http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:53:32 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2012/01/marks-amp-spencer-recycled-clothing.html Tue, 24 Jan 2012 12:00:16 +0000 The popular British retailer will give out a £5 customer voucher when M&S clothes are dropped off at Oxfam charity shops.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/11/foursquare-founder-our-drive-to-a-mainstream-audience.html Mon, 07 Nov 2011 17:08:50 +0000 Dennis Crowley speaks to PSFK about getting friends to meet up even when they're driving their cars.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/prank-proposes-vacant-site-to-be-the-ultimate-playground.html Tue, 30 Aug 2011 16:30:12 +0000 An urban prank suggests a deserted dairy site should be converted into a playground filled with rainbow plastic balls. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/08/is-mad-men-the-greatest-novel-of-our-time-headlines.html Mon, 22 Aug 2011 15:07:19 +0000 Does 'Mad Men''s use of literary techniques in its TV series make it the greatest novel of our time?]]> 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/u-s-military-to-invest-half-a-million-dollars-in-space-travel-headlines.html Fri, 12 Aug 2011 16:02:35 +0000 By inviting astrophysicists and engineers to a planned symposium, the U.S. military hopes to come up with ideas to start projects in developing interstellar space travel.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/european-store-encourages-product-sampling-in-exchange-for-feedback.html Mon, 18 Jul 2011 17:24:28 +0000 Sample Central is encouraging its members to try out and give feedback on a range of products and services in order to improve the products through a new, innovative technique called 'TryVertising.']]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/simple-cardboard-packaging-houses-one-of-the-worlds-most-expensive-olive-oils.html Thu, 16 Jun 2011 14:39:52 +0000 An unassuming cardboard design houses one of the most expensive virgin olive oil products in the world. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/06/abstract-journeys-visual-explorations-of-humankinds-development.html Thu, 09 Jun 2011 11:15:44 +0000 A Google Earth collage turns the development of the earth by humankind into art.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/when-curiosity-counts.html Thu, 07 Apr 2011 18:55:10 +0000 Without tests or grades, one school of thought challenges our views of education, and has the alumni to prove their point.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/lessons-from-netflix.html Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:39:28 +0000 The lead developer on the Netflix for iPhone mobile app shares some insights on what mistakes (and lessons learned) ensued from his experience launching the application.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/whats-the-state-of-the-world-for-teenagers.html Fri, 25 Feb 2011 17:45:01 +0000 The latest Unicef state of the world's children report is out, with a special focus on adolescents. So, how do the world's teenagers compare?]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/pop-culture-meets-civic-pride-detroit-needs-a-statue-of-robocop.html Fri, 18 Feb 2011 18:08:51 +0000 Based on a single tweet, an unusual crowdsourced Kickstarter project comes together.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/02/the-future-belongs-to-the-fearless-slideshow.html Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:53:08 +0000 An in-depth look at Alex Bugosky's new initiative.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/12/monocolumn-forecast-2011-flashing-the-cash-seen-as-the-path-to-success.html Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:52:16 +0000 They may not yet have flat roads, regular electricity or a constant water supply, but work on Timor-Leste’s first mall is almost complete.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/09/transforming-liminal-spaces.html Wed, 01 Sep 2010 18:57:05 +0000 A public corn maze operates as a stop-gap measure for unused real estate in Amsterdam.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/02/using-deserts-to-power-the-world.html Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:20:15 +0000 The DESERTEC Concept provides an answer that will allow most people in the world access to solar and wind power from the world's energy-rich desert areas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/01/coca-cola-goes-local-in-africa.html Wed, 20 Jan 2010 15:36:29 +0000 Today, the nonprofit TechnoServe, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and Coca-Cola launched a partnership enabling small fruit farmers in Uganda and Kenya to increase productivity and double their profits by 2014. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/02/the-future-of-downtown-brooklyn-what-and-whose.html Thu, 26 Feb 2009 20:04:27 +0000 Last night, we attended a viewing of “Some Call It Home,” a documentary on the gentrification of Downtown Brooklyn. Like many cities in America, Brooklyn is rediscovering and redeveloping its downtown. Old buildings have been torn down and glass-covered towers have shot up, often at the expense of lower-income residents. While the economic downturn may decrease the city’s development budget, not to mention the demand for luxury housing, long-established communities are already affected by empty storefronts and increasing rents. The next district slated for development is Fulton Street Mall, a collection of mostly locally-owned businesses. It may not look likeRead more...]]>