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Companies/Orgs that Create Human Value

These don't have to be without fault, but they do need to show the ability for social, emotional, intelligent and creative development for people. I'm interested to see how this list evolves and what you think.

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A couple days ago, Kickstarter had never funded anything over a million dollars. In the past day or so, both Elevation Dock and Double Fine Adventure passed the million dollar mark, Double Fine hitting a million in under 24 hours. Amazing. Here's a photo of the Kickstarter team celebrating, and read through the entire blog post

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Ushahidi. An awesome platform for democratic action.

by ewanmcintosh

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Stephanie Geerlings Great call. Happily agreed!

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Ben Golder @Stephanie Geerlings: neat board! Human value seems a little vague, so I'm not sure what to include. So feel free to veto or request anything.

M-PESA in Kenya allows people to use their mobile phones like debit cards.

Pro: Clever initiatives for fundraising and distribution Cons: ... tbd

Pros: Easy to use interfaces that engage large demographics Cons: Closed system

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Pro: Free and editable encyclopedia Con: Lacks many nuanced topics and useful copywrited images

Pro: They help us organize the juggernaut of data in our world. Con: They don't always show us the data or how it was captured. Examples: Maps, Google Earth, Search Relevancy

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