The art of being greeted by an elephant in your cruise cabin.
It’s hard to trace the origins of Cruise ship towel origami. Carnival Cruise lines popularized it (and has written the book). But this simple addition to the basic skill of cleaning a room is shows up...
View ArticleGreen Microgym: bikes and ellipticals that make electricity, oh my!
As long as you’re burning energy, you might as well be making it too. Adam Boesel of Portland’s Green Microgym shared with us how he started with the expected gym elements and created something...
View ArticleAsked to create a solar-powered lamp, two men deliver much more.
From family camping to developing nations to the back porch there’s often a need for light that doesn’t burn through fuel or batteries. When Martin Riddiford and Jim Reeves got the opportunity to...
View ArticleThe grandfather of snowboarding shares how it all began.
Every great work story begins with the desire to create something cool for others. For Sherman Poppen, it was his two energetic daughters and pregnant wife (who needed a bit of rest). The toy Snurfer...
View ArticleA pioneer in microloans empowers people who live on a few dollars a day.
KIVA co-founder Jessica Jackley helps connect lenders with potential borrowers around the world, whether it's a farmer in Cambodia or a shopkeeper in Sierra Leone, thereby funding entrepreneurship...
View ArticleGreat work can be as simple as pouring milk into coffee with a twist.
There’s a certain delight that comes when a barista pours the pattern of a leaf into your coffee or latte. Coffee expert David Schomer (who cares even more about how coffee tastes and smells than how...
View ArticleA Spanish biologist develops a fish farm that acts naturally.
Located on an island in the Guadalquivir River in Southern Spain, Veta La Palma looks more like a bird refuge than a fish farm. Miguel shared the full story behind the world’s most sustainable fish...
View ArticleHow does a hospital janitor play a critical role on the healing team?
When Mindi’s son needed specialized lifesaving surgery, she, her husband and little McKay flew across the country to find a qualified team. Surrounded by renowned doctors and world-class facilities,...
View ArticleIs it possible to make 600 cars a day without producing garbage?
When Subaru’s parent company Fuji Heavy Industries suggested Denise and her team get as close as possible to zero landfill, she was shocked. How do you eliminate all waste from a car plant the size of...
View ArticleHow do you expand a shrinking public school in the middle of nowhere?
When Skip Hults became superintendent of Newcomb Central School in the heart of Adirondack Park, he inherited a tradition of excellence, a talented faculty, a supportive community, and 55 kids to fill...
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