach and learn from each other. ]]>