Let’s build a school. And decide afterwards how we will get people to actually visit it and learn something. That’s of course not what the students of the Delft University thought when they decided that they want to use their expertise to aid a Ghanian village in building a school.

But still the thought crossed my mind when I was sitting in on a brainstorm to help them come up with ideas to make sure the school will be put to good use. I was thinking that they surely started this project the wrong way around. But they are still in time to get their steps right: the school is not build yet!  So we, the brainstormers, advised them to just go back some steps, get educated on the needs of the village and build from there.

Hope they succeed! Because there can’t never be enough schools!

…COMPUTER LAB

On skype with Jahanzeb Asif of the RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIETY (for empowerment of disabled women/girls in Pakistan). He could use some help with their fundraising activities.

And needs some texts translated. English to Dutch.

Changez!

…in the CELEBRATION LAB

Mamy Sawa-Punge of the Missionaire du Salut is getting help with the website of her organisation. The website is in need of some serious pimping up.

Awesomeness…as opposed to the years before. So I’m at the 1%EVENT 2012 edition. As I were last year. And  the year before that. And I was expecting the same set-up: some inspiring speakers, people co-creating. But leave it to the 1%-ers to not stick with don’t change a winning formula. Why would they, if they can totally make it work better.

And so the next few hours we are going to:

Co-create globally (9 countries!!!!!)

And join the production lines in the 1%FACTORY

Following the 7 principles of 1% awesomeness

• We are all connected
• We are collaborative
• We are one
• We are straightforward
• We are moving
• We are positive
• You make it work

Join> Share>Experience

Oh, and expect to be paid in green balls!

And prepare to be awesome!