SmartPlanet Daily: Will future college degrees be based more on experience than classroom time?

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Wealth of Networks

Manage my newsletters  |  Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online.  |  Previous Edition     SmartPlanet Daily November 07, 2013 Your must-read morning briefing from SmartPlanet, delivered five days a week.   From the Desk of … Think MOOCs are disruptive? What if students could obtain degrees just by passing a series of …

Smart Planet Weekly: Can we crowdfund gun control?

Jay OwenCrowdfunding

  SmartPlanet Weekly October 27, 2013 A members-only preview of our weekly magazine, delivered every Sunday.   From the Desk of … Gun control advocates in the U.S. haven’t made strides nationally in many years. Is it time for the crowd to try tackling gun violence locally? Plus, Chris Nelder is …

Forget owning a solar panel, buy a stake in one instead

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

      SmartPlanet Daily September 30, 2013 Your must-read morning briefing from SmartPlanet, delivered five days a week.   From the Desk of … Over the weekend, SmartPlanet switched to a format in which all weekly feature stories will be published and ready for perusal by Sunday morning. This daily newsletter …

SmartPlanet Daily: Saudi Arabia is building a massive $22 billion metro to cut oil use

Jay OwenTrendspotting

Manage my newsletters  |  Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online.  |  Previous Edition    SmartPlanet Daily August 01, 2013 A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week. From the Desk of … Saudi Arabia is serious about getting off the nonrenewable sauce. For now, their money is on …

Smart Planet Daily: A New Age of Sail? Clipper ships are back in business

Jay OwenTrendspotting

    Manage my newsletters  |  Trouble viewing this mail? Read it online.  |  Previous Edition     SmartPlanet Daily July 31, 2013 A daily briefing of the newest stories on SmartPlanet, five days a week.   From the Desk of … But these aren’t your grandmother’s clipper ships. Plus, C.C. Sullivan asks whether …

Jay OwenReforming Global Finance

      SmartPlanet Weekly May 24, 2013 A weekly review of the best stories, one from each department, delivered every Friday.   From the Desk of … Will the U.S. student loan debt crisis negate recent economic gains? – Aly Windsor, News Editor       The Bulletin Is the …