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Ferdi van Heerden

@Ferdiv

Innovation Designer

 Berlin
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Joined April 2007
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Veena Dubal@veenadubal29 Sep 2021
“An organic cotton tote needs to be used 20,000 times to offset its overall impact of production…That equates to daily use for 54 years — for just one bag” nytimes.com/2021/08/24/style…
The Cotton Tote Crisis (Published 2021)

The Cotton Tote Crisis (Published 2021)

You can get cotton bags pretty much everywhere. How did an environmental solution become part of the problem?

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Brian Merchant@bcmerchant10 Sep 2021
Simply incredible—all 5 of the "third party" privacy and consumer groups Facebook said it consulted before rolling out its Ray Ban AR camera glasses to ensure privacy was "baked in" from the start are *funded by Facebook*. Every single one of them.
Ryan Mac 🙃 (@RMac18) profile pictureRyan Mac 🙃
@RMac1810 Sep 2021
Replying to @RMac18
I've now confirmed all five groups were funded by Facebook. The LGBT Technology Partnership said in an email to me today: "FB provides corporate support currently and has provided corporate support in the past. In addition, FB sponsors our PowerOn Awards."
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The Economist
@TheEconomist7 Feb 2021
A study found that high pay has a positive impact on the performance of chief executives in the short term, but not over a three-year period econ.st/3ruAmV5
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*WE’RE HIRING* more staff needed for HUGE job booked for early 2021. New customer wants us to start work on his rose garden commencing Jan 20th. We received photos of the site today. What. A. Mess.
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"There are 'no realistic scenarios' to make the economic growth demanded by capitalism compatible with a safe climate, researchers who advised the United Nations found." vice.com/en_us/article/qj4z9…
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Donald J. Trump
@realDonaldTrump14 Nov 2011
Replying to @BarackObama
@BarackObama will attack Iran in the not too distant future because it will help him win the election. If the… (cont) deck.ly/~RSKCl
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Giulia Corinaldi@GiuCori14 Nov 2019
Great inspiration to us all - Trust principles @Reuters @trustconf #TrustConf19
trust conference (@trustconf) profile picturetrust conference@trustconf14 Nov 2019
"In Myanmar we continued reporting the massacre despite the fact we had 2 people in prison Even under threat we have to continue reporting" Editor-in-Chief @stephenjadler @Reuters on covering the Rohingya crisis #TrustConf19 #MediaFreedom
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trust conference@trustconf13 Nov 2019
"Last time I was in Bangladesh I was standing on the rubble of #RanaPlaza and I realised the suffering was not only from the collapse of the building but from the collapse of the law" @liviafirth on the idea of a transnational agreement on wages #livingwage #TrustConf19
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trust conference@trustconf13 Nov 2019
"Our voices are what give us our power" "I use my voice for my brother, in the hope that no child will have to suffer from the same things that we did" says @Ahmadnawazaps #TrustConf19
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Werner Vogels
@Werner11 Jul 2019
Episode #4 of Now Go Build is out where I meet with @ReDISchool and @babbel in Berlin to explore how technology plays a critical role in integrating refugees into the German workforce and their culture. #AWS #NGB #NowGoBuild youtube.com/watch?v=weOCV6yR…
Now Go Build with Werner Vogels – S1E4 Berlin | Amazon Web Services

Now Go Build with Werner Vogels – S1E4 Berlin | Amazon Web Services

View the full Now Go Build Playlist: https://bit.ly/2QJTVIEDr. Wer...

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Joerg Rheinboldt
@joerg24 Jul 2018
#learning #ikebana from @anneriechert. And obviously a lot about @redischool as well. Great you are doing good, Anne. #proud to have you with us. #joinapx #founderconfessions bitly.com/2uK5Go0
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Tuuli Kaskinen@Tuulikas25 May 2018
It is possible (and not too hard) to reduce environmental impact of one’s lifestyle into one fifth. Important dissertation by @lettenmeier: A sustainable level of material footprint — Benchmark for designing one-planet lifestyles. Read more: aalto.fi/en/current/events/2… – at Helsinki, Finland
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The New York Times
@nytimes21 May 2018
Social media users noticed a distinct age gap between the Chinese delegates and the American lawmakers who met them in Washington nyti.ms/2x3iJog
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DLD Conference@DLDConference27 Oct 2017
'We are all products of #cocreation.' (@ferdiv, @ReDISchool) #DLDBerlin17 xitter.cf/dirkjapan/status/92383…
Dirk Otto (@dirkjapan) profile pictureDirk Otto@dirkjapan27 Oct 2017
“We are all products of #co-creation” Ferdi van Heerden at #DLDberlin17 - think about it!
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Outi Kuittinen@Outikookoo27 Sep 2017
"Make the impossible possible!" advices MP @spietikainen @hkichallenge teams at #helsinkichallenge Global Impact Camp in Brussels!
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Jerry Springer@jerryspringer10 Oct 2016
While I may not be able to moderate a debate, sounds like Mike Pence and Donald Trump might need to come on my show to talk things out.
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Ira Sirén@Siren_Ira16 Aug 2016
Replying to @NOWBiodiversity
@NOWBiodiversity @bionautit @NEMO_hki @MachineMorality @LabImpactAfrica @UH_GenGre @FESuomi @mindscapes24 @Ferdiv
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Daheim@_Daheim_5 Jun 2016
How can we better deal with current #refugee challenges? Daheim @ #spacehack with @techstars @ReDiSchool @TechFugees xitter.cf/kathinkabest/status/73…
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Tune in to live video from #SPACEHACK The Refugee Journey Hackathon in Berlin supported by #Techfugees facebook.com/siliconallee/
Silicon Allee

Silicon Allee

Silicon Allee. 12,143 followers · 15 were here. 2011–2021 // Celebrating 10 years of connecting Berlin’s tech community to the rest of the world. Plug into our innovation network.

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Rude Baguette@RudeBaguette12 Nov 2015
We need to move away from the concept of #scarcity and move towards the one of #opportunity. #Refugees & #startups panel at #Slush2015
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