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on peer-to-peer dynamics in politics, the economy and organizations
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The sharing generation - Panel Discussion

The sharing economy takes its form in many guises with innovation in areas such as commerce and transportation connecting our lives in new and varied ways.
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Generation Local | Schumacher Center For New Economics

Generation Local | Schumacher Center For New Economics | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

A growing number of young people know what must be done to cure our ailing global economy. They are not only protesting a failing system but are also building its replacement. New agrarians are being met by fellow new economists in urban neighborhoods, small towns, and remote villages.  They are coming home—a Generation Local.  You will find them in farm fields, small-batch manufacturing, local marketplaces, recycling ventures, renewable energy coops, farm-to-table restaurants, house concerts, food pantries, and Grange meetings. They are forming the foundation of a green, place-based, face-to-face economy built on democratically structured institutions.

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Research says young people today are more narcissistic than ever - ABC Online

Research says young people today are more narcissistic than ever - ABC Online | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

According to new research, young people today are significantly more narcissistic than during the 1980s and 1990s. Are we in the middle of a narcissism epidemic and, if so, who or what is to blame? Lynne Malcolm investigates. 


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The Truth About Teenagers, The Internet, And Privacy - Fast Company

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If you're wondering which one, there's a good reason for that. Every few months, a new study hits the press about how different generations relate to privacy and so far, the results have been all over the map.

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How is the net generation growing up?

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What is the impact of our children spending so much time online? Are they growing up in a world without privacy? (Debemos rescatar a nuestros hijos del mundo digital?
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Supertask me: is the digital world turning kids into junkies or making them ... - Evening Standard

Supertask me: is the digital world turning kids into junkies or making them ... - Evening Standard | Peer2Politics | Scoop.it

Detractors say the digital world is turning kids into screen junkies. WIRED’s Tom Cheshire finds data that says it’s actually making them smarter

Sylvie Dos Santos's curator insight, March 15, 2015 7:11 PM

La multiplication des supports (TV, tablettes, téléphones ...) et la multiplication des applications (SMS, réseaux sociaux, jeux) inquiètent les parents comme la télévision inquiétait il y a quelques années.

Et si les enfants ne savaient plus se concentrer ? Ils passent d'une activité à une autre sans arrêt, font trop de choses en même temps ?

L'auteur de cet article se demande si finalement cela ne sera pas le contraire: et si nos enfants seront capables de faire plus de choses en même temps, et donc d'être plus adaptés et plus créatifs ?