WebEx: Ideas in Motion

Free Online Event: Discover How Coke, IBM, J&J, and Nokia Are Innovating For The Low-Carbon Economy

 

Join us for an online event that can change the way you do business on Nov 18^th. “Thriving in the Clean Economy” features panelists from Fortune 500 businesses representing brands you’ll recognize from around the world.

 

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Hosted by World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Climate Savers and The Economist, representatives from huge companies will tell their stories about how they discovered innovative solutions to combat climate change that aligned with their business objectives. Their stories are proof that there is a way for businesses to be profitable while curbing their carbon emissions.

 

Learn how WWF Climate Savers has harnessed the power of business to affect real change.

 

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The WWF Climate Savers panel will include the following speakers:

§  Johnson & Johnson: Brian Boyd

§  IBM: Jay Dietrich

§  Nokia: Esko Aho

§  Coca-Cola: Jeff Seabright

§  JohnsonDiversey: John Matthews

§  WWF International: Kim Carstensen

 

People all over the world are taking responsibility for the planet and they want the brands they do business with to follow suit. The grassroots support of WWF has allowed them to work with companies who share that commitment. These are inspiring, encouraging stories that will give you hope and ideas.

 

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Details: Wed Nov 18 at 10:30 AM PT | 1:30 PM ET | 6:30 PM GMT.

Come Hear Joe Flower's Smart Approach to Health Care Reform

On Wednesday, November 11, Joe Flower cuts through the noise and politics to offer a fresh look at “15 Ways to Make Health Care Cheaper and Better”. This is an exclusive Pass the Ball event.

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While the debate rages on over policy and who will and won’t be covered, business people, technologists and other problem-solvers are looking at different approaches. Here are a couple examples…

From Fast Company: “Many claim that we have the best health care in the world. Probably true but navigating the fine print to make it work requires tons of time, plenty of patience, dogged determination and a Ph.D. in Advanced Cryptography. The medical institutions and the insurance companies mine this impenetrable Web of obfuscation for gold and they benefit from the status quo. Change is bad for business.” Read more…

From Reuters:"The critical next step in online health care is personalization. It's the piece that's layered on top of a person's unique health indicators, delivering information and action plans customized to meet the person's specific health and wellness needs," says Bosworth, "Only with personalization will a person be empowered online to take control of their own health care." Read more…

From Joe Flower: “The other day America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) offers up a study showing that premiums will rise 110% under reform – as opposed to only 80% with no reform. They seemed to think that this was an argument against reform. Instead many are reading it as a strong argument for robust reform, reform with real cost-cutting teeth in it.” Read more…

Want to sound like the smartest person in the room the next time health care comes up in a discussion? Then register for this event!

Ideas get better when they are shared…

Regardless of your point of view, we think it’s important to provide a forum for discussion and idea exchange. That’s why we created PassTheBall.com. We want to hear your ideas as well.

Share your ideas.  Register for the event. Discover how to make health care better and cheaper.

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Details: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009   10AM PT   |    1PM ET   |   6PM GMT

15 Ways to Make Health Care Cheaper and Better – Joe Flower

On Wednesday, November 11, Joe Flower will cut through all the rhetoric and offer some fascinating solutions that go beyond the current health care debate. He’ll be our guest at an exclusive Pass the Ball event.

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Better health care can actually cost less as we look to new, smarter ways to deliver it. We can improve the quality of health care. We can offer universal coverage. We can provide faster access. We can do it all, all if it can be achieved, Joe says, if we are smarter about how we do it.

According to Flower,

“We waste 30 percent of the U.S. health care dollar. How much is that 30 percent? CMS projects that we will spend $2.4 trillion on health care in the United States in 2008; 30 percent of that is $720 billion.” Read more here >>

Who is Joe Flower?

Joe Flower is a thought leader in health care. His nearly 30 years’ experience has allowed him to identify the deep forces changing health care in the United States and around the world. He has explored the future of health care with clients ranging from the World Health Organization, the Global Business Network, and the U.K. National Health Service, to the majority of state hospital associations in the U.S.

Joe was also a contributing writer for Wired Magazine in its explosive early years, and a columnist for the pioneering health websites DNA.com and HealthCentral.com.

Why is WebEx hosting this event?

We believe ideas get better when they are shared. Regardless of your point of view, we think it’s important to provide a forum for discussion and idea exchange. That’s why we created PassTheBall.com. We want to hear your ideas as well.

Join the discussion on Wednesday. Listen to his ideas. Share your own. Discover how to make health care better and cheaper.

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Details: Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009   10AM PT   |    1PM ET   |   6PM GMT

  

Nominate Your Favorites for a LinkedIn European Business Awards

We know business folks work hard. We want to make sure they get rewarded.

That's why we are partnering with LinkedIn on the LinkedIn European Business Awards.The awards will recognize exceptional business success both on a personal and company wide level, specifically rewarding innovation and collaboration in business. The European Business Awards are open to all members of LinkedIn across Europe, with individuals and companies of any size eligible to enter. Entrants can either nominate themselves or others for the awards online. 

The awards will be judged by LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman, PY Gerbeau, the famous French entrepreneur and business consultant, and James Campanini, the head of Cisco WebEx for EMEA and Latin America. 

The winner of each category will be awarded a live WebEx session with one of the judges, with the final overall winner receiving an expenses-paid trip to travel to London for their personal meeting with PY Gerbeau.

To win, professionals and businesses will have to demonstrate how they have found exceptional business success as a result of collaboration and sharing ideas and provide tangible proof of achievement.

Click in and add your recommendations! Winners will be announced in March 2010.

  

Can ideas change America? Find out at the Rock the Vote health care event.

Join the discussion. Take part in shaping your future.

Rock the Vote in hosting an online event in conjunction with WebEx to get people talking. To share ideas – ideas like the ones below.

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While the debate about health care continues, you may feel like you don’t have a voice or you don’t understand or that it can’t possibly affect you. But you do, you can and it will. Health care will affect all of us – our parents, our siblings, our friends – and Rock the Vote wants to make sure you have access to information. So you can understand what it all means.

Join this event on Wednesday, Oct. 21st as we bring together a fascinating array of panelists including speakers like Heather Smith, president of Rock The Vote and Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy.

Share your ideas.

Prior to the event, we want to hear from you. Post your ideas and stories at PasstheBall.com and we’ll share that information with the team prior to the event. Here are just a few to get the ball rolling (click on the link to see the idea-in-full):

Roll-over Minutes for Health Insurance: Wouldn’t it be nice if you could have roll over type of minutes with your health care provider? Or some type of bonus if you don’t get sick or use your health insurance for a specific amount of time. The individual or family that’s insured could then donate those unused minutes or “bonuses” to a family of need or a charity.

Link to Heal: This social networking site will allow patients and their families to form virtual communities around specific topics of interest or medical conditions and let anyone, “from any part of the world” to be a part of this virtual community…

Re-instate the Lunch Hour: Corporations today, especially those in the high tech industries are promoting unhealthy lifestyles. Eating lunch is a thing of the past. If eaten, it is done while on conference calls at the worker’s desk. The negative implications on our physical and mental health are already visible. Corporations are rewarding those that do not maintain a healthy balance. 

Have an idea of your own? Want to rate what’s there? Visit PasstheBall.com and share, rate or just look around. And in the meantime, register now for this week’s event.

Online Event Details: Wednesday, Oct 21st at 4PM PST |  7PM EST

  

Register for the Event! Rock the Vote Advocates for America’s Youth

Rock the Vote is making things happen.

On Tuesday, October 13th, Rock the Vote and its allies in the youth movement stood with Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of Congress to announce the inclusion of a key provision in the final House of Representatives health reform bill: allowing young adults to stay on their parents’ health insurance plans until the age of 27.

It was a major victory for Rock the Vote; they fought hard to get it included. A similar provision is in one of the Senate bills and they are also fighting to make sure it is in the final Senate bill as well. Rock the Vote is doing this work because 18-29 year olds are the most uninsured age group in America.

You’re invited to help “rock” health care – register for the event.

Join Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, Heather Smith, President of Rock The Vote, and others at this incredible national event on Oct. 21st to talk about how today’s health care decisions will shape your future.

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Pete Wentz put together a short video about the event (can't see it? click here).

Speak up, be heard.

Prior to the event, we want to hear from you. Post your ideas and stories at PasstheBall.com. We’ll share that information with the team. It’s a great way to participate before the discussion. This event belongs to you and we want to make every effort to tailor the content to the issues that concern you most. You can also post your questions when you register to attend.

At WebEx, we believe sharing your ideas makes them better. So share them, rate them and join the discussion.

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Event Details: Wednesday, Oct 21st at 4PM PT | 7PM ET

  

Join Rock the Vote’s Online Event on Healthcare - Register Now!

Interested in Healthcare Reform?  Learn What’s at Stake for You

Join this incredible national event on Oct. 21st as we bring together a fascinating array of panelists including Heather Smith, President of Rock The Vote, Pete Wentz of Fall Out Boy, and U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services, Kathleen Sebelius (you may have seen her on The Daily Show).

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At WebEx, our goal is to foster discussion  - in this case it’s about healthcare – especially among younger people who may not be aware of the long term impact of the decisions being made in Washington D.C.

You can’t afford to be uninformed.

Did you know 18-29 year olds are the most uninsured age group in America? It's true. And without affordable healthcare, many of us could be exposed to a lifetime of hurt. We'll discuss how reform will affect young people in particular, and we'll help answer key questions about what's at stake for you and all Americans. For a great example of how quickly the lack of healthcare can impact a young person, take a look at this very personal story supported by Pete Wentz. It got very personal, very fast for Pete.

What are your thoughts?

Prior to the event, we want to hear from you. This event belongs to you and we want to make every effort to tailor the content to the issues that concern you most. Post your ideas and stories at www.PasstheBall.com. It’s a great way to participate before the discussion. And when you register, be sure to include a question you’d like the panelists to address.

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Event Details: Wednesday, Oct 21st at 4PM PT | 7PM ET

  

Steve Wozniak and You! Live WebEx Event this Thursday, Register Now!

On Thursday, September 24, Steve Wozniak will be on a live WebEx talking about his dedication to education over the last 35 years. You are invited to attend. Register here to reserve your space. And in the meantime, here are a few excerpts from a fabulous interview Wharton did with Woz in 2008. You can read the entire interview here.

Excerpts from an interview published February 20, 2008 in Knowledge@Wharton. 

In the years following [Apple], Wozniak sponsored two Woodstock-like music festivals known as the US Festivals in 1982 and 1983, taught computing to grade-school students, and devoted much of his time and money to philanthropic activities. His current interests include playing Segway polo -- that is, playing polo while riding the Segway Personal Transporter in lieu of a horse.

Knowledge@Wharton: It sounds like you think this is more than just having a good time. In terms of education, you seem to believe this underlies teaching people how to be creative and inventive.

Wozniak: Exactly. Humor is closely related to the creativity and invention that we're born with. It's that spirit of thinking out something a little bit different -- making up your own jokes.

Knowledge@Wharton: When you taught computing part-time to fifth grade students after you left Apple as a full-time employee, you said that was the most important time of your life. How so?

Wozniak: It was a great time in my life for a lot of reasons. I'd been doing a bunch of philanthropy in San Jose. I felt very good about giving away my money to start good museums: Children's Discovery Museum, the Tech [Museum] of Silicon Valley, a ballet company.

I had wanted to teach my whole life. I just started up a class by inviting a few kids over the phone -- one year's class had six students only.

Then I moved up to 22 kids. Then I started doing multiple full classes of 20 and 30 kids. I enjoyed it so much. I was sharing something I was good at with the kids, and I was helping them make their homework better.

I was not trying to make them be computer people like myself. I said: I have to reach everyone in the class, not just a few who want to be weird little geeky people. I want to reach everyone.

So I taught the kids how to make their homework look good. If they were assigned [a report] I would say, "Let's do the report on the computer. Here's how we can choose the right fonts and make it look good." If they were assigned some history project [I'd say], "Let's do a timeline in the drawing program." Or, "Let's do a spreadsheet with some charts to show some data that you're analyzing."

I would take the real stuff they had in school, and after school I would do [it] in my computer class.

Education is so huge -- you can't have one quick solution. The solutions are very far in the future.

We technologists can figure out how to get more education at a lower price. That's a big key. But the amount of money for education is always going to be too low.

The government has a certain about of money to spend on things. And you think, "Oh, they're just going to determine the priorities: Here's what percentage should go to education, what percentage to the military, what percentage to forestry, what percentage to roads."

But those percentages tend to map to how many votes there are. And there's a little problem in the United States: A family of five gets no more votes than a family of two. So, the families with the kids, [for whom] education is a top priority, don't have a say [proportionate to] the size of their family. Kids aren't really considered in the votes and [in the] money for education, which is just backwards.

Every farmer gets to vote on farm bills. Every elderly person gets to vote on elderly issues. Schooling is a problem because young kids don't get to vote.

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Event Details: September 24, 2009, 10am PDT  |  1pm ET  |  5pm GMT (-7:00)

  

WebEx Forum: Join Fred Mednick to choose an education Idea winner!

Join us at an Ideas in Motion Forum where we'll be showcasing three ideas from PasstheBall.com. You can register now to attend.

The session will be hosted by Fred Mednick, founder of Teachers Without Borders. The goal of the session is to have a discussion that can help these ideas get better and then vote for a winner. The winner will get a free year of WebEx to help develop their idea and bring it to life!

The ideas we'll be discussing:

The Link Letter
One way to pass the ball would be to help our students begin to send a kind of “link letter”. That’s what I call a short written message from one student to another student who is not in his geographical area. The message would express hope, humor, or encouragement. It could include an idea or custom or animal or flower that is unique to the writer’s area...<see idea>

Students Rate their Teachers
Students should be allowed to evaluate their teachers. Then taking the evaluations into consideration, the school board should then have unannounced evaluations for those teachers. This allows for the school board to evaluate a teacher in his or her daily environment...<see idea>

Speech Therapy & Sign Language for Special Needs Children Abroad
Often special needs children are last in line to receive any education or assistance in developing countries. Using WebEx you can give speech therapy or any face to face therapy remotely and even teach their countries sign language as well. We can reach more children in need <see idea>

Have an idea for PasstheBall.com? Come over and post it! You might win a free year of WebEx!

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Event Details: One hour WebEx on Friday, August 28, 2009  10:00 AM PDT | 1:00 PM EDT

Free Webinar: Expanding the Classroom with Online Learning

In this free webinar, you will learn how WebEx can help you engage online learners with lively, interactive instruction. It will be broadcast tomorrow, Thursday, July 16th.

We know social media and technology are making their way into the classroom. Tot that end, our presenters will explain:

1. How to share presentations and stream media modules or live video
2. How to set up hands-on labs so students can practice and review before, during, or after your class.
3. Methods for tracking performance with robust testing, grading, and polling tools. Then create an archive of your online class for self-paced study on demand.

This event is hosted by University Business editor Tim Goral and a panel of online learning practitioners.

• Extend learning beyond the four walls of the classroom to serve the growing population of non-traditional students.
• Create an online learning experience that mirrors the classroom experience.
• Foster remote collaboration among students and faculty across different buildings or campuses.

If you work in any aspect of education and are looking for ways to leverage new ways to embrace online learning, we believe you will benefit from this event

Speakers include:

	Tim Goral, Editor, University Business Magazine - Moderator
	Dominic Lau, Director, Instructional Operations, University of Southern California
	David Goad, Senior Marketing Manager, Cisco WebEx

DETAILS

Online webinar: Thursday, July 16, 2009, 11am PT   |   2pm ET
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