http://blog.peaceworks.net Journal of a Business and Social Entrepreneur Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:19:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Thanks to BusinessWeek for sharing KIND's success and momentum getting into Starbucks. http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/07/businessweek-shout-out/ We are very excited that KIND is now available at over 7,000 Starbucks stores!  KIND fits perfectly with Starbucks' new focus on "Real Foods, Simply Delicious!" The New York Times just ran a story about KIND and our efforts to break into Starbucks. http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/kind-fruit-nut-bars-and-kind-plus-now-at-starbucks-nytimes-story/ This campaign from VW is hilarious and very effective. (thanks to Eytan Heller for bringing to my attention) Start by visiting Helga's myspace page. Then visit these: http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/helga-vw-its-definitely-not-sucking/ KIND got a nice endorsement by Good Morning America.  Check this link out. Heidi Skolnik rocks!  KIND is mentioned mid-way through the review.  Some of their comments: Tanya Rivero, Good Morning America Health: "I love these KIND bars.  I am a big fan of these.  These ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/kind-on-good-morning-america-healthy-summer-snacks/ Our amazing friend Jason Alexander, whose George Costanza character in Seinfeld is the furthest thing different from the real Jason, spoke to OneVoice youth earlier today about the Imagine 2018 essay and film project and caught a ton of media attention. It cracks me up how amazing stuff happens ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/similarities-between-seinfeld-and-mideast-conflict/ The New York Times reports about (OneVoice/PeaceWorks Foundation Board member) Dennis Ross's move from the State Department to the White House.  It offers a lot of theories for the move, many of them probably on target. But it fails to mention one of the most important likely factors: the interplay ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/dennis-ross-and-mideast-policy/ Kim, Erica and Natalie at KIND Snacks put together a really neat internal presentation at KIND's Growing Together Retreat earlier this spring and I wanted to share it: http://blog.peaceworks.net/wp-content/uploads/KIND/ It takes a little bit for it to upload but I think it's worth it.  Make sure volume is ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/the-essence-of-kind/ You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late. -Ralph Waldo Emerson Thx to Natalie, Erica and Kim for pointing me to this one and including it in the Essence of ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/quote-of-the-week-emerson-and-kinding/ Andrew Sullivan's blog documents the atrocities perpetrated by the ruling regime in its efforts to suppress protests after it stole the election.  He shares the following: This list was being passed around among the resistance in Iran today: 1. Remove ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/turning-point-in-iran/ Here is an interview about OneVoice, PeaceWorks, and "my life" (the title and theme of the show, Hayati) that aired on the Arabic TV Network Al Hurra. It is painfully funny to watch how chubby I was... :-) http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/hayati-al-hurra-tv-interview/ When President Obama was elected, many Israelis fretted that he would side with Palestinians, while the majority of Palestinians were elated. When Obama selected Rahm Emmanuel as his Chief of Staff, Palestinians were devastated and paralyzed in fear, while Israelis celebrated Rahm's service in the Israeli Defense Forces. ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/obamizing-the-middle-east/ One of entrepreneurs' and CEOs' greater challenges is learning the art of contraction. CEOs and entrepreneurs may feel they can do a task better than their team members because they have more experience. But then they will never will build the professional potential of their staff, ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/the-talent-of-contraction/ Click play on the link here to see an example of excellent data visualization, and to get a sense of the depth of this recession. http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/data-visualization-job-losses/ From Phil in KIND's communication dept: All, Fans of the popular, long-running soap opera “Days of Our Lives” may have noticed a special cameo on Monday, June 1st! When Brady and Melanie found themselves trapped in the Kiriakis family mausoleum, things suddenly turned ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/kind-in-days-of-our-lives/ A year ago we conceived a project to help young Palestinians and Israelis visualize what their lives would be like ten years from now if peace were to come.  To dare them to believe, hoping this will then prompt them to invest into turning this vision into a reality.  The ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/imagine-2018-then-make-it-into-a-reality/ Dan Bar-On was an extraordinary man who, together with Sami Adwan, conceived a powerful shared narrative project, where Israelis and Palestinians read about their and their counterparts' historical narrative - helping them understand they don't need to give up their patriotism to better understand the other side.  Bar-On, who gave ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/the-strength-of-imperfection/ For those who can understand Hebrew - and for those who will get a kick out of just seeing the b-roll - here is a link to a story that appeared on Channel 2 in Israel, in their top news program, about OneVoice's project Imagine 2018 - and the first ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/imagine-2018-2-first-short-films/ Barack Obama's election, and his speech today to the Muslim world, may be looked back upon in future years as a turning point for human progress and global understanding.  Far more revolutionary than the historical first of the heritage he represents is the ideological depth of his commitment to shared ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/the-dawn-of-a-new-era/ OneVoice Glasgow is a purely-volunteer-driven chapter that has risen above the rest of the international support efforts to such degree that it is worthy of attention.  They receive zero funding from OneVoice, yet deliver so much in their community and beyond. If we can decode what has made them so ... http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/06/pure-grassroots-leadership/ Watch this to the end. View this movie at cultureunplugged.com http://blog.peaceworks.net/2009/05/chicken-a-la-carte/