There are some great manifesto’s out there on art, travel, and creativity, but we wanted to write one that deeply embodies the values that drive unstash.
As with any journey worth embarking upon, we have had our set of ups and downs; these statements remind us of why we wake up each morning.
Plus, it’s a great read before you make your next purchase.
How you can help
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5. Help us refine the manifesto. Do you have feadback, tweaks, or other ideas that would make it even more crisp and impactful? We’re open to one more iteration before we start nailing this to walls
We’ve posted on Banksy before, and while you may disagree with his graffiti tactics, the truth is it’s a tiny fist-up against the 3,000 other ads we’re exposed to on a daily basis.
Slivers of Einstein’s brain is going on public display today and some theorize that what made him so intelligent was not only the number of neural connections he had, but the thickness of them.
We live in an unprecedented world of connectivity. The internet and the social media layer that rides over it today allows us to connect massive number of individuals and organizations around the world instantaneously.
But now that we can connect with anyone, how now shall we live?
The promise of the internet is not merely more connections, but better, deeper, and more meaningful connections.
In our pursuit of more friends, followers, and fancy stats, some questions we should be asking:
Can zero-cost transactions evolve into high-value relationships?
How might we effectively leverage online connections offline?
Are there better ways of bridging the virtual world with the real?
Join us at unstash in creating a more deeply connected future together.
Another snippet above from our upcoming manifesto.
Consumption isn’t just something we’re trained to do, it shapes our very identity.
Governments, banks, and corporations refer to the human population as ‘consumers‘ so frequently, it rarely makes us pause.
Consumption is an inescapable facet of being a living creature, but the label drastically reduces the many dimensions of who we are as human beings. It’s just a word, but it seeps into the way we interact with one another.
The above video summarizes some great survey data I wish I had years ago for unstash when everyone was telling me I was crazy.
The Minneapolis ad agency Campbell Mithun commissioned the study and partnered with Carbonview Research to quantify consumer response to the sharing concept nationwide.
“This trend is no longer emerging, it’s here,” says Lynn Franz, Campbell Mithun’s director of strategic planning. “And the marketplace should accommodate a consumer wanting nimble access to things instead of outright ownership of them. That drastically changes the go-to-market strategy.”
Much of the best life has to offer can’t be bought or contained. i.e.
Sunrises Friends Making art The beach uncontrollable laughter Warm embraces Generosity Daring adventures Self discovery
Neil Pasricha of the popular Awesome blog has quite a list. I’m sure you can name a few. Why do we reduce our imaginations to being held captive by mere ‘things’?
Onstage at TED2012, Peter Diamandis makes a case for optimism — that we’ll invent, innovate and create ways to solve the challenges that loom over us. “I’m not saying we don’t have our set of problems; we surely do. But ultimately, we knock them down.”
It’s hard to overstate the enormity of the global issues we’re facing today. This particular TED talk is overtly skewed in a particular direction, but rightly so. We need more voices like this in the conversation.
From fossil fuels, to fish, to natural minerals, and metals – We have processed, consumed, and disposed of our planet’s most precious resources at an unprecedented pace.
The amazing thing about nature is how it’s designed to replenish itself – but these trees we’re clearing take a hundred years to grow, and worse yet, fossil fuels take millions of years to form.
We used to fear the earth, now we fear for the earth.
Refuse to leave behind a legacy of consumption – the choice is yours each day.
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