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'Rooftops present a great opportunity for farming; they are large, unexploited spaces within the city. Most commercial rooftops are also perfectly fit for the technical challenges, in terms of building physics, zoning laws, and system integration with the host building. A standard commercial rooftop in a Western city is about four times the size of our test farm, which means it could produce up to 20 tons of vegetables and four tons of fish — an annual harvest to feed 400. A significant part, if not the entire annual consumption, of fresh fish and vegetables for a building’s tenants could be served through its roof.'

Research is showing that today's uncertain global econonmy is forcing organizations to make leaner and smarter talent management decisions by developing a more agile and adaptable workforce that can effectively respond to, and take advantage of, market demands.

However, further research is showing that In today’s global business climate, executives work more hours per week with much greater pressures than ever before. The resulting increase in stress and fatigue affect work-life balance, health, happiness and ultimately performance.

What can we do to put a halt to the age-old belief that quantity of work hours , rather than quantity of work produced, equates to higher levels of performance?

We all need to integrate life with work. It is not about balance but a mindful approach

This post is a must-read for PR, marketing and corporate communication strategists. 

"16x higher engagement rates than paid media and owned alternatives" is a powerful incentive for marketing and PR pros.

A social media monitoring firm explores social media firestorms that engulfed three major brands and how long it them to recover their positive sentiment online.

Definitely, another brands need to learn a lot :)

Volunteering is prevalent and on the rise in the United States, but little research has examined the connection between individuals' volunteering and their jobs. In the absence of that research, it remains unclear whether employees volunteer to build on meaningful work experiences or to compensate for the lack of them. Similarly, it remains unclear whether volunteering is beneficial to the job in some way or if it is a distraction, akin to "moonlighting." In this manuscript, several theoretical perspectives from the multiple domain literature - particularly, compensation, enhancement, and resource drain - are employed across two studies to examine the intersection between volunteering and work domains. Results suggested that volunteering was associated with both volunteer and job meaningfulness, and that the pull of meaningful volunteer work was even stronger when employees had less meaning in their jobs. The results further revealed benefits of volunteering for employers. Volunteering was related to job absorption but not job interference, and was therefore associated with better performance on the job. Implications of these findings for future theorizing on volunteering are discussed.

"If your strategy for improving local economic prospects is to drink some other city’s milkshake, you won’t get very far. It’s economic cannibalization. To really grow an economy, opportunity has to be developed organically within each community, and that requires that people dig in and improve their neighborhoods, together, for the sake of doing so–not convincing Google to open a new office down the road."

Great advice for women!

Aujourd'hui on ne fera pas l'économie d'une réflexion sur le coût du journalisme, sur les vraies attentes de l'audience... Bref, on ne fera pas l'économie d'une remise en question profonde

We often forget that different kind of contents exists... Run to your hangouts!

Tim Schmoyer and Reelseo http://www.reelseo.com/ are good people/company to know anyway

As written content curation is the new opportunity of journalism, video content curation can really open to thousands of channels.