<feed xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><title>Traidmark.org Explained</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/" /><subtitle></subtitle><updated></updated><author><name>Webjam</name><email>atom@webjam.com</email></author><id></id><language>en</language><entry><id>c30b2c28-602e-4203-8a49-ae18a9de3478</id><title>Every organisation, company and government could be run more effectively as a Charity AND benefit the owners shareholders or taxpayers</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2011/09/26/every_organisation_company_and_government_could_be_run_more_effectively_as_a_charity_and_benefit_th_y5gA0KKSa4" /><updated>26-Sep-2011</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Every company, organisation, government agency or sole trader can  enhance what they do and save lives just by registering as a charity so  that all their net profits are then spent on new innovation that  benefits everyone and charitable causes. Founders, employees, partners  and investors all gain from the large added goodwill that is gained that  translates into profits that then are used to fund innovation that  saves lives. The founders and shareholders can even more money from the  enterprise as they gain by getting large performance pay packages that  are greater than their original personal profit as the company is making  larger profits from the extra goodwill it gains. <br /> <br /> For example. A sole trader changes their status to a charity and donates  net profit to new innovative charitable work. They then gain large  amounts of goodwill from this and so get more and more work enabling  them to get rich on performance pay WHILE saving lives with the extra  funds that they raise which are then spent on innovative sustainable  charitable work. <a title="http://www.whymandesign.posterous.com" href="http://www.whymandesign.posterous.com">http://www.whymandesign.posterous.com</a> has more details. <a title="http://www.WEBiversity.org" href="http://www.WEBiversity.org">http://www.WEBiversity.org</a> has more video's</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>ec7a936e-cf40-4632-968e-caad73ceb44e</id><title>Every organisation, company and government could be run more effectively as a Charity AND benefit the owners shareholders or taxpayers</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2011/09/26/every_organisation_company_and_government_could_be_run_more_effectively_as_a_charity_and_benefit_th_EDPMkaWjsq" /><updated>26-Sep-2011</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p><br /> Every company, organisation, government agency or sole trader can  enhance what they do and save lives just by registering as a charity so  that all their net profits are then spent on new innovation that  benefits everyone and charitable causes. Founders, employees, partners  and investors all gain from the large added goodwill that is gained that  translates into profits that then are used to fund innovation that  saves lives. The founders and shareholders can even more money from the  enterprise as they gain by getting large performance pay packages that  are greater than their original personal profit as the company is making  larger profits from the extra goodwill it gains. <br /> <br /> For example. A sole trader changes their status to a charity and donates  net profit to new innovative charitable work. They then gain large  amounts of goodwill from this and so get more and more work enabling  them to get rich on performance pay WHILE saving lives with the extra  funds that they raise which are then spent on innovative sustainable  charitable work. http://www.whymandesign.posterous.com has more details.</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>6a676d41-baf1-485e-a383-9ba0a2d53c3f</id><title>Traidmark.org = YOUR WORK + Institutional Innovation + Philanthropy</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2011/02/13/traidmarkorg__your_work__institutional_innovation__philanthropy" /><updated>13-Feb-2011</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Traidmark.org = Not / For Profit + Institutional Innovation +  Philanthropy (generating goodwill which enhances success and make  everyone richer with performance pay)</p>
<p>This is a FREE way for any organisation to get instant goodwill and  create Institutional Innovation so you gain more success and can help  more people.</p>
<p>Get RICHER and do good for FREE! Sounds too good to be true but it is  true. The hard part is to give away 100% net profit (which sounds  counter intuitive but is the genius part when you get over the egoic  greed of wanting to own the profit). When you give away 100% net profit  your organisation essentially becomes a charity fundraising organisation  so the enhanced goodwill you get will create so much success that you  will get more back in performance pay from working in your organisation.  So you can get richer by giving away your wealth! The cooperative have  been doing this for generations but they did not invest all the funds in  innovative charitable activity and that is the second stroke of genius.  By investing the funds in INNOVATIVE charitable activity your funds can  solve problems in the most efficient way once and for all enabling you  to go on and work on new exciting solutions to other problems. If you  dont know how to find innovative solutions ask us @whymandesign  @FREEtraid</p>
<p>All you have to do is pledge to donate 100% net profit into new Innovative ways to solve human problems and you will gain</p>
<p>Enhanced Goodwill - leading to  customer/client/supplier/employee/customer loyalty and enhanced  productivity which makes you more successfull and is an added USP you  can use against your competition which allows everyone in your company  to get richer through enhanced performance pay.</p>
<p>Save lives - You can save lives by using your net profit to  innovatively create ways to solve human health/education... problems.</p>
<p>Funds are therefore continually iinvested in new charitable projects  that benefit everyone creating an infinitely scaling cycle of success.</p>
<p>Your could say...</p>
<p>Traidmark.org = COOP where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to members</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; SHAREHOLDER owned company where dividends are  donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to shareholders</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; CHARITY where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to the same old charitable use</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; GOVERNMENT where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to the same old government.</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>ce68e2ad-2ba8-4fd5-bb68-e8cadd875553</id><title>How to enhance ANY organisation or startup so you become more successfull for FREE</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/12/17/how_to_enhance_any_organisation_or_startup_so_you_become_more_successfull_for_free" /><updated>17-Dec-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>How to enhance ANY organisation or startup so you become more successfull for FREE &amp;<br /> <br /> A. Help everyone collaborate together on charity work, <br /> B. Save lives by donating NET profit (after R&amp;D costs), <br /> C. Gain lots of new customers &amp; suppliers &amp; volunteers who want to help, <br /> D. Gain more goodwill so you get a cumulative mass enhancing your organisations success <br /> E. get personally richer through performance pay by giving away ownership of the organization/company to the world! <br /> <br /> http://www.Traidmark.org FREE Business Structure EVERYONE can use = YOUR WORK +  100% Net Profit Philanthropy (spent on INNOVATIVE NOT FOR PROFIT WORK to help/save lives)<br /> <br /> It sounds impossible but has been proven to work by cooperatives for ooo's of years... <br /> <br /> http://www.TRAIDmark.org explains the full benefits where you agree to  pledge to donate surplus funds you generate into NEW INNOVATIVE  charitable work which attracts customers so you gain more success and  get rich with performance pay WHILE saving lives by donating funds  raised to NEW INNOVATIVE charitable work (that you can create if you  want to).<br /> The more you give the more you get. <a title="http://www.TRAIDmark.org" href="http://www.traidmark.org/">http://www.TRAIDmark.org</a><br /> <br /> You could say that the TRAIDmark.org business structure is halfway  between a Charity and a Company where you get the BEST OF BOTH WORLDS  with caring compassion for everyone AND the Innovation that enables you  to help everyone efficiently.</p>
<div><br /> 1. INVESTORS<br /> Investors can invest in startups and gain by being paid performance pay  as a member of the team without owning the startup. This means that they  can donate funds into new startups (which can save them funds in tax  too!) and get paid performance pay for their work enhancing it. This  means that the startup will forever be run in the best interest of the  customer AND can fund innovations that benefit everyone.<br /> <br /> 2. ENTREPRENEURS<br /> Anyone can set up their own enterprise at almost now cost using the web  as a bootstrapped startup so can use this free business structure to  help then succeed while also charitably helping others.<br />
<p>3.CUSTOMERS / EMPLOYEES / SUPPLIERS<br /> Customers &amp; Employees can demand that this happens to any company  organisation or government department as it is in the best interests for  everyone. The best way to do this is to contact the owner / Board  members directly by contacting them on the phone/twitter.<br /> <br /> 4. BANKRUPT / RECEIVERS / ADMINISTRATORS<br /> Any organisation or company that closes down can be saved by doing this.  Either the assets can be taken away to pay off debts and the rest of  the organisation can be donated to a charity OR the whole organisation  can be turned into a Not For Profit Charity (which has positive tax  savings). This will instantly SAVE JOBS in the organisation and give it a  goodwill boost that will enable it to be saved from bankruptcy (like a  phoenix).</p>
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<p>Cooperatives have been successfully growing fro many years such as  http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk &amp; http://www.co-operative.coop  &amp; they can be enhanced by using the TRAIDmark.org model to spend the  funds they generate on Innovative new charitable work.</p>
<p>Here are a few organisations already doing this (many donate 1-50%  but that is often just a token gesture where as 100% helps save/improve  many more lives:)...</p>
<p><a href="http://www.the-clarity-project.com/" title=" http://www.the-clarity-project.com"> http://www.the-clarity-project.com</a> <br /> <a href="http://www.thetrulylovingcompany.com/" title="http://www.thetrulylovingcompany.com">http://www.thetrulylovingcompany.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.johnlewis.com/">http://www.johnlewis.com</a><br /> <a href="http://www.co-operative.coop/">http://www.co-operative.coop</a></p>
<p>Bodies that can benefit...<br /> <a href="http://www.cicregulator.gov.uk/">http://www.cicregulator.gov.uk</a><br /> <a href="http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk/">http://www.socialenterprise.org.uk</a><br /> <a href="http://www.socialenterprisemark.org.uk/">http://www.socialenterprisemark.org.uk/</a><br /> <a href="http://www.bcorporation.net/">http://www.bcorporation.net</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization</a></p>
<p>Organisations that can benefit...<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/">http://en.wikipedia.org</a><br /> <a href="http://www.mozilla.org/">http://www.mozilla.org/</a></p>
Philanthropists that can benefit...<br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthropy">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthropy</a><br /> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists</a><br />
<p>Philanthropists that can benefit...<br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philanthropy<br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists</p>
<p>If you know anyone at any of these organisations please do tweet  them this article in order to help enhance their work to help the most  people.</p>
<p>Tweet @TRAIDmark for more details.</p>
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<p>If you would like creative, Innovation &amp; Social Media enhancements  for any organisation contact http://www.WHYmandesign.com as we would  love to help you help others even more.</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>ad39221d-85da-4d1b-a33d-cf00dca61afa</id><title>Cooperative (or Social Enterprise) + 100% Net Profit Philanthropy (spent on INNOVATIVE NOT FOR PROFIT WORK) = Traidmark.org FREE Business Structure EVERYONE can use.</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/10/19/cooperative_or_social_enterprise__100_net_profit_philanthropy_spent_on_innovative_not_for_profi" /><updated>19-Oct-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Cooperative (or Social Enterprise) + 100% Net Profit Philanthropy (spent on INNOVATIVE NOT FOR PROFIT WORK) = Traidmark.org FREE Business Structure EVERYONE can use.<br /><br />The more you give the more you get. <a title="http://www.TRAIDmark.org" href="http://www.TRAIDmark.org">http://www.TRAIDmark.org</a></p>
<p>Traidmark.org is a free way to enhance any organisation by donating net profit to innovative charitable work while motivating employees with performance pay. Essentially it is like a coop but where 100% net profit is donated to new charitable work.</p>
<p>Cooperatives have been successfully growing fro many years such as http://www.co-operativebank.co.uk &amp; http://www.co-operative.coop &amp; they can be enhanced by using the TRAIDmark.org model to spend the funds they generate on Innovative new charitable work. Here are also a few examples of BRAND NEW Innovative Entrepreneurs selflessly donating 100% net profit to innovative charitable work...<br /> <a title=" http://www.the-clarity-project.com" href="http://www.the-clarity-project.com"><br /> http://www.the-clarity-project.com</a> &amp; <a title="http://www.thetrulylovingcompany.com" href="http://www.thetrulylovingcompany.com">http://www.thetrulylovingcompany.com</a></p>
<p>Tweet @TRAIDmark for more details.</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>513b05aa-ef01-4d94-ab3a-4258fe3fab46</id><title>Cooperative (or Social Enterprise) + 100% Net Profit Philanthropy = Traidmark.org FREE Business Structure</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/07/14/cooperative_or_social_enterprise__100_net_profit_philanthropy__traidmarkorg_free_business_stru" /><updated>14-Jul-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Cooperative (or Social Enterprise) + 100% Net Profit Philanthropy = Traidmark.org FREE Business Structure<br /><br />The more you give the more you get. http://www.TRAIDmark.org<br /><br />Traidmark.org is a free way to enhance any organisation by donating net profit to innovative charitable work while motivating employees with performance pay. Essentially it is like a coop but where 100% net profit is donated to new charitable work.<br /><br /><br />1.<br />Traidmark rewards organisations that donate net profits to good causes while making the exact percentage donated clear to consumers so they can make informed purchasing choices.<br /><br />2.<br />Traidmark promotes a proven business structure that was created as a way for companies to benefit (by gaining fundamentally important goodwill that boosts business) from funding innovation with up to 100% net profits. It can be used by Government, charities, start-ups or blue chip companies.<br /><br /><br />Traidmark.org...<br />1 Creates funds for innovative charitable work<br />2 Makes any organisation more 'efficient' by using net profit to fund NEW innovative charitable work.<br />3 Boosts any companies success rate with a large rise in valuable goodwill leading to customer loyalty.<br />4 Increases any companies productivity (due to workers increased motivation due to believe in the organisations outcomes)<br />5 Enables people who created your project to get rewarded financially though performance pay.<br /><br /><br />http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/<br />http://traidmark.ning.com<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VJtHRg-_bA&amp;feature=related<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p4k20HsT9Q<br /><br />Here is a list of Philanthropic Heroes...<br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists#See_also<br /><br /></p>
<p>#Cooperative (or #Social #Enterprise or #gov or #charity) + 100% #Net #Profit #Philanthropy = #Traidmark.org #FREE #os #Business #Structure</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>01266fff-f45f-475b-9134-7ad881bea6ca</id><title>The more you #give the more you #get using #innovation @TRAIDmark #os #nfp #charity #cic #gov #ted</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/07/05/the_more_you_give_the_more_you_get_using_innovation_traidmark_os_nfp_charity_cic_gov_ted" /><updated>05-Jul-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>http://www.TRAIDmark.org explains how easy and counter intuitive it is to donate all your net profit to INNOVATIVE charitable work and get richer than if you were to selfishly clasp on to as much of the tiny profit you would generate without using this selfless business structure. If you register as a charity there are also may other advantages and benefits that will contribute to your success and therefore your performance pay. The irony is that people who do not use this are making themselves miss out. As it is free there is only one reason which is ignorance/awareness so&nbsp; please tell anyone you know so they do not miss out.<br /><br />The premise is this. As we are all standing on the shoulders of giants by using the wheel, fire, tools to name just a few of our ancestors gifts to us... we are obliged to pass on what we create to future generations by NOT claiming ownership of them but instead working on projects&nbsp; that are run 'for the people' such as not for profits and charities. The hidden benefits of doing this can only fully be discovered by trying it. For instance when you create this people often find your work and offer to help in unexpected ways that help you personally and professionally.<br /><br />There are two groups, The have's and the have nots. Those that have wisdom know that selflessly helping others is key. Those that do not have wisdom think that selfishness is key. Both benefit and can collaborate using Traidmark.org<br /><br />We would like to help anyone wanting to help others. For instance&nbsp; can<br />we help you using the http://www.TRAIDmark.org business model (where you<br />get rich with performance pay and you gain from added goodwill created<br />by donating funds to charity?) This is essentially a cooperative or Not<br />for Profit but where any surplus funds are invested in NEW Innovative<br />Not for Profit activity that solves different social problems innovatively.<br /><br />It solves several issues.<br />A. It invests any wealth generated into more Innovation creating<br />Institutional Innovation<br />B. It stops organisations getting large (large organisations become<br />inefficient)<br />C. It stops anyone running any organisation from getting corrupted by<br />power/wealth as all organisations are small and efficient.<br />D. It rewards success (through the application of Innovation) in a<br />clever way that encourages selfless hard work by enabling the successful<br />people who use the business model to go on an invent then develop new<br />innovations so they create the freedom co continually make new ways to<br />help others. It also rewards hard work with performance pay so anyone<br />motivated by greed can still get rich (without owning the organisation).<br /><br /><br />Traidmark.org was created to help people like you make the largest impact with your donations. The key is for you to donate to INNOVATIVE new charitable work that is more efficient than traditional charitable work. This is ideally charitable work that solve the cause of a problem in a sustainable way rather than pick up the pieces. Often this can be done by creatively inventing solutions.</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>a773aaa7-f29a-478f-b763-1a7914f5e040</id><title>Traidmark.org = FREE Goodwill + Innovation + Freedom to help others</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/07/03/traidmarkorg__free_goodwill__innovation__freedom_to_help_others" /><updated>03-Jul-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>We would like to give you a FREE way you can beat your competition while improving your work which is called the http://www.TRAIDmark.org business model (where you get rich with performance pay and you gain from added goodwill created by donating funds to charity?) This is essentially a Cooperative or Not for Profit but where any surplus funds are invested in NEW Innovative Not for Profit activity that solves different social problems innovatively.</p>
<p>It solves several issues. <br />A. It invests any wealth generated into more Innovation creating Institutional Innovation <br />B. It stops organisations getting large (large organisations become inefficient) <br />C. It stops anyone running any organisation from getting corrupted by power/wealth as all organisations are small and efficient. <br />D. It rewards success (through the application of Innovation) in a clever way that encourages selfless hard work by enabling the successful people who use the business model to go on an invent then develop new innovations so they create the freedom co continually make new ways to help others. It also rewards hard work with performance pay so anyone motivated by greed can still get rich (without owning the organisation).</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>3b256650-d3b7-4ef0-a995-27ac5e38a6b4</id><title>Traidmark.org = Not / For Profit + Institutional Innovation + Philanthropy (generating goodwill which enhances success and make everyone richer with enhanced performance pay)</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/05/24/traidmarkorg__not__for_profit__institutional_innovation__philanthropy_generating_goodwill_whic" /><updated>24-May-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Traidmark.org = Not / For Profit + Institutional Innovation + Philanthropy (generating goodwill which enhances success and make everyone richer with performance pay)</p>
<p>This is a FREE way for any organisation to get instant goodwill and create Institutional Innovation so you gain more success and can help more people.</p>
<p>Get RICHER and do good for FREE! Sounds too good to be true but it is true. The hard part is to give away 100% net profit (which sounds counter intuitive but is the genius part when you get over the egoic greed of wanting to own the profit). When you give away 100% net profit your organisation essentially becomes a charity fundraising organisation so the enhanced goodwill you get will create so much success that you will get more back in performance pay from working in your organisation. So you can get richer by giving away your wealth! The cooperative have been doing this for generations but they did not invest all the funds in innovative charitable activity and that is the second stroke of genius. By investing the funds in INNOVATIVE charitable activity your funds can solve problems in the most efficient way once and for all enabling you to go on and work on new exciting solutions to other problems. If you dont know how to find innovative solutions ask us @whymandesign @FREEtraid</p>
<p>All you have to do is pledge to donate 100% net profit into new Innovative ways to solve human problems and you will gain</p>
<p>Enhanced Goodwill - leading to customer/client/supplier/employee/customer loyalty and enhanced productivity which makes you more successfull and is an added USP you can use against your competition which allows everyone in your company to get richer through enhanced performance pay.</p>
<p>Save lives - You can save lives by using your net profit to innovatively create ways to solve human health/education... problems.</p>
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<p>Funds are therefore continually iinvested in new charitable projects that benefit everyone creating an infinitely scaling cycle of success.</p>
<p>Your could say...</p>
<p>Traidmark.org = COOP where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to members</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; SHAREHOLDER owned company where dividends are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to shareholders</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; CHARITY where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to the same old charitable use</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; GOVERNMENT where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to the same old government.</p>
<p><b>Traidmark.org enables everyone to gain from hard work (performance pay) while adding value to any enterprise by funding innovation and running your enterprise as a Not For Profit or For Profit organisation that invests any surplus funds (or 100% net profit in the case of the for profit organization).So you gain popularity, volunteers, donations, collaborations and importantly goodwill by pledging to donate up to 100% net profit (or all surplus funds after R&amp;D) BEFORE you become successful which in turn increases your chances of becoming successful. </b></p>
<p><b>Imagine if </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett" title="Warren Buffett">Warren Buffett</a><b> or </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a><b> </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka-shing" title="Li Ka-shing">Li Ka-shing</a><b> </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros" title="George Soros">George Soros</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes" title="Howard Hughes">Howard Hughes</a> <b>(or any of the other philanthropists that are listed below </b><a target="_blank" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists</a>) had pledged to donate their riches before they earned them. How much more funds could they have created using the added goodwill they would have cumulatively created over the years (not to mention the good work that they could have done to solve problems earlier if the money had been used as soon as it had been created). 1. This is a great way to enhance philanthropy by funding creativity and rewarding philanthropists and 2. importantly it means that everyone can become a philanthropist no matter what they earn. We can all be Microphilanthropists and gain greater success so we benefit personally too. One clear example is that Microfinance organisations can use this model to enhance the way they innovate.</p>
<p><b>It is that simple. All that you or anyone has to do is agree to donate all surplus funds to innovative charitable work (which you can set up and create so you are not giving money away but rather spending it on amazing new charitable projects you create). </b></p>
<p><b>This importantly increases creativity and inventions by creating institutional innovation by forcing any organisation to invest suplus funds into new innovative ways to solve problems. This is especially useful for governments and charities or philanthropic or training funds that have to be spend by certain dates every year as the funds can be saved by wise investments then used to fund pioneering innovation that will be able to efficiently solve problems through creative blue sky activities that build on and improve existing activities in an even more effective way.<br /></b></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>This is how it works.</b></span><br /> The organisation invests surplus profit in NEW Innovative enterprise (which helps make that organisation continually evolve because of this structure) which creates better services through institutional innovation. Everyone who works hard can still get financially rewarded through performance pay but there is a goodwill boost as everyone knows the organisation is solving human problems in the most efficient way possible by using innovation.<br /> <br /> <b><i>This adds significant customer loyalty and enables hard work to be rewarded through pay while investing in innovative solutions to social problems.<br /></i></b> <br /> Anyone can implement the Traidmark business model. This is because any surplus created can be invested in innovative social enterprise which makes it a lot easier to 'do good'.<br /> <br /> So Traidmark is promoting the benefits of creating and running Not for profits that importantly invest any surplus cash in NEW innovative social enterprise not for profits. This enables good work to continually evolve and fund even more innovative work that is more efficient. <br /> <br /> Video explanation of the benefits <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp4xiNqWGe8" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp4xiNqWGe8 "><cite>http://www.<b>youtube</b>.com/watch?v=Vp4xiNqWGe8</cite></a></p>
<p>Here is an unedited conversation&nbsp; about the benefits of donating 100% net profit to NEW INNOVATIVE solutions to social problems (the conversation starts 8 minutes in after we iron our the setup problems and dificulties of outside broadcasts and multiconferencing! :)&nbsp;</p>
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<p><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Traidmark Logo</span></b><br />The Traidmark brand/logo aims to reward companies that donate profits to charity (measured in percentages of Net profit). We provide the logos on this website. All you have to do is copy the relevant logo and use it to help boost trade.&nbsp;</p>
<p>&nbsp;Help share this free way to anyone to help themselves by helping others by sharing with anyone who runs an organisation.</p>
<p>@openletter @business @structure http://www.Traidmark.org = philanthropy + Social Enterprise Innovation for @gov @charity @business</p>
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<p>Your REWARD for reading this far is the pdf of one of the best books by Andrew Carnegie (who donated most of his fortune to create libraries and inspired Traidmark.org and TRUSTlibrary.org :)</p>
<p>#Think and #Grow #Rich by #NapoleonHill #AndrewCarnegie <a title="http://bit.ly/11XLOC" href="http://bit.ly/11XLOC">http://bit.ly/11XLOC</a> (is it better than <a title="http://ow.ly/1P0km" href="http://ow.ly/1P0km">http://ow.ly/1P0km</a> ?)</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>9a93cd4b-d2a2-4fcb-a3ea-1db2eb4d5f2f</id><title>Traidmark.org = Not / For Profit + Social Enterprise Innovation Germinater</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/05/20/traidmarkorg__not__for_profit__social_enterprise_innovation_germinater" /><updated>20-May-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>Traidmark.org = Not / For Profit + Social Enterprise Innovation Germinater Conact @whymandesign &amp; @FREEtraid for more details</p>
<p><b>Traidmark.org enables everyone to gain from hard work (performance pay) while adding value to any enterprise by funding innovation and running your enterprise as a Not For Profit or For Profit organisation that invests any surplus funds (or 100% net profit in the case of the for profit organization).So you gain popularity, volunteers, donations, collaborations and importantly goodwill by pledging to donate up to 100% net profit (or all surplus funds after R&amp;D) BEFORE you become successful which in turn increases your chances of becoming successful. </b></p>
<p><b>Imagine if </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett" title="Warren Buffett">Warren Buffett</a><b> or </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a><b> </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka-shing" title="Li Ka-shing">Li Ka-shing</a><b> </b><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros" title="George Soros">George Soros</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes" title="Howard Hughes">Howard Hughes</a> <b>(or any of the other philanthropists that are listed below </b><a target="_blank" title="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists</a>) had pledged to donate their riches before they earned them. How much more funds could they have created using the added goodwill they would have cumulatively created over the years (not to mention the good work that they could have done to solve problems earlier if the money had been used as soon as it had been created). 1. This is a great way to enhance philanthropy by funding creativity and rewarding philanthropists and 2. importantly it means that everyone can become a philanthropist no matter what they earn. We can all be Microphilanthropists and gain greater success so we benefit personally too. One clear example is that Microfinance organisations can use this model to enhance the way they innovate.</p>
<p><b>It is that simple. All that you or anyone has to do is agree to donate all surplus funds to innovative charitable work (which you can set up and create so you are not giving money away but rather spending it on amazing new charitable projects you create). </b></p>
<p><b>This importantly increases creativity and inventions by creating institutional innovation by forcing any organisation to invest suplus funds into new innovative ways to solve problems. This is especially useful for governments and charities or philanthropic or training funds that have to be spend by certain dates every year as the funds can be saved by wise investments then used to fund pioneering innovation that will be able to efficiently solve problems through creative blue sky activities that build on and improve existing activities in an even more effective way.<br /></b></p>
<p><span style="text-decoration: underline;"><b>This is how it works.</b></span><br /> The organisation invests surplus profit in NEW Innovative enterprise (which helps make that organisation continually evolve because of this structure) which creates better services through institutional innovation. Everyone who works hard can still get financially rewarded through performance pay but there is a goodwill boost as everyone knows the organisation is solving human problems in the most efficient way possible by using innovation.<br /> <br /> <b><i>This adds significant customer loyalty and enables hard work to be rewarded through pay while investing in innovative solutions to social problems.<br /></i></b> <br /> Anyone can implement the Traidmark business model. This is because any surplus created can be invested in innovative social enterprise which makes it a lot easier to 'do good'.<br /> <br /> So Traidmark is promoting the benefits of creating and running Not for profits that importantly invest any surplus cash in NEW innovative social enterprise not for profits. This enables good work to continually evolve and fund even more innovative work that is more efficient.  <br /> <br /> Video explanation of the benefits <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp4xiNqWGe8" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vp4xiNqWGe8 "><cite>http://www.<b>youtube</b>.com/watch?v=Vp4xiNqWGe8</cite></a></p>
<p>Here is an unedited conversation&nbsp; about the benefits of donating 100% net profit to NEW INNOVATIVE solutions to social problems (the conversation starts 8 minutes in after we iron our the setup problems and dificulties of outside broadcasts and multiconferencing! :)&nbsp;</p>
<p><a href="https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a827006733/p35975597/" title="https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a827006733/p35975597/" target="_blank">https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a827006733/p35975597/</a></p>
<p>Traidmark.org = Any business/charity/NRP/GOV + 100% net profit donation + Institutional Innovation.</p>
<p>Funds are therefore continually iinvested in new charitable projects that benefit everyone creating an infinitely scaling cycle of success.</p>
<p>Your could say...</p>
<p>Traidmark.org = COOP where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to members</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; SHAREHOLDER owned company where dividends are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to shareholders</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; CHARITY where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to the same old charitable use</p>
<p>Traidmark.org =&nbsp; GOVERNMENT where funds are donated to INNOVATIVE charitable use rather than given to the same old government.</p>
<p><b><span style="text-decoration: underline;">Traidmark Logo</span></b><br />The Traidmark brand/logo aims to reward companies that donate profits to charity (measured in percentages of Net profit).  We provide the logos on this website. All you have to do is copy the relevant logo and use it to help boost trade.&nbsp;</p>
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<p>@openletter @business @structure http://www.Traidmark.org = philanthropy + Social Enterprise Innovation for @gov @charity @business</p>
<p>Full http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists list below</p>
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<h2><span id="Some_notable_philanthropists">Some notable philanthropists</span></h2>
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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_IV" title="Aga Khan IV">Prince Karim Aga Khan IV</a> ~ founder<sup id="cite_ref-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists#cite_note-0"><span>[</span>1<span>]</span></a></sup> and chairman<sup id="cite_ref-khan_1-0"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists#cite_note-khan-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup> of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aga_Khan_Development_Network" title="Aga Khan Development Network">Aga Khan Development Network</a> which focuses on health, education, culture, rural development, institution-building and the promotion of economic development<sup id="cite_ref-khan_1-1"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists#cite_note-khan-1"><span>[</span>2<span>]</span></a></sup>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jane_Addams" title="Jane Addams">Jane Addams</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_House" title="Hull House">Hull House</a> settlement house in Chicago<sup id="cite_ref-2"><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_philanthropists#cite_note-2"><span>[</span>3<span>]</span></a></sup>.</li>
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<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Ahmanson,_Jr." title="Howard Ahmanson, Jr.">Howard Ahmanson, Jr.</a> ~ multi-millionaire philanthropist and financier of the causes of many conservative Christian cultural, religious and political organizations.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Allen_%28Quaker%29" title="William Allen (Quaker)">William Allen</a> - founded and endowed many institutions and causes including 'Schools of Industry' at Lindfield and Newington Academy for Girls.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Bloomberg" title="Michael Bloomberg">Michael Bloomberg</a> ~ Donations include over <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">USD</a>$300 million to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University" title="Johns Hopkins University">Johns Hopkins University</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bono" title="Bono">Bono</a> ~ co-founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Product_Red" title="Product Red">Product Red</a> and of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Campaign" title="One Campaign">One Campaign</a> for the abolition of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AIDS" title="AIDS">AIDS</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett" title="Warren Buffett">Warren Buffett</a> ~ pledged USD$30.7 billion worth of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berkshire_Hathaway" title="Berkshire Hathaway">Berkshire Hathaway</a> stock to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_and_Melinda_Gates_Foundation#The_Warren_Buffett_donation" title="Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation">Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicholas_M._Butler" title="Nicholas M. Butler">Nicholas Murray Butler</a> - president of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Endowment_for_International_Peace" title="Carnegie Endowment for International Peace">Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</a> from 1925 to 1945.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Carnegie" title="Andrew Carnegie">Andrew Carnegie</a> ~ donated money to build over 2500 libraries world-wide. Founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Corporation_of_New_York" title="Carnegie Corporation of New York">Carnegie Foundations</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Endowment_for_International_Peace" title="Carnegie Endowment for International Peace">Carnegie Endowment for International Peace</a>, and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnegie_Mellon_University" title="Carnegie Mellon University">Carnegie Mellon University</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Ashley-Cooper,_7th_Earl_of_Shaftesbury" title="Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury">Anthony Ashley Cooper, 7th Earl of Shaftesbury</a> - chairman of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ragged_school" title="Ragged school">Ragged Schools Union</a> (during the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victorian_era" title="Victorian era">Victorian era</a>).</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marisol_Deluna" title="Marisol Deluna">Marisol Deluna</a> ~ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fashion_designer" title="Fashion designer">fashion designer</a> and founder of Deluna By Design, Inc. creates silk scarves and ties for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charity_%28practice%29" title="Charity (practice)">charitable</a> endeavors globally.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Desmond" title="Richard Desmond">Richard Desmond</a> &ndash; President of the Norwood Charity, raised around &pound;14m for charitable causes with the RD Crusaders, helped build the Richard Desmond Children&rsquo;s Eye Centre part of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moorfields_Eye_Hospital" title="Moorfields Eye Hospital">Moorfields Eye Hospital</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walt_Disney" title="Walt Disney">Walt Disney</a> ~ helped to fund <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/California_Institute_of_the_Arts" title="California Institute of the Arts">California Institute of the Arts</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthony_Joseph_Drexel_I" title="Anthony Joseph Drexel I">Anthony J. Drexel</a> ~ founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drexel_University" title="Drexel University">Drexel University</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdul_Sattar_Edhi" title="Abdul Sattar Edhi">Maulana Dr. Abdul Sattar Edhi</a> ~ head of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edhi_Foundation" title="Edhi Foundation">Edhi Foundation</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohamed_Al-Fayed" title="Mohamed Al-Fayed">Mohamed Al-Fayed</a> ~ founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_New_School_at_West_Heath" title="The New School at West Heath">The New School at West Heath</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Feeney" title="Chuck Feeney">Chuck Feeney</a> ~ founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlantic_Philanthropies" title="Atlantic Philanthropies">Atlantic Philanthropies</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edsel_Ford" title="Edsel Ford">Edsel Ford</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation" title="Ford Foundation">Ford Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Ford" title="Henry Ford">Henry Ford</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_Foundation" title="Ford Foundation">Ford Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation" title="Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation">Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melinda_Gates" title="Melinda Gates">Melinda Gates</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_%26_Melinda_Gates_Foundation" title="Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation">Bill &amp; Melinda Gates Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._Paul_Getty" title="J. Paul Getty">J. Paul Getty</a> ~ funded the construction of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Villa" title="Getty Villa">Getty Villa</a>, the original Getty Museum, and donated his art collection to it. Upon his death, left his fortune to the Getty Museum, which eventually expanded to the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getty_Center" title="Getty Center">Getty Center</a> in Los Angeles.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Gilmour" title="David Gilmour">David Gilmour</a> ~ singer and guitarist of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pink_Floyd" title="Pink Floyd">Pink Floyd</a> whom was made <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commander_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Commander of the Order of the British Empire">CBE</a> for his years of philanthropy and gave $7.5 million from sale of his London home to the homeless charity <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crisis_%28charity%29" title="Crisis (charity)">Crisis</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Harkness" title="Edward Harkness">Edward Harkness</a> ~ Various private colleges and boarding schools; medical facilities; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commonwealth_Fund" title="Commonwealth Fund">Commonwealth Fund</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Holloway" title="Thomas Holloway">Thomas Holloway</a> ~ Victorian patent medicine entrepreneur and founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_Holloway,_University_of_London" title="Royal Holloway, University of London">Royal Holloway, University of London</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins" title="Johns Hopkins">Johns Hopkins</a> ~ founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_University" title="Johns Hopkins University">Johns Hopkins University</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johns_Hopkins_Hospital" title="Johns Hopkins Hospital">Johns Hopkins Hospital</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amal_Hijazi" title="Amal Hijazi">Amal Hijazi</a> ~ a Lebanese singer, who is known for her philanthropy</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes" title="Howard Hughes">Howard Hughes</a> ~ Aviator, engineer, industrialist and film producer, donated US$1.56billion to various charities including the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes_Medical_Institute" title="Howard Hughes Medical Institute">Howard Hughes Medical Institute</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yusuf_Islam" title="Yusuf Islam">Yusuf Islam</a> (also known as Cat Stevens) ~ founder of Islamic schools, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Aid" title="Muslim Aid">Muslim Aid</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Kindness" title="Small Kindness">Small Kindness</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson" title="Michael Jackson">Michael Jackson</a> ~ has donated more than USD$300 million to various foundations.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angelina_Jolie" title="Angelina Jolie">Angelina Jolie</a> ~ American Actress,who is well know for her humanitarian world wide and who is also a Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Refugee Agency</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alicia_Keys" title="Alicia Keys">Alicia Keys</a> ~ American singer/songwriter and spokeswoman for <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keep_A_Child_Alive" title="Keep A Child Alive">Keep A Child Alive</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imran_Khan" title="Imran Khan">Imran Khan</a> ~ Founder of the Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust which was behind the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaukat_Khanum_Memorial_Cancer_Hospital_%26_Research_Centre" title="Shaukat Khanum Memorial Cancer Hospital &amp; Research Centre">first cancer research institution</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._F._Lenfest" title="H. F. Lenfest">H. F. Lenfest</a> ~ donated $5 million in coherence with Chester County to preserve over 1,000&nbsp;acres (4.0&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land in Newlin Township, Chester County, PA. The land is now owned by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Natural_Lands_Trust" title="Natural Lands Trust">Natural Lands Trust</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Curtis_Lewis,_Jr." title="Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr.">Julius Curtis Lewis, Jr.</a> ~ Estimated lifetime donations of USD$130 million to various civic, spiritual; charitable organizations. Many in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah,_Georgia" title="Savannah, Georgia">Savannah, Georgia</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka-shing" title="Li Ka-shing">Li Ka-shing</a> ~ founder and chairman of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka_Shing_Foundation" title="Li Ka Shing Foundation">Li Ka Shing Foundation</a>, which focuses on two major areas: capacity empowerment through education and building of a caring society through medical and healthcare related projects. In 2006, Li pledged to donate one-third of his fortune estimated at over USD$10 billion to charity and philanthropic projects throughout the world.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juliette_Gordon_Low" title="Juliette Gordon Low">Juliette Gordon Low</a> ~ Also known as "Daisy", founded Girl Scouts of the USA in 1912 in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Savannah,_GA" title="Savannah, GA">Savannah, GA</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catherine_T._MacArthur" title="Catherine T. MacArthur">Catherine T. MacArthur</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Foundation" title="MacArthur Foundation">MacArthur Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._MacArthur" title="John D. MacArthur">John D. MacArthur</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacArthur_Foundation" title="MacArthur Foundation">MacArthur Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Martin" title="Chris Martin">Chris Martin</a> ~ lead singer of British alternative rock band <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldplay" title="Coldplay">Coldplay</a>. He is known for supporting the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Trade_Fair" title="Make Trade Fair">Make Trade Fair</a> campaign. He and his band also contribute 15% of their money to charity.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Mellon" title="Paul Mellon">Paul Mellon</a> ~ major benefactor of arts and education, and co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_W._Mellon_Foundation" title="Andrew W. Mellon Foundation">Andrew W. Mellon Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ailsa_Mellon-Bruce" title="Ailsa Mellon-Bruce">Ailsa Mellon-Bruce</a> ~ co-founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_W._Mellon_Foundation" title="Andrew W. Mellon Foundation">Andrew W. Mellon Foundation</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Louise_Milliken_Childs" title="Mary Louise Milliken Childs">Mary Louise Milliken Childs</a> ~ Builder of the Milliken Memorial Community House, the first privately donated community house in America.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylie_Minogue" title="Kylie Minogue">Kylie Minogue</a> ~ europop/dance singer and performer, actress and fashion designer.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samuel_Morley_%28MP%29" title="Samuel Morley (MP)">Samuel Morley MP</a> ~ founded Morley College, London and endowed other institutions and causes.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" title="Jamie Moyer">Jamie</a> and Karen <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digger_Phelps" title="Digger Phelps">Phelps</a> <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamie_Moyer" title="Jamie Moyer">Moyer</a> ~ founded the Moyer Foundation to assist non-profit organizations in raising money for children with serious distresses.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidney_Myer" title="Sidney Myer">Sidney Myer</a> ~ Founder of the Iconic Australian Department store chain <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myer" title="Myer">Myer</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Petra_N%C4%9Bmcov%C3%A1" title="Petra Němcov&aacute;">Petra Němcov&aacute;</a> ~ Czech supermodel who is the founder of the Happy Hearts Fund</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Newman" title="Paul Newman">Paul Newman</a> ~ Founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newman%27s_Own" title="Newman's Own">Newman's Own</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hole_in_the_Wall_Gang_Camp" title="Hole in the Wall Gang Camp">Hole in the Wall Gang Camp</a> for seriously ill children, as well as major donations to other charities.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Nobel" title="Alfred Nobel">Alfred Nobel</a> ~ founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobel_Prizes" title="Nobel Prizes">Nobel Prizes</a>.</li>
<li>Legendary country singer <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dolly_Parton" title="Dolly Parton">Dolly Parton</a> is an advocate for children's education through her foundation, the Imagination Library, which gives books to children on a regular basis to develop their reading skills before starting school.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernice_Pauahi_Bishop" title="Bernice Pauahi Bishop">Princess Bernice Pauahi</a> ~ left properties to the education of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Native_Hawaiians" title="Native Hawaiians">Hawaiian</a> boys and girls in what is now <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kamehameha_Schools" title="Kamehameha Schools">Kamehameha Schools</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linus_Pauling" title="Linus Pauling">Linus Pauling</a> ~ donated time and effort and spent personal funds to bring about the worldwide ban on above ground nuclear weapons testing.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_O._Perelman" title="Ronald O. Perelman">Ronald O. Perelman</a> ~ Largest <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revlon" title="Revlon">Revlon</a> stockholder, has donated over $200 million to various causes since 2001, including a $50 million gift to create the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronald_O._Perelman_Heart_Institute" title="Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute">Ronald O. Perelman Heart Institute</a> at New York Presbyterian Hospital and Weill Cornell Medical Center.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shirley_Porter" title="Shirley Porter">Dame Shirley Porter</a> ~ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tesco" title="Tesco">Tesco</a> heiress and co-founder of <i>The Porter Foundation</i>, has donated to <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tel_Aviv_University" title="Tel Aviv University">Tel Aviv University</a>, social welfare facilities and ecological funding, the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Portrait_Gallery_%28London%29" title="National Portrait Gallery (London)">National Portrait Gallery</a> in London, and others.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Pratt" title="Charles Pratt">Charles Pratt</a> ~ founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pratt_Institute" title="Pratt Institute">Pratt Institute</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_Reeve" title="Christopher Reeve">Christopher Reeve</a> ~ founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christopher_and_Dana_Reeve_Foundation" title="Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation">Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werner_Reinhart" title="Werner Reinhart">Werner Reinhart</a> ~ industrialist, philanthropist, music and literature patron</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rix" title="Donald Rix">Donald Rix</a> ~ <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Innovation_Council" title="BC Innovation Council">BC Innovation Council</a>, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Cancer_Agency" title="BC Cancer Agency">BC Cancer Agency</a> Foundation, BC Medical Services Foundation, and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Children%E2%80%99s_Hospital" title="BC Children&rsquo;s Hospital">BC Children&rsquo;s Hospital</a> Foundation</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_David_Robinson" title="Sir David Robinson">Sir David Robinson</a> ~ founder of the Robinson Charitable Trust, and of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robinson_College" title="Robinson College">Robinson College</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller" title="John D. Rockefeller">John D. Rockefeller</a> ~ founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Foundation" title="Rockefeller Foundation">Rockefeller Foundation</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_University" title="Rockefeller University">Rockefeller University</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller,_Jr." title="John D. Rockefeller, Jr.">John D. Rockefeller Jr.</a> - dramatically expanded the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Foundation" title="Rockefeller Foundation">Rockefeller Foundation</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_University" title="Rockefeller University">Rockefeller University</a>. He also bought and then donated the land in Manhattan upon which the United Nations headquarters was built.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_D._Rockefeller_3rd" title="John D. Rockefeller 3rd">John D. Rockefeller 3rd</a> ~ major third-generation Rockefeller philanthropist and founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asia_Society" title="Asia Society">Asia Society</a> (1956), the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Population_Council" title="Population Council">Population Council</a> (1952) and a reconstituted <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Society_%28New_York%29" title="Japan Society (New York)">Japan Society</a>, he was chairman of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockefeller_Foundation" title="Rockefeller Foundation">Rockefeller Foundation</a> for twenty years. He established the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Rockefeller_Public_Service_Awards&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1" title="Rockefeller Public Service Awards (page does not exist)">Rockefeller Public Service Awards</a> in 1958. Among his many other achievements, he was the driving force behind the construction of the landmark <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lincoln_Center" title="Lincoln Center">Lincoln Center</a>, built between 1959 and 1966, in New York City.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.K._Rowling" title="J.K. Rowling">J.K. Rowling</a> ~ President of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Parent_Families" title="One Parent Families">One Parent Families</a>, and advocate for social equity.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rowntree_%28philanthropist%29" title="Joseph Rowntree (philanthropist)">Joseph Rowntree</a> - founder of the four <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rowntree_trusts" title="Rowntree trusts">Rowntree trusts</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriqueta_Augustina_Rylands" title="Enriqueta Augustina Rylands">Enriqueta Augustina Rylands</a>, foundress of the John Rylands Library</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Rylands" title="John Rylands">John Rylands</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira" title="Shakira">Shakira</a> ~ founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pies_Descalzos_Foundation" title="Pies Descalzos Foundation">Pies Descalzos Foundation</a>.</li>
<li>Sir <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Run_Run_Shaw" title="Run Run Shaw">Run Run Shaw</a> ~ founder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Prize" title="Shaw Prize">Shaw Prize</a> Foundation.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Sinise" title="Gary Sinise">Gary Sinise</a> ~ co-founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Iraqi_Children" title="Operation Iraqi Children">Operation Iraqi Children</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros" title="George Soros">George Soros</a> ~ estimated to have donated more than USD$6 billion, often through the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Society_Institute" title="Open Society Institute">Open Society Institute</a> and <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soros_Foundation" title="Soros Foundation">Soros Foundations</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_Gates_Starr" title="Ellen Gates Starr">Ellen Gates Starr</a> ~ co-founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hull_House" title="Hull House">Hull House</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Levi_Strauss" title="Levi Strauss">Levi Strauss</a> ~ Gave to many notable foundations of his time. He also gave to many Jewish synagogues and organizations (he was Jewish himself).</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belinda_Stronach" title="Belinda Stronach">Belinda Stronach</a> - co-founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spread_the_Net" title="Spread the Net">Spread the Net</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mother_Teresa" title="Mother Teresa">Mother Teresa</a> ~ founded the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missionaries_of_Charity" title="Missionaries of Charity">Missionaries of Charity</a>. Her work among the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poverty" title="Poverty">poverty-stricken</a> in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolkata" title="Kolkata">Calcutta</a> made her one of the world's most famous people.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelius_Vanderbilt" title="Cornelius Vanderbilt">Cornelius Vanderbilt</a> ~ funded <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanderbilt_University" title="Vanderbilt University">Vanderbilt University</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Henry_Vanderbilt" title="William Henry Vanderbilt">William Henry Vanderbilt</a> ~ cofounder of the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metropolitan_Opera" title="Metropolitan Opera">Metropolitan Opera</a>.</li>
<li>Sir <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Whitworth" title="Joseph Whitworth">Joseph Whitworth</a></li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Wilberforce" title="William Wilberforce">William Wilberforce</a> ~ English politician, headed successful parliamentary campaign against the British <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slave_trade" title="Slave trade">slave trade</a>, and later supported the campaign for complete <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abolitionism" title="Abolitionism">abolition</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah_Winfrey" title="Oprah Winfrey">Oprah Winfrey</a> ~ estimated donations above USD$300 million, and founder of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oprah%27s_Angel_Network" title="Oprah's Angel Network">Oprah's Angel Network</a>.</li>
<li><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Wozniak" title="Steve Wozniak">Steve Wozniak</a> ~ provided all the money, as well as a good amount of on-site technical support, for the technology program for the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Los_Gatos" title="Los Gatos">Los Gatos</a> School district. Co-founder of Apple Computer (now <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_Inc." title="Apple Inc.">Apple Inc.</a>)</li>
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<h3><span>[<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_philanthropists&amp;action=edit&amp;section=2" title="Edit section: Greatest philanthropists by amount of USD">edit</a>]</span> <span id="Greatest_philanthropists_by_amount_of_USD">Greatest philanthropists by amount of USD</span></h3>
<p>The following table orders the greatest philanthrophists by estimated amount given to charity, corresponding to USD.</p>
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<td><b>Name</b></td>
<td><b>Amount given</b></td>
<td><b>Cause</b></td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_Buffett" title="Warren Buffett">Warren Buffett</a></td>
<td>$30.7 billion</td>
<td>healthcare, extreme poverty, education, access to information technology</td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates" title="Bill Gates">Bill Gates</a></td>
<td>$29 billion</td>
<td>Education, AIDS-prevention</td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li_Ka-shing" title="Li Ka-shing">Li Ka-shing</a></td>
<td>$10 billion</td>
<td>Education, healthcare</td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Soros" title="George Soros">George Soros</a></td>
<td>$6 billion</td>
<td>Democratic governance, anti-<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fascist" title="Fascist">Fascist</a> publications, human rights, economic, legal, and social reform</td>
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<td><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Hughes" title="Howard Hughes">Howard Hughes</a></td>
<td>$1.56 billion</td>
<td>Medical</td>
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<p>Conact @whymandesign &amp; @FREEtraid for more details</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>50877322-c2db-4c2e-8318-0364b030ba53</id><title>FREE Institutional Innovation structure that benefits everyone</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2010/01/11/free_institutional_innovation_structure_that_benefits_everyone" /><updated>11-Jan-2010</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>FREE Institutional Innovation structure that benefits everyone.</p>
<p>Business structures to benefits everyone by creating institutional innovation that will make any organisation innovative more and therefore create better services that then help improve everyone's lives.</p>
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<p>Explanation of the benefits from the simple act of donating net profit.</p>
<p>An organisation is trading normally today (or is in difficulty or not making a profit)</p>
<p>The organisation makes the simple change of structure by formally agreeing to donate 100% net profit (after wages/tax/R&amp;D) into innovation and innovative brand new charitable work.</p>
<p>This enables the organisation to get a goodwill value boost overnight which increases the value of the company.</p>
<p>Customers an suppliers and competitors then look on the organisation as a partner rather than a competitor and so will do extra things to help the company grow (loyalty, voluntary, complimentary).</p>
<p>Employees work harder knowing that any extra funds will be used for charitable work (and everyone in the organisation including the founders AND investers can get rich by getting performance pay as they work hard to make the organisation as success).</p>
<p>So everyone wins. The Investers and founder and politicans all win as they get increased productivity and get rich through performance pay and they get to become philanthropists and benefit from getting goodwill (and feeling great about the philanthropic organisation they created) before they get rich (rather than after they are rich which is the way the old philanthropic model works).</p>
<p>So this Traidmark.org business structure builds on the&nbsp; proven soccess of the Cooperative model where by surplus funds are given out but IMPORTANTLY funnels those funds so they can be used to create innovation that cost effectively can help everyone (aiming to fund future innovations as revolutionary as the wheel / bicycle...)</p>
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<p>Traidmark.org, enables, you, to, gain, from, hard, work, while, funding, innovation, within, a, Not, For, Profit, organisation</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>153d270d-ee30-4222-8f8f-4492c71c4d20</id><title>FREE boat giveaway.</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2009/12/09/free_boat_giveaway" /><updated>09-Dec-2009</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>FREE boat giveaway. See the boat http://bit.ly/50PHr6 tell us what to do with it at http://www.freetraid.org and http://www.MUStart.org</p>
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<p>It is currently based in Yorkshire by the <cite>www.<b>waterwaysmuseum</b>.org.uk </cite>so could be put on the waterways and used as a community center there.</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>a6a0018f-2d4f-4b18-a1b4-d2466f748518</id><title>Benefits of using Traidmark discussed here https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a827006733/p35975597/</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2009/07/17/benefits_of_using_traidmark_discussed_here_httpsadminna4acrobatcom_a827006733p35975597" /><updated>17-Jul-2009</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>The Traidmark organization aims to reward companies that donate profits to charity (measured in percentages of Net profit).  We provide the logos on this website. All you have to do is copy the relevant logo and use it to help boost trade.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Discussion about how the philosophy that Traidmark represents. That is the benefits of running any organisation as a Not For Profit that uses all surplus funds to invest in innovative new NFP enterprise which makes organisations evolve so they can serve their customers better and compete...<br /> <br /> Benefits of using Traidmark discussed here <a title="https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a827006733/p35975597/" target="_blank" href="https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a827006733/p35975597/">https://admin.na4.acrobat.com/_a827006733/p35975597/</a>&nbsp;                </p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>d1f6dc1a-7ac3-4b5b-a5d9-751c09f88913</id><title>Big Long Tail of Innovation and how Traidmark funds creative experiments</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2009/04/27/big_long_tail_of_innovation_and_how_traidmark_funds_creative_experiments_cN6W0ul2XU" /><updated>27-Apr-2009</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 10px"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="position: relative; color: #333333; font: normal normal normal 13px/normal arial, helvetica, hirakakupro-w3, osaka, 'ms pgothic', sans-serif; height: 90%; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; background-image: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; -webkit-background-clip: initial; -webkit-background-origin: initial; background-color: #ffffff; border-width: 0px; padding: 10px; margin: 0px"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 10px">&nbsp;<br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff; padding: 10px"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap" class="Apple-style-span">How can we modify structures to maximise the long tail of innovation. How could it best be facilitated so everyone can contribute without comments being lots in the depths of the web? It seams that there is SO much potential for government and the public to achieve using new media. The key appears to be how to communicate this potential and empower everyone to take that step down the rabbit hole of independent innovation and collaboration at everyones own grass roots (though this has been done outside of new tech since just after the beginning of time:).  Is there a way to reward individuals to take risks by trying new things and fail/succeed? The dot com approach of rewarding successful innovation by buying it out appears to work for successful innovation. How best to reward innovators that try things that fail is unclear. It may be best to enable lots of innovators to innovate without rewarding success so that peer review enables success to be rewarded socially while larger volumes or innovation can be facilitated by funding lots of people with smaller amounts. The http://www.Traidmark.org business structure aims to illustrate how this can be done by funding innovators to create products within a not for profit that then invests any surplus funds in other innovators who are working on different products/services. This enables commerce and government to interact with the public while safely funding innovation that fails and succeeds with interesting outcomes that exceed expectations. More details are on the http://www.whymandesign.com Innovation research blog.</span></div></span></span></div></span></div></span>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>1844dd55-f33c-4597-ba5d-13cea16521c2</id><title>Discussion from Science 4 Humanity</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2009/04/08/discussion_from_science_4_humanity" /><updated>08-Apr-2009</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[How to create a self funding organisation that solves human problems.<br /> <br /> It would be great to hear about existing projects and way to create self sustaining organisations that use innovation to solve human problems.<br /> <br /> Am working on a self sustaining enterprise that aims to provide the platform to empower young people to 'do good'. Would be great to chat more. Working site at www.FREEtraid.org but can message full details. We have a business structure that donates 100% net profit to invest in youth projects (ala Traidmark.org) and are looking for funding and partners with locations we can use. edwhyman at google mail<br /> Tags: a, create, funding, how, human, organisation, problems, self, solves, that<br /> Share<br /> ▼ Reply to This<br /> <br /> Sawubona from KwaZulu-Natal,South Africa<br /> <br /> If you have the funding,possibly you can partner with the University of KwaZulu-Natal's Science &amp; Technology Innovation Park(STIP),web http:stip.ukzn.ac.za<br /> <br /> Please let me know what type of projects you have.<br /> Thanks<br /> Pravesh Moodley<br /> Secretariat,STIP Steering Committee<br /> ▶ Reply to This<br /> Permalink Reply by Allan William Ullman on 12 May 2009 at 8:02pm<br /> The ideal situation would be to have an innovative product funded and marketed successfully, with all profits used to fund science for humanity ventures. This would achieve productivety in the richer Nations and funding would follow, the trick is getting the development funds in the first instance.<br /> Taking this forward would need a secret millionaire to kickstart it, but alas there are very few willing to donate...Unless you are one reading this? In case you ask, an innovative product could be found in the patent office files there are plenty which may never see the light of day due to lack of initial development funding.<br /> ▶ Reply to This<br /> Permalink Reply by Traidmark.org on 12 May 2009 at 8:44pm<br /> Delete<br /> Pravesh and Allan<br /> <br /> Thanks for the great information:)<br /> <br /> We are working on a self funding cafe format that anyone can set up (with a basic cover site at ) http://openspacecafe.ning.com<br /> <br /> Also check out http://www.traidmark.org which explains the benefit of donating net profit to fund future innovation:)<br /> ▶ Reply to This<br /> Permalink Reply by Traidmark.org on 12 May 2009 at 8:54pm<br /> Delete<br /> It would be great if it was possible to anyone to set up an enterprise though science 4 humanity too:)<br /> ▶ Reply to This<br /> Permalink Reply by Richard Craig 15 minutes ago<br /> Hi Ed<br /> <br /> Great idea and something I've always been interested in. I did a quick poll of a group I was talking to ages ago to gage public reaction to a company that charged a little more (few %) that the competition but donated more/all profit to charity or supported community projects etc. I was disappointed when most said they wouldn't support an organisation like that - they would prefer to donate, rather than be charge more etc. That was only a small test group, but I would think that if a product is good quality and roughly priced at market value then people will support it. I have helped design products so would be interested in helping.<br /> <br /> I was interested in starting a software organisation staffed by volunteers to code software similar to OpenOffice and other common main stream applications. I like what the Natural History Museum are doing at the moment with simple science kits. I even bought a scale model of the ear for my research!<br /> <br /> I was impressed by Kiva ( www.kiva.org ) that help people provde short term loans to people in developing countries. This highlights peoples desire to help as there are not enough entrepreneurs to meet the demand from lenders!<br /> ▶ Reply to This<br /> Permalink Reply by Traidmark.org 1 second ago<br /> Delete<br /> Hi Richard<br /> <br /> What you are doing sounds great. Check out brightone.org as they would be good partners. I also would love to work with other tech volunteers to solve social problems innovatively and cheeply then generate income that can be used to fund even more innovation which is the aim of the Traidmark.org business structure. The aim is to have cheeper products (through innovation) that also donate 100% net profit to charity so the consumer gets cheeper goods and also knows where the profits are going:)<br /> <br /> This may be of interest (and will be a great way to meet some clever<br /> tech guys who made SuperCoolSchool:)<br /> <br /> I am running a 'class'/discussion about the Traidmark.org business<br /> structure that you saw me present a while back and thought you might<br /> want to interact with it online here<br /> http://startup.supercoolschool.com/classes/432 (FRIDAY 29.05.09 13.30 GMT)<br /> <br /> I am hoping to persuade the supercoolschool creators to donate 100% net<br /> profit from Supercoolschool to fund innovation that solves social problems.<br /> <br /> I am currently using this business model to set up<br /> http://openspacecafe.ning.com/ which aims to generate profit from<br /> cafe/restaurant sales to invest in innovation.<br /> <br /> do join the Traidmark.org group for updates and add comments there so EVERYONE can see them without having to log in (open everything:)]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>43c6ab8f-28a1-456c-b720-51cafef86181</id><title>No No No Yes. Saying Yes / No Happiness and 8 hours!</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2009/03/27/no_no_no_yes_saying_yes__no_happiness_and_8_hours" /><updated>27-Mar-2009</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<p>No No No Yes. Saying Yes / No Happiness and 8 hours!<br /> 1.<br /> What is the unmeasurable negative effect of people saying no or being negative on you me and society? Is it worse to ignore someone than say no to them? Probably...<br /> <br /> Here is a list of obvious ways to handle any situation from bad to good...<br /> <br /> BAD - Insult, Ignore, Say No, Suggest something, Encourage, Congratulate, Say Yes, Recommend - GOOD<br /> <br /> So it takes less effort to say to someone that they are doing well and makes you feel good too.<br /> It appears to be all linked to the EGO that makes some people confused and think that they are better than others so don't want to care or help them which leads to the BAD reactions to any/every enquiry. As these people are negative to other people they get negative responses too leading to a cycle of negativity which makes the egotistical person feel worse and worse. The person who has control of their EGO and acts selflessly helping others gets rewarded many times over as others are nice back to them creating a cycle of GOOD where everyone wins. Often stress creates the negative cycle but this can be combated by looking at others who have 'less' making you feel humble and by laughing at ourselves as in the grand scheme of things nothing we do (nor our lives) appear to matter.<br /> <br /> 2.<br /> This leads on to how you live your life. To enjoy it or to reach some goal that your parents/society has imposed on you? The TED talk below makes me step back and think about what is important and how money and status are worth less than self belief and pride...<br /> Do not look for happiness but create it with what you have got.<br /> <br /> <br /> http://www.ted.com/talks/dan_gilbert_asks_why_are_we_happy.html<br /> <br /> When people have no choice they change their preferences to make them more happy about what they have. When they have choice they are always comparing what they have to others so are less happy as they compare with the average.<br /> <br /> On average nothing is average!<br /> <br /> 3.<br /> Which leads to what you do with 8 hours of your life! well 3 sets of 8 hours.<br /> <br /> <br /> 8 hours working...<br /> <br /> If one person can do a job better than someone else should they take ove the job?<br /> <br /> How does that apply to what you do? Would you step aside if someone could do your job better than you?<br /> <br /> If you step aside then you would be able to do a different job that you are even better at.<br /> <br /> So everyone should keep looking out for someone who could do their job better than them. When they find that person they should give them their job so that they can go on to work in areas that they excel in.<br /> <br /> <br /> 8 hour sleeping...<br /> <br /> Is there a way to do good while you sleep? Create a website that offers advice/ helps others that will be online while you sleep.<br /> <br /> <br /> 8 hours relaxing...<br /> <br /> Is there a way to do good while you relax? Finding your passion in life and using that to build something that can be used to help others in your local/global community be it art/writing/acting/dancing/singing/playing...<br /> <br /> 4.<br /> FREEtraid.com aims to help anyone maximise the positive effect of using any time in their day by sharing free advice on using any skill to give away free products/services in exchange for donations so that you can then fund even more great work. Its a gift economy that funds innovative work.<br /> <br /> @whymandesign</p>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>84daa0da-d3ef-44f1-9b2d-fec7d21f03ef</id><title>How to get the most out of life! 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<p>&nbsp;Is pain and suffering almost always caused by selfish minds? It appears so.</p>
That appears to be one main cause of suffering as many people think they are going without so take from others.Take a look at any selfish or 'evil'/'bad' person. They are always selfish and dont realise that they could give others happiness if they took time to step back and look at their life. Instead they think there is no time to look at their life (takes 5 minutes) so miss the chance to make their life happy and content.<br />
<p>I keep forgetting to appreciate what i have and keep getting wound up by life's little problems based around things like my Career.<br />All of these anxieties come from comparing myself to others so it is inevitable that i am unhappy at least 50% of the time as i (and everyone else) expects to be getting at least above average out of life if not to at least 90%! (meaning i am unhappy 90% of the time!!!).</p>
<p>Several different people suggested going for a walk whenever I feel bad (which works amazingly) and also to look on life not as a task but as a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to see how many other people we can help and make happy. After all if you make someone else happy it makes you feel good so that can only be good. One other way is to look back at the simple things in life that I HAVE rather than look forward at the things i think i want. When i forget to appreciate these things i look up a video of someone who does not have one of these or try to find someone in the street who is missing one of these and try to help them a little. Below is a list of these things (if you cant do one move on to the next please)...</p>
<p>I can Breathe (breath in and out 10 times slowly concentrating on the air flowing into and out of your lounges) [hold your breath for a bit]<br />I can Touch (move one part of your body very slowly and concentrate on the sense) [sit still then move a tiny part of your body]<br />I can See (look at one small object or your hand and enjoy being able to see this) [close then open your eyes] <br />I can Hear (close your eyes and listen to the quietest sounds and enjoy them) [put your fingers in your ears;p]<br />I can Smell (breath in slowly through your nose and see what you can smell) [breath in through your mouth then nose]<br />I can Taste (What does your mouth taste like, the air or your skin?) [Eat something tasty]<br />I can Give (find someone who needs something and give it to them...Hug, Kiss...) [Dont forget to give yourself something too by hugging others]</p>
<p>&nbsp;Do you know any other ways to remind yourself to control your EGO so you stop thinking about yourself and concentrate on helping others who are&nbsp; less (and more) fortunate than you are? Please share this information and any other ways to enjoy life (no matter how obvious) to http://www.FREEHUG.org<br /><br />We are also looking for people to collaborate on this project. Are you interested?</p>
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<p>Books that give lots of great advice on this are listed below as are lots of GREAT TED talks which explain about the benefits of selflessness (it makes YOU happy:) plus lots of free books can be downloaded from Project Gutenberg htt://<cite>www.<b>gutenberg</b>.org/ </cite></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal;" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="Apple-style-span">How<br /><br />can we modify structures to maximise the long tail of innovation. How<br /><br />could it best be facilitated so everyone can contribute without<br /><br />comments being lots in the depths of the web? It seams that there is SO<br /><br />much potential for government and the public to achieve using new<br /><br />media. The key appears to be how to communicate this potential and<br /><br />empower everyone to take that step down the rabbit hole of independent<br /><br />innovation and collaboration at everyones own grass roots (though this<br /><br />has been done outside of new tech since just after the beginning of<br /><br />time:). Is there a way to reward individuals to take risks by trying<br /><br />new things and fail/succeed? The dot com approach of rewarding<br /><br />successful innovation by buying it out appears to work for successful<br /><br />innovation. How best to reward innovators that try things that fail is<br /><br />unclear. It may be best to enable lots of innovators to innovate<br /><br />without rewarding success so that peer review enables success to be<br /><br />rewarded socially while larger volumes or innovation can be facilitated<br /><br />by funding lots of people with smaller amounts. The<br /><br />http://www.Traidmark.org business structure aims to illustrate how this<br /><br />can be done by funding innovators to create products within a not for<br /><br />profit that then invests any surplus funds in other innovators who are<br /><br />working on different products/services. This enables commerce and<br /><br />government to interact with the public while safely funding innovation<br /><br />that fails and succeeds with interesting outcomes that exceed<br /><br />expectations. More details are on the http://www.whymandesign.com<br /><br />Innovation research blog.</span></span></span></span></p>
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<h2>Using People Power to improve the world and save everyone money.<br /> Add your location, community/group and skill then find others in your area to work with on community projects.<br /> <br /> 1. Create or find collaborations or an Idea/problem<br /> 2. List it on the site and guesstimate its value (financial and socially beneficial...)<br /> 3. Register the location that will benefit and what you want/need to do (list what items/skills are needed)<br /> 4. Go round your neighborhood posting notes through doors about your project (ask for help and collaboration).<br /> 5. Raise funds by collecting donations<br /> 6. Set up a community cafe to raise funds by giving away free drinks in exchange for donations for the project (http://www.BARcampBAR.org)<br /> 7. Create a collaboration hub (http://www.FREEtraid.org have more details)<br /> <br /> Example of one project is below (another is attached)......................<br /> <br /> FREE ART GIVEAWAY!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Was &pound;99.99 Now FREE!&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Donate, suggest what project to spend it on and receive a FREE piece of art (add &pound;2.99 for P&amp;P). &nbsp;<br /> &lt;form action="https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr" method="post"&gt;<br /> &lt;input type="hidden" name="cmd" value="_s-xclick"&gt;<br /> &lt;input type="hidden" name="hosted_button_id" value="7155131"&gt;<br /> &lt;input type="image" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_US/GB/i/btn/btn_donateCC_LG.gif" border="0" name="submit" alt="PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online."&gt;<br /> &lt;img alt="" border="20" src="https://www.paypal.com/en_GB/i/scr/pixel.gif" width="1" height="1"&gt;<br /> &lt;/form&gt;</h2>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="Apple-style-span">How<br />could it best be facilitated so everyone can contribute without<br />comments being lots in the depths of the web? It seams that there is SO<br />much potential for government and the public to achieve using new<br />media. The key appears to be how to communicate this potential and<br />empower everyone to take that step down the rabbit hole of independent<br />innovation and collaboration at everyones own grass roots (though this<br />has been done outside of new tech since just after the beginning of<br />time:). Is there a way to reward individuals to take risks by trying<br />new things and fail/succeed? </span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="Apple-style-span">The<br />dot com approach of rewarding successful innovation by buying it out<br />appears to work for successful innovation. How best to reward<br />innovators that try things that fail is unclear. It may be best to<br />enable lots of innovators to innovate without rewarding success so that<br />peer review enables success to be rewarded socially while larger<br />volumes or innovation can be facilitated by funding lots of people with<br />smaller amounts. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap;" class="Apple-style-span">The <a href="http://www.traidmark.org/" title="http://www.Traidmark.org">http://www.Traidmark.org</a><br />business structure aims to illustrate how this can be done by funding<br />innovators to create products within a not for profit that then invests<br />any surplus funds in other innovators who are working on different<br />products/services. This enables commerce and government to interact<br />with the public while safely funding innovation that fails and succeeds<br />with interesting outcomes that exceed expectations. </span></p>
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<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">1.<br />Duplication and confusion slow down learning/development/innovation/progress and can make progress reverse as individuals go off in the 'wrong' direction. For example if there are two sites doing the same thing then that splits the user/customer/supplier communities into two making the collaboration and partnership potential halved while enabling people to duplicate the same work.</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">How can this be solved?...</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">One way is to concentrate or rank organisations that are doing the 'most' good above others. So not for profit organisations that are efficient should be ranked higher than commercial organisations. So a not for profit search engine is a good start. https://www.anoox.com is one example.</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">2.<br />And finding content that you can reuse and remix is equally important. http://search.creativecommons.org and http://www.jamendo.com are two examples.</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">If you know of a better way to solve this please add it to http://www.UGCunion.org</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">3.<br />The same goes for any form of assessment from exams to job applications.<br />Assessment is also a key area that needs to be looked at. How can assessment and feedback be collected in a scientific manner that does not neglect the unknown and unquantifiable?</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">4.<br />Centralised networks and organisations will fall down if the central core is disrupted. It is therefore imperative that networks and organisations are restructures to be decentralise and community based so that they can not entirely collapse. This also fosters collaboration and evolution which dramatically enhance innovation and progress for the benefit of everyone. http://yacy.net/ is one example of decentralised web search.</p>
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<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">Financial and social rewards appear to be the two key areas.&nbsp;<br />These need to be measured in short and long term rewards relating to short and long term gains/progress.</p>
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<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">This nice games is one example of how things many people take for granted need to be taught in a clear educational manner to certain types of learners.</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;"><a style="text-decoration: underline;" class="snap_shots" title="http://www.getonlineday.com/challengegame/index.html " href="http://www.getonlineday.com/challengegame/index.html">http://www.getonlineday.com/challengegame/index.html&nbsp;</a></p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">Which leads on to the government service called&nbsp;<a style="text-decoration: underline;" class="snap_shots" href="http://www.myguide.gov.uk/">http://www.myguide.gov.uk</a>&nbsp;which illustrates many more.</p>
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<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">Once on the web the first big choice users face is, 'Which service do I use' when there are so many similar offers?</p>
<p style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 0.75em; padding: 0px; font-size: 1em; font-weight: normal;">Most users learn from their peers choosing the fastest services that are&nbsp;easiest&nbsp;to use. Then they choose to use ethical&nbsp;products/services provided by Not For Profit and Social Enterprise organisations which are nicely listed on websites such as&nbsp;<a style="text-decoration: underline;" class="snap_shots" href="http://www.idealist.org/">http://www.idealist.org</a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a style="text-decoration: underline;" class="snap_shots" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-profit_organization</a>.</p>
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</span></div>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>c9c05b74-091b-4a7a-be90-b3becc43b98b</id><title> FREE LOVE GIVEAWAY (and happiness too just help others and give your love away:)</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2009/02/17/free_love_giveaway_and_happiness_too_just_help_others_and_give_your_love_away" /><updated>17-Feb-2009</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[Make yourself happy and content by giving. Please share your experience of making yourself happy by giving (takes 5 mins and will help someone else)... <div class="Blog-Post-Content"><p>&nbsp;Is pain and suffering almost always caused by selfish minds? It appears so. </p>That appears to be one main cause of suffering as many people think they are going without so take from others.Take a look at any selfish or 'evil'/'bad' person. They are always selfish and dont realise that they could give others happiness if they took time to step back and look at their life. Instead they think there is no time to look at their life (takes 5 minutes) so miss the chance to make their life happy and content.<br /><p>I keep forgetting to appreciate what i have and keep getting wound up by life's little problems based around things like my Career.<br />All of these anxieties come from comparing myself to others so it is inevitable that i am unhappy at least 50% of the time as i (and everyone else) expects to be getting at least above average out of life if not to at least 90%! (meaning i am unhappy 90% of the time!!!).</p><p>Several different people suggested going for a walk whenever I feel bad (which works amazingly) and also to look on life not as a task but as a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity to see how many other people we can help and make happy. After all if you make someone else happy it makes you feel good so that can only be good. One other way is to look back at the simple things in life that I HAVE rather than look forward at the things i think i want. When i forget to appreciate these things i look up a video of someone who does not have one of these or try to find someone in the street who is missing one of these and try to help them a little. Below is a list of these things (if you cant do one move on to the next please)...</p><p>I can Breathe (breath in and out 10 times slowly concentrating on the air flowing into and out of your lounges) [hold your breath for a bit]<br />I can Touch (move one part of your body very slowly and concentrate on the sense) [sit still then move a tiny part of your body]<br />I can See (look at one small object or your hand and enjoy being able to see this) [close then open your eyes] <br />I can Hear (close your eyes and listen to the quietest sounds and enjoy them) [put your fingers in your ears;p]<br />I can Smell (breath in slowly through your nose and see what you can smell) [breath in through your mouth then nose]<br />I can Taste (What does your mouth taste like, the air or your skin?) [Eat something tasty]<br />I can Give (find someone who needs something and give it to them...Hug, Kiss...) [Dont forget to give yourself something too by hugging others]</p><p>&nbsp;Do you know any other ways to remind yourself to control your EGO so you stop thinking about yourself and concentrate on helping others who are&nbsp; less (and more) fortunate than you are? Please share this information and any other ways to enjoy life (no matter how obvious) to http://www.FREEHUG.org<br /><br />We are also looking for people to collaborate on this project. Are you interested?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Books that give lots of great advice on this are listed below as are lots of GREAT TED talks which explain about the benefits of selflessness (it makes YOU happy:) plus lots of free books can be downloaded from Project Gutenberg htt://<cite>www.<b>gutenberg</b>.org/ </cite> </p>         </div>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry><entry><id>850067f5-817c-4b09-972d-6b84cdad31d3</id><title>Big Long Tail of Innovation and how Traidmark funds creative experiments</title><link href="http://www.webjam.com/traidmark/$traidmarkorg_explained/2009/01/27/big_long_tail_of_innovation_and_how_traidmark_funds_creative_experiments" /><updated>27-Jan-2009</updated><content type="html"><![CDATA[<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="border-width: 0px; margin: 0px; padding: 10px; position: relative; color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,hirakakupro-w3,osaka,'ms pgothic',sans-serif; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; font-size: 13px; line-height: normal; font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; -x-system-font: none; height: 90%; background-color: #ffffff"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap" class="Apple-style-span"><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 16px; white-space: normal" class="Apple-style-span"><div style="padding: 10px; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; font-size: 13px; background-color: #ffffff"><span style="font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre-wrap" class="Apple-style-span">How can we modify structures to maximise the long tail of innovation. How could it best be facilitated so everyone can contribute without comments being lots in the depths of the web? It seams that there is SO much potential for government and the public to achieve using new media. The key appears to be how to communicate this potential and empower everyone to take that step down the rabbit hole of independent innovation and collaboration at everyones own grass roots (though this has been done outside of new tech since just after the beginning of time:).  Is there a way to reward individuals to take risks by trying new things and fail/succeed? The dot com approach of rewarding successful innovation by buying it out appears to work for successful innovation. How best to reward innovators that try things that fail is unclear. It may be best to enable lots of innovators to innovate without rewarding success so that peer review enables success to be rewarded socially while larger volumes or innovation can be facilitated by funding lots of people with smaller amounts. The http://www.Traidmark.org business structure aims to illustrate how this can be done by funding innovators to create products within a not for profit that then invests any surplus funds in other innovators who are working on different products/services. This enables commerce and government to interact with the public while safely funding innovation that fails and succeeds with interesting outcomes that exceed expectations. More details are on the http://www.whymandesign.com Innovation research blog.</span></div></span></span></div></span>]]></content><status>Published</status></entry></feed>
