An evening at Hult

April 21, 2010 by Simon Berry · Leave a Comment 

Heart of the crate
Illustration by Oana Mondoc

On Monday (19/4/10) I was invited back to the Hult International Business School in London to hear four proposals to raise the profile of ColaLife. These had been put together by four teams made up from the 40 international students from 25 different countries. It’s amazing what can happen when 40 young people put their heads together. The ideas included: A Facebook Game; A make your own animation challenge; A Flash Mob (watch this space) and a ‘Recycle for ColaLife scheme.

The above image came from one of the ideas and struck a chord. I really think there is mileage in this. The idea that the AidPod is the heart of a Cola crate. An idea worth developing I think. I will be reporting on the ideas we take forward here on the blog.

Engaging young people | Video editor wanted

March 17, 2010 by Simon Berry · 1 Comment 


Images credit: David Wilcox, socialreporter.com

One of the most enjoyable aspects of ColaLife is the opportunities I get to present the project to young people. Recent presentations include: Student Hub (Oxford University), Royal Holloway University and TEDx Warwick University. These pictures were taken at the Hult International Business School in London on 1/3/10 where I did a ColaLife Q nd A session as part of Lisa ter Haar’s class on Corporate Social Responsibility. Lisa is a long time supporter of ColaLife.

The Hult students were given Flip Video cameras to film each other’s questions while David Wilcox captured the answers. We now need a volunteer to edit the video that was captured so that we can add a multimedia aspect to the ColaLife FAQ page. Any offers?

Here’s a slideshow of the session (spot the Flip Video cameras):

[30/6/10: the videos from this Q and A session are now available here]