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Städte ohne Autos? Große Frage, größere Antwort: Es ist nicht einfach, dafür aber umso spannender! Im aktuellen Podcast spricht Zukunftsforscher und Mobilitätsexperte Dr. Stefan Carsten darüber, wie eine Mobilität der Zukunft in unseren Städten aussehen kann, und wer von dieser Zukunft profitiert. Die Themen des DIGITALWERK Podcasts mit Stefan Carsten im Überblick: (00:00) – Worum geht es in der Folge? (01:34) – Stefan Carsten: Vom Geografen zum Zukunftsforscher (08:27) – 17 Jahre Daimler: Was lief gut, was nicht? (11:23) – Car2Go & Co.: Warum scheitern innovative Mobilitätskonzepte? (16:35) – Sharing & autonomes Fahren: Die Mobilität der Zukunft (22:09) – Wie Autohersteller sich neu erfinden müssen (29:34) – Welche Städte sind Deutschland voraus? (39:56) – Mobilitätswende: Warum sie politisch ausgebremst wird (47:18) – Zukunft auf dem Land: Welche Konzepte funktionieren? (50:11) – Elektromobilität: Warum Verbrenner keine Zukunft haben (53:11) – Der ideale Mobilitätsmix der Zukunft  

MILANO (ITALPRESS) - "In Italia lo sharing sta vivendo una fase di assestamento: c'è una stasi a livello di fatturato, ma con un numero di veicoli inferiore, alcuni Comuni hanno limitato il numero di operatori e di mezzi a livello di perimetro comunale". A dirlo il presidente di Assosharing e Pubblic Affairs di Free2move, Luigi Lichelli, ospite di Focus ESG, format tv dell'Agenzia Italpress.fsc/gsl

MILANO (ITALPRESS) - "In Italia lo sharing sta vivendo una fase di assestamento: c'è una stasi a livello di fatturato, ma con un numero di veicoli inferiore, alcuni Comuni hanno limitato il numero di operatori e di mezzi a livello di perimetro comunale". A dirlo il presidente di Assosharing e Pubblic Affairs di Free2move, Luigi Lichelli, ospite di Focus ESG, format tv dell'Agenzia Italpress.fsc/gsl

MILANO (ITALPRESS) - "In Italia lo sharing sta vivendo una fase di assestamento: c'è una stasi a livello di fatturato, ma con un numero di veicoli inferiore, alcuni Comuni hanno limitato il numero di operatori e di mezzi a livello di perimetro comunale". A dirlo il presidente di Assosharing e Pubblic Affairs di Free2move, Luigi Lichelli, ospite di Focus ESG, format tv dell'Agenzia Italpress.fsc/gsl

Heute zu Gast: Olivier Reppert, ehem. CEO von ShareNow. Er erzählt von seinem Weg, der in seiner Kindheit im Elsass begann, über seine ersten Schritte in der Automobilindustrie bei Michelin und Mercedes bis hin zu seiner ehem. Rolle als CEO bei Car2Go. Olivier teilt seine Führungserfahrungen und spricht über die Herausforderungen in der Automobilbranche. Zudem gibt er Einblicke in die Entwicklung des Carsharing-Marktes, die Bedeutung von Kundenfeedback und die Unternehmenskultur bei ShareNow. Takeaways Über 8000 Autos in Europa müssen organisiert werden. Olivier Rapper hat einen deutsch-französischen Hintergrund. Führungserfahrungen sind entscheidend für die persönliche Entwicklung. Die Rolle bei Smart war eine wichtige Karriereetappe. Carsharing ist ein faszinierendes Konzept. Die Entwicklung von Car2Go zu ShareNow war strategisch wichtig. Langfristiges Carsharing wurde erfolgreich eingeführt. Herausforderungen im operativen Geschäft werden oft unterschätzt. Die Mitarbeiteridentifikation ist entscheidend für den Erfolg. Die Zukunft des Carsharing ist vielversprechend. Chapters 00:00 Einführung in die Automobilbranche und Carsharing 02:55 Olivier Reppert: Werdegang und Erfahrungen 05:49 Führungserfahrungen und Herausforderungen bei Mercedes 09:07 Die Rolle bei Smart und internationale Verantwortung 11:59 Übergang zu Carsharing und CEO-Rolle bei Car2Go 14:55 Die Entwicklung von Car2Go zu ShareNow 18:12 Herausforderungen und Erfolge im Carsharing-Bereich 21:06 Zukunftsperspektiven und Visionen für ShareNow Keywords Automobilbranche, Carsharing, Olivier Reppert, Mercedes, Smart, Car2Go, ShareNow, Führung, Herausforderungen, Elektromobilität

Herzlich Willkommen zur nächsten Episode des Digital Product Talks! Als Gast begrüßen wir heute Slavko Bevanda, CPO, CTO & COO bei SHARE NOW. In dieser Episode entführen wir euch auf eine fesselnde Reise durch die Welt der Mobilität. Alles beginnt mit dem herkömmlichen Autobesitz bei einem Automobilunternehmen und führt dann zum Eintritt in die Ära der Digitalisierung und des Carsharings. Slavko gibt Einblicke in die Veränderungen der Mobilitätslandschaft in den vergangenen Jahren – angefangen bei der Einführung von Car2Go bis hin zur Entwicklung einer umfassenden Mobilitätsplattform. Wir diskutieren die Herausforderungen und Chancen, die mit dem Wettbewerb und der rasanten technologischen Entwicklung einhergehen. Slavko teilt mit, wie er sein Team positioniert, um in diesem dynamischen Umfeld zu bestehen, und welche Schritte unternommen werden, um optimale Kundenerlebnisse zu schaffen. Des Weiteren setzen wir uns mit der Entwicklung der Bedeutung von UX in Unternehmen auseinander und beleuchten die Herausforderungen bei der Implementierung von UX-Praktiken. Slavko teilt seine Erfahrungen in der Überzeugungsarbeit für die Einführung von UX-Methoden, während wir gleichzeitig die wachsende Rolle von Daten und Hyper-Personalisierung in der Produktentwicklung und Kundeninteraktion besprechen. Zum Abschluss widmen wir uns dem Thema Barrierefreiheit, da Mobilität nicht für alle Menschen gleichermaßen zugänglich ist. Slavko erläutert, wie SHARE NOW dieses Anliegen angeht und welche Lösungen sie für eine barrierefreie Mobilität anstreben. Alle Links zu Slavko und SHARE NOW: Slavko: https://www.linkedin.com/in/slavko-bevanda-59936241/ SHARE NOW: https://www.share-now.com/de/de/ Alle Links zu uns: Felix: https://www.linkedin.com/in/felix-van-de-sand/ Daniel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniel-wagner-3a6b4554/ COBE: https://www.cobeisfresh.com/ Der Podcast wird produziert von: https://www.lehnertmedia.com

21 formas de ganar dinero online fácil y rápidoAntes de empezar el episodio de hoy te traigo una herramienta de SEO gratuita que te ayudará a subir posiciones en Google.Podrás detectar fallos de tu web, revisar enlaces entrantes y salientes, realizar un análisis de palabras clave, analizar a la competencia y configurar alertas.Sólo tienes que entrar en https://borjagiron.com/ahrefs y empezar a usar la que posiblemente sea la mejor herramienta de SEO gratuita del mercado. Recuerda, borjagiron.com/ahrefs Te dejo el enlace en la descripción.Mejor hosting: HostingerPara crear tu web, blog o tienda online al mejor precioCómo comprar Hosting y Dominio con Hostinger al mejor preciohttps://triunfacontublog.com/mejor-hosting-wordpress/Consigue descuento: https://borjagiron.com/hostingerMuy buenas y bienvenido al podcast “Marketing Digital”, soy Borja Girón y cada martes aprenderás todo lo necesario para conseguir más clientes, visitas e ingresos en tu negocio online. Recuerda unirte a la Comunidad Emprendedores desde: https://borjagiron.com/comunidad y podrás acceder a las sesiones de Mastermind cada lunes conmigo y el resto de emprendedores, al podcast secreto, a los retos y las categorías dentro del grupo de Telegram sobre Instagram, RRSS, Finanzas, criptomonedas, salud, Inteligencia Artificial, marketing, podcasting, productividad y todo lo necesario para hacer crecer tu negocio.Y ahora sí…¿Estás preparado? ¿Estás preparada? ¡Comenzamos!+65 formas de ganar dinero fácil y rápido: https://www.borjagiron.com/internet/formas-ganar-dinero-facil-rapido/Cómo conseguir dinero rápido:1. Alquila una o varias habitaciones de tu casa (Gana entre 300€ y 1500€/mes): Una de las mejores formas de ganar dinero fácil y rápido. Puedes hacer unas buenas fotos y anunciarlo en Idealista, Fotocasa, Badi o Airbnb.2. Vende tu casa (Gana entre 80.000€ y 300.000€): Posiblemente la forma más rápida de ganar mucho dinero. Usa los servicios de la agencia Belion para vender la casa antes y a un mayor precio (en el formulario pon que has sido referido por el colaborador número 5002).3. Busca personas que vendan su casa (Gana entre 600€ y 6000€ al mes): Si conoces personas que vendan su casa o puedes llegar a estas personas hazte colaborador de la agencia Belion y te darán una comisión por cada venta que llegue referenciada por tí (en el formulario pon que has sido referido por el colaborador número 5002).4. Alquila tu coche (Gana unos 300€/mes): Gracias a Getaround (antes Drivy) puedes alquilar tu coche por horas o días y ganar dinero. Incluso con el sistema de apertura desde el móvil no es necesario que tú intervengas. Es como montar tu propio Zity, Wible, Emov o Car2go.5. Comparte coche (Gana unos 150€/mes): Gracias a Blablacar puedes compartir tu coche en tus viajes y rutas al trabajo y ganar dinero compartiendo coche.6. Alquila tu autocaravana (Gana hasta 10.000€/año): Desde indiecampers.es puedes alquilar tu autocaravana y ganar bastante dinero mientras no la usas.7. Trabaja con tu coche, camión o moto (Gana unos 1500€/mes): Puedes trabajar para Uber o Cabify transportando personas o repartiendo paquetes con Amazon Flex o Seur. También puedes ser repartidor de comida con Glovo o Uber Eats. Incluso puedes ofrecer servicio de mudanzas.8. Pon publicidad en tu coche (Gana unos 300€/mes): Puedes registrar tu coche para poner anuncios en webs como Impactodual, Wrapify, Serbecar o Carvertise (en inglés).9. Alquila tu plaza de garaje (Gana unos 50€/mes): Si tienes una plaza de garaje puedes alquilarla desde Idealista, Fotocasa. También por horas desde con Elparking, Parkfy o poniendo cartel en la zona.10. Alquila tu piscina (Gana unos 300€/mes): Puedes alquilar tu piscina desde Swimply.com.11. Cambia de hipoteca (Gana unos 100€/mes): Aquí tienes el comparador de hipotecas de Idealista. Y es que en muchas ocasiones estamos pagando más de lo que debemos. Es importante también tener en cuenta el tiempo y los costes de cancelaciones además de leer bien la letra pequeña.12. Vende cosas que no uses (Gana unos 50€/mes): Vende juegos, libros, aparatos electrónicos con Wallapop, Vibbo o tu ropa con Vinted.13. Invierte en bolsa (Gana unos 500€/mes): Compra y vende acciones en distintos mercados usando Trading. Conviértete en Broker. Para esto debes saber mucho sobre finanzas e inversiones ya que si no tienes conocimientos avanzados perderás el dinero. Puedes usar plataformas como InteractiveBrokers, Degiro o Revolut. Cuidado con las apps de Trading que usan Forex, CFD apalancados u opciones binarias y en realidad no compras las acciones.14. Compra venta de dominios y webs (Gana unos 300€/año): Compra y vende dominios en Sedo.com o Flippa.com. Para comprar dominios baratos te recomiendo Namecheap.15. Crea apps o juegos (Gana unos 300€/año): Puedes crear apps desde Goodbarber o juegos. Herramientas como Stencyl, Gdevelop o Gamemaker permiten crear juegos para móvil sin programación. Otras como Unity permiten crear juegos y monetizar con publicidad directamente. Debes tener conocimientos previos pero hoy en día es más fácil que nunca e incluso con distintas herramientas no es necesario tener conocimientos de programación.16. Trabaja de guía turístico o guía local (Gana unos 700€/mes): Puedes registrarte en Freetour o Viator y empezar a enseñar tu ciudad y ofrecer planes ganando dinero.17. Ofrece experiencias online (Gana unos 500€/mes): Ante la nueva situación en la que nos encontramos la empresa Airbnb decidió adaptarse rápidamente lanzando un nuevo servicio de experiencias online. Explica cómo organizar una cena navideña, haz pasta con la abuela en directo o haz que la gente resuelva el misterio de una Escape Room.18. Vende camisetas o diseños online (Gana unos 100€/mes): Crea tus propios diseños de camisetas, logos, tarjetas, pósters y véndelos con Spreadshirt. También puedes vender tus manualidades en webs como Etsy y crear tus diseños en 99designs, Designcrowd o Zazzle.19. Vende fotos y vídeos online (Gana unos 300€/mes): Si te gusta la fotografía puedes vender fotos online y ganar dinero con webs como Shutterstock.20. Usar Marketing de afiliados (Gana unos 500€/mes): Gana dinero recomendando productos, servicios, cursos, libros, etc. Te llevas una comisión por venta a través de un enlace especial para hacer el seguimiento. Puedes recomendar estos productos o servicios en artículos de tu blog, en YouTube, usando email marketing, en grupos de WhatsApp o Telegram… es decir, usando técnicas de marketing digital sin hacer spam. Muchas webs como Amazon, Booking o Hotmart ofrecen un programa de afiliados para darte de alta y recomendar un servicio, producto, curso, hotel y llevarte una comisión por venta. Tengo una lección en mis cursos de Triunfacontublog para que aprendas a usarlo. Existen webs como Tradedoubler o Awin que recopilan muchas empresas que ofrecen marketing de afiliados para tenerlas todas en un único lugar.21. Gana dinero con Instagram (Gana unos 300€/mes): Sin necesidad de tener productos o servicios propios. Hoy en día Instagram te paga por hacer directos (hasta 150$ por cada directo) o por añadir anuncios a tus vídeos de IGTV. También puedes usar un método muy efectivo y fácil de aplicar gracias a esta Masterclass.Comunidad Emprendedores Triunfers: https://borjagiron.com/comunidadRecuerda suscribirte al podcast para no perderte el resto de noticias, novedades, trucos y tendencias del Marketing. Si quieres seguir escuchando estos episodios compártelo, dale a me gusta, deja 5 estrellas o comenta el episodio.También puedes acceder a mis cursos de Marketing Digital desde https://triunfacontublog.com Recibe mis secretos para emprender con éxito cada día en tu email: https://borjagiron.com/newsletterSoy Borja Girón, has escuchado el podcast Marketing Digital, nos escuchamos en el próximo episodio.

21 formas de ganar dinero online fácil y rápidoAntes de empezar el episodio de hoy te traigo una herramienta de SEO gratuita que te ayudará a subir posiciones en Google.Podrás detectar fallos de tu web, revisar enlaces entrantes y salientes, realizar un análisis de palabras clave, analizar a la competencia y configurar alertas.Sólo tienes que entrar en https://borjagiron.com/ahrefs y empezar a usar la que posiblemente sea la mejor herramienta de SEO gratuita del mercado. Recuerda, borjagiron.com/ahrefs Te dejo el enlace en la descripción.Mejor hosting: HostingerPara crear tu web, blog o tienda online al mejor precioCómo comprar Hosting y Dominio con Hostinger al mejor preciohttps://triunfacontublog.com/mejor-hosting-wordpress/Consigue descuento: https://borjagiron.com/hostingerMuy buenas y bienvenido al podcast “Marketing Digital”, soy Borja Girón y cada martes aprenderás todo lo necesario para conseguir más clientes, visitas e ingresos en tu negocio online. Recuerda unirte a la Comunidad Emprendedores desde: https://borjagiron.com/comunidad y podrás acceder a las sesiones de Mastermind cada lunes conmigo y el resto de emprendedores, al podcast secreto, a los retos y las categorías dentro del grupo de Telegram sobre Instagram, RRSS, Finanzas, criptomonedas, salud, Inteligencia Artificial, marketing, podcasting, productividad y todo lo necesario para hacer crecer tu negocio.Y ahora sí…¿Estás preparado? ¿Estás preparada? ¡Comenzamos!+65 formas de ganar dinero fácil y rápido: https://www.borjagiron.com/internet/formas-ganar-dinero-facil-rapido/Cómo conseguir dinero rápido:1. Alquila una o varias habitaciones de tu casa (Gana entre 300€ y 1500€/mes): Una de las mejores formas de ganar dinero fácil y rápido. Puedes hacer unas buenas fotos y anunciarlo en Idealista, Fotocasa, Badi o Airbnb.2. Vende tu casa (Gana entre 80.000€ y 300.000€): Posiblemente la forma más rápida de ganar mucho dinero. Usa los servicios de la agencia Belion para vender la casa antes y a un mayor precio (en el formulario pon que has sido referido por el colaborador número 5002).3. Busca personas que vendan su casa (Gana entre 600€ y 6000€ al mes): Si conoces personas que vendan su casa o puedes llegar a estas personas hazte colaborador de la agencia Belion y te darán una comisión por cada venta que llegue referenciada por tí (en el formulario pon que has sido referido por el colaborador número 5002).4. Alquila tu coche (Gana unos 300€/mes): Gracias a Getaround (antes Drivy) puedes alquilar tu coche por horas o días y ganar dinero. Incluso con el sistema de apertura desde el móvil no es necesario que tú intervengas. Es como montar tu propio Zity, Wible, Emov o Car2go.5. Comparte coche (Gana unos 150€/mes): Gracias a Blablacar puedes compartir tu coche en tus viajes y rutas al trabajo y ganar dinero compartiendo coche.6. Alquila tu autocaravana (Gana hasta 10.000€/año): Desde indiecampers.es puedes alquilar tu autocaravana y ganar bastante dinero mientras no la usas.7. Trabaja con tu coche, camión o moto (Gana unos 1500€/mes): Puedes trabajar para Uber o Cabify transportando personas o repartiendo paquetes con Amazon Flex o Seur. También puedes ser repartidor de comida con Glovo o Uber Eats. Incluso puedes ofrecer servicio de mudanzas.8. Pon publicidad en tu coche (Gana unos 300€/mes): Puedes registrar tu coche para poner anuncios en webs como Impactodual, Wrapify, Serbecar o Carvertise (en inglés).9. Alquila tu plaza de garaje (Gana unos 50€/mes): Si tienes una plaza de garaje puedes alquilarla desde Idealista, Fotocasa. También por horas desde con Elparking, Parkfy o poniendo cartel en la zona.10. Alquila tu piscina (Gana unos 300€/mes): Puedes alquilar tu piscina desde Swimply.com.11. Cambia de hipoteca (Gana unos 100€/mes): Aquí tienes el comparador de hipotecas de Idealista. Y es que en muchas ocasiones estamos pagando más de lo que debemos. Es importante también tener en cuenta el tiempo y los costes de cancelaciones además de leer bien la letra pequeña.12. Vende cosas que no uses (Gana unos 50€/mes): Vende juegos, libros, aparatos electrónicos con Wallapop, Vibbo o tu ropa con Vinted.13. Invierte en bolsa (Gana unos 500€/mes): Compra y vende acciones en distintos mercados usando Trading. Conviértete en Broker. Para esto debes saber mucho sobre finanzas e inversiones ya que si no tienes conocimientos avanzados perderás el dinero. Puedes usar plataformas como InteractiveBrokers, Degiro o Revolut. Cuidado con las apps de Trading que usan Forex, CFD apalancados u opciones binarias y en realidad no compras las acciones.14. Compra venta de dominios y webs (Gana unos 300€/año): Compra y vende dominios en Sedo.com o Flippa.com. Para comprar dominios baratos te recomiendo Namecheap.15. Crea apps o juegos (Gana unos 300€/año): Puedes crear apps desde Goodbarber o juegos. Herramientas como Stencyl, Gdevelop o Gamemaker permiten crear juegos para móvil sin programación. Otras como Unity permiten crear juegos y monetizar con publicidad directamente. Debes tener conocimientos previos pero hoy en día es más fácil que nunca e incluso con distintas herramientas no es necesario tener conocimientos de programación.16. Trabaja de guía turístico o guía local (Gana unos 700€/mes): Puedes registrarte en Freetour o Viator y empezar a enseñar tu ciudad y ofrecer planes ganando dinero.17. Ofrece experiencias online (Gana unos 500€/mes): Ante la nueva situación en la que nos encontramos la empresa Airbnb decidió adaptarse rápidamente lanzando un nuevo servicio de experiencias online. Explica cómo organizar una cena navideña, haz pasta con la abuela en directo o haz que la gente resuelva el misterio de una Escape Room.18. Vende camisetas o diseños online (Gana unos 100€/mes): Crea tus propios diseños de camisetas, logos, tarjetas, pósters y véndelos con Spreadshirt. También puedes vender tus manualidades en webs como Etsy y crear tus diseños en 99designs, Designcrowd o Zazzle.19. Vende fotos y vídeos online (Gana unos 300€/mes): Si te gusta la fotografía puedes vender fotos online y ganar dinero con webs como Shutterstock.20. Usar Marketing de afiliados (Gana unos 500€/mes): Gana dinero recomendando productos, servicios, cursos, libros, etc. Te llevas una comisión por venta a través de un enlace especial para hacer el seguimiento. Puedes recomendar estos productos o servicios en artículos de tu blog, en YouTube, usando email marketing, en grupos de WhatsApp o Telegram… es decir, usando técnicas de marketing digital sin hacer spam. Muchas webs como Amazon, Booking o Hotmart ofrecen un programa de afiliados para darte de alta y recomendar un servicio, producto, curso, hotel y llevarte una comisión por venta. Tengo una lección en mis cursos de Triunfacontublog para que aprendas a usarlo. Existen webs como Tradedoubler o Awin que recopilan muchas empresas que ofrecen marketing de afiliados para tenerlas todas en un único lugar.21. Gana dinero con Instagram (Gana unos 300€/mes): Sin necesidad de tener productos o servicios propios. Hoy en día Instagram te paga por hacer directos (hasta 150$ por cada directo) o por añadir anuncios a tus vídeos de IGTV. También puedes usar un método muy efectivo y fácil de aplicar gracias a esta Masterclass.Comunidad Emprendedores Triunfers: https://borjagiron.com/comunidadRecuerda suscribirte al podcast para no perderte el resto de noticias, novedades, trucos y tendencias del Marketing. Si quieres seguir escuchando estos episodios compártelo, dale a me gusta, deja 5 estrellas o comenta el episodio.También puedes acceder a mis cursos de Marketing Digital desde https://triunfacontublog.com Recibe mis secretos para emprender con éxito cada día en tu email: https://borjagiron.com/newsletterSoy Borja Girón, has escuchado el podcast Marketing Digital, nos escuchamos en el próximo episodio.

Helmuth Ritzer ist schon lang im Geschäft und hat vieles gesehen. In dieser Folge erzählt der Ex-CTO von Car2Go und Gründer von der Laderoutenplaner-App Pump wie es um die Digitalisierung der Branche steht und wieso die Mobilitätswende noch lange nicht beendet ist.

On this week's show, we spoke with Jeremi Lavoie, CEO @ AFX Medical Jeremi Lavoie is Co-Founder and CEO of AFX Medical. He was General Manager, Car2go group since 2013. He was legal counsel for Enercon from May 2012 to May 2013. He worked as litigation attorney at the Attorney General of Quebec from May 2007 to August 2010. AFX Medical is an applied AI software company specializing in the detection of brain lesions in neuroimaging for oncology. Every year, thousands of brain tumors are missed on brain imaging because of the limitations of human cognition, leading to delayed cancer treatment. With automated detection, its mission is to make cancer diagnosis and treatment faster and more precise.   On the show, we spoke about:  State of cancer research and technological progression Open source vs. closed source How AFX Medical is spearheading brain cancer detection The challenge of going to market in the healthtech sector  How their algorithm is enhancing decision making, not replacing it   Subscribe | iTunes | Google Play |Spotify | YouTube | Stitcher | 

Sprechende Autos, die noch dazu ihre Farbe wechseln – gibt es die nur bei den Transformers? Eben nicht. Das hat BMW jüngst bewiesen. Auf der Consumer Electronics Show (CES) präsentierte CEO Oliver Zipse in Las Vegas jetzt sein neues Konzeptauto, den „BMW iVision Dee“. Auf der Bühne zeigte Dee nicht nur ihr Sprachtalent, sondern erschien zunächst in Rallyefarben, um kurz darauf ein Karomuster anzunehmen. Was steckt hinter dem Namen des Autos? Was ist seine Besonderheit, die es bislang so einmalig macht? Und welche technischen Herausforderungen musste BMW überwinden? Einen genaueren Blick auf die Automobilbranche ermöglicht uns diese Woche Christian Geiss. Er ist Senior Vice President Innovation Ventures bei hy und beschäftigt sich vornehmlich mit innovativen Geschäftsmodellen. Zudem war er 18 Jahre lang bei Daimler tätig und leitete dort den Bereich Business Innovation. Bei Mercedes gründete er außerdem Car2Go mit, den Carsharing Service der Marke. Ihn haben wir gefragt, was das Besondere an den wechselnden Farben? Warum sind Autos bisher nicht personalisierbar? Warum erzielt ausgerechnet BMW diesen Aufmerksamkeitserfolg auf der CES? Und warum gelingt dies gerade jetzt? Eine Folge für alle, die sich für sprechende Autos, technische Durchbrüche und die Zukunft der Autoindustrie interessieren. Ihnen hat die Folge gefallen? Sie haben Feedback oder Verbesserungsvorschläge? Dann schreiben Sie uns gerne an podcast@hy.co. Wir freuen uns über Post von Ihnen.

Staying grounded and present when everything is changingIn our first podcast episode, we cover the big question: How do I stay present and grounded while everything is changing? Geneva Robins and Melissa Adams answer this giant question and chat about their favourite topic, Reiki. What do you do when everything turns upside down? Reiki really helps us to feel supported through big changes. When we are full of worry or concern, Reiki helps to hold space for our highest good. The Reiki therapist holds a high-vibration space for you to join that energy that you want to stay in. Grounded and powerfulReiki is a practice Melissa can always return to; it has been life-changing and magical. For Geneva, Reiki is so transformational. It's a doorway to the Divine. As Reiki practitioners, we learn to tap into that energy and information. It creates a space where you can open up to your insight and wisdom.Daily practice for Melissa is all about grounding. Planting her feet on the earth and allowing that sturdy earth energy to move through is a tool she learned in Level I Reiki. Guided meditation is also a big part of Melissa's practice that helps her even on the hardest day. Her favourites include Sam Harris meditations, LunaHolistic meditations, and Insight Timer.Even for an experienced meditator, guided meditation can help settle things when you're in big emotions.Geneva's practice when things are really shaken up is to get help from others. Asking for help can be the world's hardest thing. She will book in for wellness sessions as soon as she spots that she's in a big moment. The power of having someone listen to your story without agenda is a huge gift.Getting outside in nature is the magic reset for Geneva and her family. Just breathing in the forest for even a moment is an anchor to the slow vibration of nature and helps to bring in that grounded feeling. It helps slow us down to a true state of rest.Mindful breathing and awareness of the body's sensations are also a big part of Geneva's self-care practice. Each feeling has a sensation in the body. Mindful breathing into the sensation and creating space around the feeling helps the feeling move and shift.Stay in your BubbleClearing the aura is also an important part of the practice as well. The aura is an electromagnetic field around your body and helps us feel cozy yet able to expand. You feel protected and clear and in your bubble. You are less affected by other people's energy and more centred in the calm space inside. Reiki really helps us stay in that clear and vibrant energy bubble.What is Reiki?A listener asked 'What is Reiki?' In a session, you can release blocks of energy or emotion. You and your practitioner set a positive intention about how you'll feel when that emotion is cleared. Usually, an intention is something like feeling balanced, centred, peaceful and joyful. And then you just lay down, relax and receive the energy. The session is a combination of gentle touch or hands just above the body.The Reiki practitioner is the conduit for the energy of your intention to flow through. Basically, Reiki is setting an intention of how you want to feel and then relaxing into the energy. It helps you to reset to the calm energy inside. Reiki creates the bridge between where you are and the frequency of your intention.Reiki is the energy and also the system of how the energy flows. As practitioners, we've learned a method to tap into the frequency of Reiki and transmit it to our clients. You can learn Reiki! We teach in-person and online in hybrid classes. We have classes starting every season.If you want to learn more about the power of spiritual wellbeing, a great book is 'How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence' by Michael Pollan. The book is about psychedelics, but Reiki is another way to tap into this transformational power too! "Microdosing on the Universe" is how Geneva thinks about Reiki. :)We'll have a new episode every month! Please subscribe on Apple Podcasts or Spotify. Add your question to the comments below or record your question here: https://www.lunaholistic.com/podcast/ LunaHolistic Podcast TranscriptStaying Grounded And Present While Everything Is ChangingHosted by:             Geneva Robins – LunaHolistic Facilitated by:        Melissa AdamsPodcast Air Date:  October 15, 2022Episode: LHP010:05  Welcome – Introduction to this episodeGENEVA ROBINS: Welcome to the LunaHolistic podcast! I'm your host, Geneva Robins, and every month on this podcast, we'll talk about Reiki, as well as answering your questions on all things spiritual. We are gratefully located in Calgary in Treaty 7 territory. Thank you all, and welcome to the show!Welcome to the LunaHolistic podcast! My name is Geneva Robins, and I'm here with Melissa Adams today. On this podcast, we talk about Reiki and all things spiritual, our favourite topic. And we're so glad you're here! Welcome. Thank you for being here, Melissa. [laughs]MELISSA ADAMS: Thank you for having me!GR: Before we get rolling, especially because this is our first episode, I'd like to start with a moment of deep and true gratitude for the Indigenous peoples of the world, and in particular, the people where we live in Calgary, the Treaty 7 Nations: the Siksika, the Piikani, the Kainai, the Tsuut'ina, the Nakoda, and Métis Nations. Thank you and welcome. And maybe we'll start with just a collective breath of gratitude. So, everybody, wherever you are, maybe keep your eyes open, if you're driving! Just take a nice, deep breath, and notice the land that you are on right now. Notice the deep, deep roots of all of the plants around you, all of the animals and birds and insects that might be living on those plants, the air, the sky, the sun, the moon – just noticing all of nature. The water flowing, maybe in rivers or creeks or groundwater around you, maybe even the ocean, wherever that happens to be in relation to where you're sitting. Just notice it, all of that, and just sending a deep thanks for all of the gifts that we've been so graciously given, just by getting to be wherever you happen to be on the planet right now. Thank you. Ah, gotta love gratitude!MA: Yeah, it's nice!GR: Beautiful way to start, it's a beautiful way to start.MA: Absolutely.GR: Thank you so much for being here with me, Melissa.MA: Thank you for having me. GR: Melissa is a fellow practitioner at LunaHolistic where we do Reiki. Maybe we can start by talking about what Reiki is and maybe how you got into this crazy stuff. [laughs]MA: [laughs] Yeah, I'd love to.GR: Yeah, what does Reiki mean to you? 3:16  Reiki as a practice that has awakened my soulMA: Well, I think Reiki has just been, for me, like, a practice that I can always come back to. And it's something that has awakened me, awakened my soul, and it's been so life-changing. So, I first kind of experienced or learned and heard of Reiki when I still lived in Ontario and my massage therapist was attuned to Reiki, but I never went to see her for that, actually, although she was magical. Every time I went to see her, I would kind of open up to her and I would ask her questions. I would ask her questions about spirituality. Like, I was in my, getting into my later '20s when I started, kind of, asking these questions. So, I always just felt better – whenever I would see her, I always felt better afterwards, like the world was a little brighter after spending my hour with her. And then I went through some big changes and shifts in my life. And I actually saw another lady for a Reiki session, still living in Ontario, and it was like, I think my intention was to feel seen and to feel beautiful and sexy. And during that session, I ended up seeing some colours at the start, and like, just with my eyes closed, I experienced some colours, and then I fell asleep or whatever happens. You want to call it sleep, but maybe it's not quite sleep. It's like I went pretty deep. And then afterwards, I felt a little bit more relaxed. And like, I think it was a week or two later, I ended up driving to Calgary by myself and just kind of picking up and going on an adventure. Yeah, by the time I got out here, it had taken me some time because I was exploring, you know, taking my time. And then once I got to Calgary and started to settle in, I was still looking for my purpose. I didn't want to work somewhere that I hated. I wanted to do something that I loved. And I was really lost at this point. And I felt like there was something that had pulled me toward uprooting my life and moving to Calgary. So, I kind of, it wasn't an easy journey, for sure. And I was kind of feeling lost and sad, but I know I was searching. And I remember being in, like, a gem shop and seeing the LunaHolistic flyer, and it caught my eye, the colours, just something about it. And I ended up bringing it home and putting it on my dresser. And then, I don't know, like a month later or something like this, I was back in that same gem shop, looking at crystals and things, cards. And the flyer caught my eye again, and I had popped it in my purse. And when I brought it home, I had noticed that I had already brought that flyer home. And it just felt like I was seeing these signs all the time. And whenever something synchronistic happened like that, I would just follow it. And so, I called you …GR: [laughs]MA: ... because I was like maybe I just need to learn Reiki! And you answered and you were like, “Yeah, class starts, like, tomorrow, or in two days,” or something like that. And I was like, "Okay, well, here we go." So, that was kind of my journey of learning Reiki. And it was interesting, because I didn't even really know about the chakra system. Like, I was just noticing that life kind of seemed magical to me, like it was, I was finding that the things that used to make me happy, like going out partying, like just frivolous things, didn't work for me anymore. And I was looking for a deeper connection. GR: Mm-hmm.MA: And it kinda like, it was where I started my journey and taught me so much, so much about grounding, presence, releasing trauma from childhood and my past, that kind of felt stuck in my body.GR: Yeah.MA: And it's still a journey. GR: It is, and you never stop learning about Reiki. I love that.MA: No, you don't.7:44  Take heart! The Universe has your back!GR: I love all parts of that story, particularly if there any entrepreneurs out there, it's like, take heart, because when Melissa called me, I was like, desperately trying to find my Car2Go, sweating with my bag over my shoulder, going up and down the hill, trying to find this mystery car that would take me to my appointment. And really hoping beyond hope that, you know, this sort of, you know, I had just opened the LunaHolistic Centre, and just, like, "please make this work." Like, "I've put everything into this venture and I really want this to work!" And classes starting and I had a couple of students and I was like, "eeh?", and then Melissa called and it was just like, "See? The Universe has got your back." And I always think, like, what you're seeking is seeking you. It's just such a neat little side lesson in that. It's like, while you were searching for something that could help you, I was also searching for, like, "Am I on the right track here?" Like, "Am I doing the right thing?" And then you called, like, in a moment of, like, I was completely flustered and kind of put it together, and I'm like, "Yes, yes, of course you can start. [laughs] I have no means of taking your information. I don't even know where a pen is. Like, can you please text me and I will send you the information." [laughs]MA: [laughs]GR: You know? "I'll get you registered as soon as I can." So, yeah, so I just wanted to put a little call out there so if there are people who are listening who maybe are starting a Reiki practice or starting a holistic business or have got one going and you're just, it's your dream to do that, I just think there is this, like, Divine synchronicity that happens, that draws, sort of, the helpers to the ones who need the help. And then the cycle of helping, to me, is always that, once you've received the help, then you go on to help others with it, which is kind of the beautiful thing about Reiki is that it's a gift that's meant to be given away, so we teach other people to become, you know, Reiki Masters. We share our gifts, and to me, the ultimate is to help a person so well that they no longer need your help, but maybe they just come by because they like it, so … [laughs]  Thank you for sharing your story to get here.MA: Thank you.GR: I agree, Reiki is so transformational, and it just, it has so many lessons and gifts in it. It's like, to me, it's like a doorway to the Divine. It helps you open up to, sort of, the mystery and magic that's beyond the moment, you know, that runs deeper into the, you know, fabric of space and time. And we sort of tap into this timeless, Universal, life force energy, and as Reiki practitioners, we learn to channel that. And in that process, there's so many, there's so many lessons, there's so much information that's given, there's clarity, that sort of, to me, it sort of helps you connect to those, sort of, epiphany and eureka moments on a regular basis. So, instead of waiting around in the shower for your Divine stroke of insight, [laughs] you know, you can actually create the conditions where you can open up to, sort of, those magical ideas popping into your head, where you can connect things that, you know, where you struggle. For me, Reiki has been, yeah, life-changing. So yeah, amazing. MA: Yes. GR: Thank you.MA: You're welcome.11:41  Staying Grounded and present while everything is changingGR: I love talking about all of these things, and one of our, sort of, main topics for today is how, this big question which is probably on a lot of people's minds, with the amount of change that we've had to deal with in the planet over the past couple of years, and it just seems like a constant, neverending thing, sometimes. [laughs] You know, just when you think life has gotten steady and stable and predictable, something else happens, which just seems to be the times we're living in. You know, so sometimes it's just about leaning into it. But this idea of, like, how to stay grounded and present while everything is changing. And, Melissa, I'm curious how, like, what is part of your practice to help you? Like, what do you do when you feel flustered and confuzzled by life and everything seems like it's slipping sideways? [laughs] How do you avoid falling flat on your face and get rooted and grounded again? Like, what helps you hit the reset button?12:54  What is part of Melissa's practice to help her stay grounded while everything is changing?MA: Well, Reiki. I booked a session with you yesterday and that was amazing. It was like, well, just to kind of let everybody hear what my experience was, just yesterday, and then I'll give you, like, maybe a daily practice that I also do as well. But like, I am getting married, as you know, in literally a week and a day and there's a lot of moving parts around me. The mind can really get going about things, like just, you know, worry. And when I came and sat down with you yesterday for my Reiki session, I just kind of was like, I could see and feel myself just like going on – and this and this and this! And you as my Reiki Master Practitioner, were, you know, listening intently and holding space for me, and then, like, seeing my highest good and seeing me so happy on my wedding day, and you held that while I was like, "dit-dit-dit-dit" – like, going on about, you know, whatever. And you kind of, like, stayed in high vibration up here, and you allowed me to join you up there. And then during my session, it just, I just felt so loved and calm and empowered because you had helped me set my intention, and then it's like I became that intention. I became this grounded, happy, joyful, present master of myself. So, that was just so beautiful. That was a way to come back to, like, what's important and who I am and like, that I'm grounded and powerful. So, sometimes if the momentum's high, maybe it's like going and having a Reiki session with someone or, you know, finding someone in your team to help. But daily practice, I would say is always, like, grounding. I think that's one thing that I learned when I was learning Reiki, just Level I basics, of learning how to ground myself and really, like, planting my feet on the Earth, and just allowing that presence and that sturdy Earth energy to move through me. And just slowing down, you know, remembering to take a breath, and meditation, even guided, even 10 minutes. You know, even if it's so hard, I can't even get out of bed. Even if I can't, I'll lay there and listen to something. I love Sam Harris. I love the meditations on the LunaHolistic website, like Insight Timer, there are so many different guided meditations that can just bring us back to mindfulness. And I don't think that it matters how long, how many years someone's been a meditator for, or if you're just beginning. I think, like, a guided meditation when the mind is going bonkers, can just bring me back to my breath and presence and just hearing someone's steady voice is sometimes what I need early in the morning, especially right now with everything going on and all this change. GR: Mm-hmm.MA: How about you? Do you have a practice? GR: Yeah, I do. [laughs] I have many and multiple because I need all of the help I can get. Yeah, it's funny how quickly your mind can, like, just spin you right off centre. That's what I find, is like, left untended, my mind is a rascal and says mean things about me all of the time. [laughs] So, I have to really be gentle with all of that. So, yeah, I totally agree with you. 16:48  Ask for help when you need itLike, when things are really, really shaken up, I go and get help from others. Like, that is a big, a big piece of my practice is – asking for help can be, like, the world's hardest thing, especially when we've been trained to, you know, "pick yourself up and keep on going," and, you know, don't stumble or fall or let anybody see you stumble or fall and certainly don't ask for help when you're, like, flat on your face in the muck. So, a big part from my healing journey has been to ask for help. So, I book myself in for sessions, I make sure I go to my chiropractor, because sometimes it's just as simple as that, of just like, are you in alignment? [laughs] You know, like, and then just the power of having somebody just listen to your story is really amazing. Somebody who can listen without an agenda is a big gift. And then Reiki of course, on top of that, it's just like, so sweet. So, that's a big part of it. And then also, to getting out in nature has been a huge, huge thing for me. It works when nothing else works. So, you know, we're living in COVID times and I got COVID at the end of COVID. I got it and it sucks and I'm recovering and I felt pretty pathetic and miserable, and felt extremely sorry for myself for quite a long time. And for me and our family, it's getting to the mountains. So, you know, we live not far from the mountains here. And that is always the reset, like, getting out of the city, getting to the mountains. And so I was like, I just told my husband, I'm like, "Let's just get in the car and go." Like, [laughs] you know, like, "Fill up the water bottles." And so we drove out and, you know, I wasn't up for much of a hike or anything, but just to breathe in the forest and be in the forest for just even a moment is always sort of this nourishing space. And that's definitely what I've heard from many people as well, like, just having a special tree in your neighbourhood park, or, you know, a little patch of grass in your backyard or something that anchors you into, I find, the vibration of nature is very slow. Our world is very fast. It's very flickering, we've got these little boxes that flicker lights in our eyes. And so, we kind of are in this like, we've got these, like, caveman brains that are, like, constantly flickering, like, "Danger, danger, danger, danger!" You know, and it just sort of bombards us. And then when we can, for me, in particular, when I can take myself out of that environment and put myself in a restful habitat, you know, one that is, got a deeper, longer, and wiser rhythm, then just sort of let nature balance me. So, just being out there shifts something in my brain. It shifts something, like it gets me back into my body. For me, when I'm ungrounded, I notice it when I am knocking things over, when I'm clumsier than usual, when I'm feeling really tired, and I don't know why, my mind is scattered, or I just sort of feel like I'm in a bit of a swirl, like in an eddy, you know, in a river where you're just sort of like circling the drain. [laughs]MA: Yeah, I know that feeling. GR: Yeah, so when, what I feel energetically is that, and I feel this for myself, but I also feel it when I do Reiki for other people, is that our energy sort of gets bunched up by our mind, and it's almost like our bodies are just like, carrying our minds around. We're not living in or inhabiting our body. And I think that's a really common thing – it's like, when we get into that fight or flight state, is that we get into this sort of heightened state, and everything kind of goes up. And for me, I kind of feel the energy with my hands. And it's sort of like, all the energy gets bunched up by my head. My shoulders shoot up by my ears, everything gets really tense, and I get stuck in my thoughts. And so, sometimes just taking, sort of, a deep, mindful breath back into the body and letting the energy balance. 21:16 The third technique is to create space around what you're feelingSo, one of the things that I like to do is this sort of technique about not trying to change anything, but just create space around what is. It's sort of a mindfulness technique, and so whatever feeling I'm feeling, instead of trying to change it – so maybe I'm feeling confused, or angry, or sad, or whatever distress I'm feeling – instead of trying to, like, take that and, like, throw it outside of me, you know, like getting rid of it, I just accept that it's there and sort of offer it kindness and gentleness.And then, sort of expand, breathe space around that feeling or thought and sensation. I get this image of, like, a horse in a little tiny, you know, fenced-in corral, you know, like, just barely big enough for its body, you know, where the edges of the fence are really close in and how unsettled that horse is. If that horse is our feeling, then it's almost like, what if you can breathe space around that feeling and expand the fence? Like creating space so that you can move that fence back so that horse or that feeling has room to move. And that animal has this space to settle, right? It's like, and it goes from under tension and pressure to just this spacious feeling. And this feeling of like, “expand that fence so far that in a thousand years that horse will never touch the edge of it.”And so, just keep expanding it and expanding it and expanding it and expanding it, and creating, almost like using your breath to create space around that feeling. So, it's like, “it's okay that it's there, it's okay, if you're angry, it's okay, if you're distraught. Of course you are, it's just a signal that something isn't right. It's a signal to try to make things right, but first you need to create space so that things can move, things can shift. And then what I find is that, without trying to change it, I get to a place where I can observe what's happening, and it can be there. So, if I'm feeling sad about something, I can let myself be sad. Sad won't hurt me. And sadness is temporary, and it's okay that it's there, you know, means I'm a kind, compassionate person that cares a lot about a lot of things, you know. So, the first step is like, kind of creating space and sort of this idea of, like, taking the pressure off. And then it's about bringing the energy down through my body. So, just even noticing, so like, even just touching your body, so like, bringing your hands, like, down your legs, like, smoothing the energy down your legs, you know, and then noticing the energy in the Earth below your feet. So, the Earth is a resource of vital energy. Everything we get, everything, every molecule comes from the Earth. Every molecule of our body is present because of the Earth below our feet. And that energy, I believe, is a conscious, nourishing, ancient source of wisdom and power and strength. It is the literal support under our feet, and we always have that. So, if you are under the powers of gravity, so even if you're on the space station, you're still under the force of gravity. And you're always held in that vibration of love and compassion and support. And so, just noticing that might be true, and that might exist underneath you. And then very, very gently – and in Reiki, we do everything very, very gently – there is this sort of saying of like, “no push, no pull” – you don't need to push the energy to go anywhere, we don't need to pull it to go any faster – but just letting the energy in your body and the energy in the Earth find its own natural balance.Almost like you, there's, like, two bubbles, and you're just letting, kind of through the process of diffusion, letting the energies find their own harmony. Some people like visualizing roots growing down into the Earth, sometimes you can feel, like, the energy is coming up to support you, or that you're sitting inside a mountain with the peak of the mountain, top of your head, and this sort of wide base of support all around you. And in that, sort of, space, then it creates this place where you can come back to yourself, and your energy becomes even through your body. So, when the energy is even through our body, that's usually when we feel good. And I think of it as like, we've got this sort of chakra system in our body, which are basically energy centres that are connected, basically where all of our major organs are, and when the energy is flowing evenly through all of our chakras, we feel good, we feel balanced, and we feel nourished. And so, it kind of gives you the space to take the pressure off and regroup and reconnect to something far deeper, far wiser, far more nourishing, far more ancient than whatever kind of state we've got ourselves in. So, it helps you put yourself in the long view, too. So, that, to me, is sort of how I regroup and ground, or sort of the process of like, coming back. And I might have to do it like 15,000 times in an hour to get myself there. [laughs] Sometimes you just gotta call it quits and have a good night's sleep and try again the next day, too! And then I love meditation as well. Grounding meditations and Reiki are a huge part of my practice, but yeah. Yeah, how does that all …MA: Thank you!GR: ... sit with you, sound for you? Did any ideas pop up when I share that?MA: Yeah, that was so well said and so nice to listen to, like, it was kind of like a reminder of all of the different tools that, you know, we can use to be mindful and, you know, to come back to the present moment. 27:58  GroundingI loved when you had said, like, you can picture yourself sitting in a mountain. Just like, how grounding.GR: Yeah.MA: You know, to imagine ... I did a cave tour once and it was amazing. Like, we literally sat in, like, the belly of the mountain and it was like, cold and dark and quiet and so peaceful. GR: Mm-hmm. Yeah.MA: Yeah.GR: Yeah, and to embody the presence of the mountain, you know. MA: Yeah.GR: Yeah, and that feeling of like, oh, it doesn't have to move anywhere, it doesn't have to do anything, it doesn't have to, it just gets to be. And so, I think when we get sort of really flustered, it's like we're trying to "do" instead of really, like, "being." And when we tap back into our being, that's, to me, where all of our knowledge, all of our wisdom resides, is in the deep, sort of, spirit inner being. And when we're in that place, stillness is there. But also, it helps us connect with the place where the answers are, too, and that sort of simplicity and coming, yeah, coming back to yourself, and sort of dropping out of the mind space, and sort of getting into your heart, into your spirit, into your soul, so that you can be in that sort of clear space.MA: You know, you had said something, too, about when you were speaking about the chakras, and you know, when our energy centres are balanced, then we tend to feel better, and that really is so true for me as well. Like, you know, if I'm stuck in my head, thinking, I'm not in my body. And I think, like, there's something to be said about, like, getting down into the body and grounding. Like, there are some days, especially, you know, when I was younger, where maybe I didn't even think once about grounding.I think it's a really powerful tool, especially if there are people out there that are working in the public, or working with other people, it's like staying grounded within ourselves and holding that energy and being in our own bubble. GR: Yeah.MA: You know? We talked about that, yeah.30:25  What is the aura and how does it work?GR: Yeah, I'm so glad you mentioned the bubble. Because yeah, the other part of our energetic protection is sort of this energy suit we carry around with us, which is the aura, which is sort of our electromagnetic field. And this is a real thing. [laughs] And it's also a real thing. I've got a science background, so I always answer the science sceptic first. [laughs] But we do, we've got these, like, nerves firing electrical signals through our bodies. And we've got, you know, our bloodstream circulating sort of, these, salt ions all around. And so, there is a genuine electrical field that just comes from the physical body, electromagnetic field. And we know this, it's neat that you're talking about caves, because cave creatures with no light and many, many animals like deep sea fishes and things, they find their prey because of, they have special sensors that can pick up on the electrical signals of the things that they're going to eat. So, they can basically feel the presence of life around them, and they can navigate to the ones that are tastiest. But we have this field around us and it's called the aura, and it's the sum of all of the energy in our body, and it is basically our protective, energetic field, and it keeps all of the energy in our body safe. So, it's sort of like the plastic coating on a wire. It keeps all of the energy inside your body inside, and it keeps everything else outside. And so, it helps you feel, like, when we're in our bubble, which is basically like, our personal space, you know, one layer of the aura sort of extends around us, kind of what we claim to be our personal space bubble. And in that field, when that energy is full and bright and clear, and we sort of tend to this energetic space beyond our physical body, it makes us feel cozy, yet able to expand. And so, it also helps us feel, sort of, more centred and protected and in our bubble, right? And what's beautiful is that when you're in your own bubble, not only do you feel cozier, but it's much easier to get into that space of "live and let live."You are less affected by other people's ups and downs, and more able to just compassionately witness wherever they are, without taking that energy on. And it's very, very important, especially for sensitive, energetic people, to tend to that energy space around your body. And I think it's even important to acknowledge that, you know, maybe we're more than just a physical hunk of meat shuffling about, carrying a computer on the top of our heads. We are so much more than the 3D-self. We are expanded and connected to all the energy in everything and everywhere. And the aura is like a little packet or a container that helps you feel safe and clear, and where your feelings in your energy can stay inside your borders, and other people's energy and feelings can stay over there. And it's not about being uncaring or unfeeling, but it's actually about helps you be in the most compassionate, centred, and clear space possible. And in future episodes, we'll get more into how, you know, highly sensitive people and empaths can kind of stay in their bubble, and we'll talk about, sort of, like, aura management and how you can keep your energy clear, even if you're being, sort of, bombarded by life and people with big energy! [laughs] 34:38  Kelsey's QuestionGR: We do have a question from Kelsey, and Kelsey's question is:34:45  What is Reiki? How does it work? Who can benefit? What are the ins and outs?KELSEY: Hello Geneva! I am wondering if you can tell me and us what Reiki really is? How does it work, who can benefit and all the ins and outs?GR: So, Melissa? What, what is Reiki, really? [laughs] How does it work?MA: [laughs] Good question!GR: Who can it benefit, and what are the ins and outs?35:12  Melissa's and my answerMA: For me, it's like, it was so life-changing because it's almost like, it is very intention-based. So, during a Reiki session, say I'm receiving Reiki, so I would book an appointment and go in for a 90-minute Reiki session. And usually, someone wants to release something – set an intention, like, whether it's mental, emotional, or physical. Sometimes we feel these things in our body. And usually, we're coming to get Reiki to feel better. So, for instance, I hold anxiety in my chest, so, in my solar plexus area. So, I might go in for a Reiki session to see if I can release that block that's in my chest. And maybe during a session, I'll speak to my practitioner about what's going on in my life, maybe spend 20, 25 minutes just talking about what's going on in my life, maybe why I have that feeling of anxiety, and then I'll set an intention of how it would feel if I could release that block. And so, usually, the intention is actually how I want to feel, and how it would feel if this pain was released from my body or from my being. So, a big one for me is, like, I want to feel peaceful and balanced and joyful. Like, that's how I want to live my life, that's how I want to show up for myself and the people around me, so that's usually my intention. A lot of the times, is to feel balanced, centred, at peace, and so that will be my intention. And then, as I'm receiving, who the practitioner is, whether I'm the practitioner or someone's facilitating a session for me, the practitioner is the conduit for the energy of my intention to flow through. So, that peaceful, joyful, beautiful energy is being, surrounding me, by the practitioner. So, the practitioner might place their hands on my heart, on my head. There are different positions. Sometimes they can stay completely in my aura, but then I just lay down and receive. So, it's kind of like, when someone's coming to receive Reiki, it's setting an intention of how you want to feel, and then just laying there and receiving it – surrendering, and just allowing someone to help. And I've noticed for myself, it just makes me feel like myself again. I almost, like, come back to who I am when all the other shit in my mind, you know, is kind of released. When I'm letting go of all that stuff, they tell me I'm not good enough, or whatever, it's like I come back to this, like, grounded, peaceful, awesome, bright, shiny self that I am naturally just because.GR: Mm-hmm, yeah, yeah, I agree. I agree. It helps reset to “the spirit inside.” To me, it's like letting the energy inside have more room to “be,” you know. From a practitioner point-of-view, I always think, like, that intention energy, it's in the "everything." It's in that universal life force energy, it's everywhere around us, but it's also inside each and every one of us. So, when, if we want more peace or hope or joy, that energy or that frequency is already inside, and as a practitioner, it's like Reiki creates the bridge so that you can kind of fill up, but also sort of nurture and nourish that energy inside you, so.MA: Yeah, it's like connecting to the higher self, in a sense.GR: Yeah, yeah.MA: In the physical. GR: Yeah.39:27  Thank you KelseyGR: I thank you for your answer to that question, and thank you, Kelsey, for that question. 39:32  Learn ReikiGR: We'll be talking a lot about how Reiki works, and if you're curious, please check out Lunaholistic.com because we have loads of information there, and you can learn Reiki which is really, really cool. So, as practitioners, we learn how to basically connect to the flow of energy that's in all things. And it's a meditation technique, so when we talk about Reiki, we're talking about the energy; we're also talking about the system, and the system is something that anybody can learn. I learned it, Melissa learned it, everyone who has a desire to connect to something deeper can learn Reiki. We teach both in Calgary and online, so we do hybrid classes, so you can learn anywhere around the world and we can support you with that. And who can benefit from Reiki? So, if you want to receive your intention, which Melissa had sort of talked about, if you want to get that energy to connect to something greater, something more, all you have to do is be willing to receive the energy of that intention, and be a little bit open-minded about ‘maybe this could work for you!' If you're a real sceptic, I suggest starting with a really cool emerging-science book called How to Change Your Mind by Michael Pollan, which is actually about psychedelics. It seems a little weird to be talking about psychedelics on a podcast about Reiki, but when I read that book, I was like, "Ooh, this is like Reiki but without the mushrooms." [laughs] So, what Reiki does is it can help you connect to a spiritual sense of wellbeing. And even if you don't have any sort of spiritual faith or background, it doesn't matter because Reiki is, comes from the place that's connects and is universal to all. So, we'll be talking a lot about that, but that is a really, so, mushrooms are the gateway drug to Reiki. [laughs]But what I love about Reiki is that it's not chemically-mediated. So, you know, once the chemical's gone from your system, the trip is over, whereas Reiki can keep on going – sort of microdosing on the Universe! So, if you're interested in any of that, that's a really fascinating book. And if you are not interested in taking any psychedelics, great! You can try Reiki and see if it gives you the same trauma-relief lifting benefits. There's pretty much no side effects. It's a lot like a facilitated meditation. So, we help you, as practitioners, we hold that intention for you, and we hold that space for you to slip into that same frequency that you want to be in. So, you kind of get guided help to get into that peaceful, calm, Zen, wonderful state where you can kind of open up to greater energy within you and all around you. We'll be talking lots more about that. Thank you, Kelsey, for your question. And if you have a question, we'd love to hear from you. Go to Lunaholistic.com/podcast. And you can record a little blurb, a question, a comment, a mystery of the Universe, and we will do our best to answer your questions. So, thank you very much for that. 43:14  Outro Thank yousGR: Thank you for everybody who's listening. Thank you so much, Melissa. MA: Mm, thank you for having me.GR: For being here. It's been delightful talking to you, as always.43:24  Outro EndGR: We've got lots and lots of resources on the Lunaholistic.com website, as well as links to all of our services. If you're curious about Reiki and live in the Calgary area, you can come in for a session, but we also do distance Reiki, which we will be talking more about in future podcasts as well. How does that distance Reiki work? Oh man, does it ever work! It's so cool. So, thank you all again so very, very much for being here and we'll catch you next time. 43:56  Outro:GR: Thank you for joining us on the LunaHolistic podcast. We're so grateful that you are here. If you've got a question, we'd love to hear from you. Go to LunaHolistic.com/podcast, and we'll answer you in an upcoming episode. Be sure to subscribe to our show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, and also, please rate, 'cause you never know where your little five stars will go to shine light into somebody's heart today. So, thank you very much, and we'll see you next time.

This week Oliver interviews one of his heroes in the urbanist space, Gabe Klein. Gabe has successfully managed to successfully operate in both the private and public sectors, as one of the first execs at Zipcar, helping form the company that became Car2Go and then was appointed head of DOT in both Washington DC and Chicago. He has a great grounding in the space and understands what works and what doesn't in cities giving him great perspective of what micromobility offers to the cities and urban transport conversation. It was a wonderful conversation - more like a catch up with a friend than an interview. The team hopes you enjoy!Specifically they dig into:- His background starting in bikes, moving on to Zipcar/what became Car2Go- His move into city government - both DC and then Chicago - and what he learned there around the challenges/opportunities to help shape cities and their transport systems- What he thinks micromobility offers to the transport conversation - both owned and shared - on the variables of cost, speed, convenience, joy and safety.- What he thinks the industry in general has done poorly/needs to improve on.- Whether he believes that micromobility has an integral part in the future of transport both in the US and globally, and what needs to be developed to unlock that potential.Our sponsor for the episode is UBCO. UBCO is accelerating the global transition to electric mobility by designing the world's toughest electric utility vehicles. Engineered and tested in New Zealand, now adopted by consumers and businesses globally, UBCO's rugged all-wheel-drive two-wheeler stands out in the lightweight electric vehicle category. As appetite grows for sustainable transport options, UBCO provides utility EVs that are tough, versatile, safe and connected. We interviewed their founder Tim on episode 96, and we were honoured to have them on stage at the recent micromobility America event in the Bay Area on the 23rd of September. Thanks for their support of the show.

Philip Stangner ist CMO bei share, ein auf soziale Nachhaltigkeit ausgerichtetes B-Corp Unternehmen mit Produkten in den Bereichen Lebensmittel, Getränke, Körperpflege und Schreibwaren. Unter dem Leitmotiv „Teilen für eine bessere Welt“ hat das Berliner Startup schon im Gründungsjahr 2017 über 8 Millionen Produkte verkauft und dadurch den Bau oder die Reparatur von 51 Brunnen in Liberia, Kambodscha und Äthiopien, sowie die Verteilung von 2 Millionen Mahlzeiten und 550.000 Seifen in nationalen und internationalen Hilfsprogrammen finanziert. Nach seinem Studium an der Universität Passau hat mein Ansprechpartner 2013 seine Karriere als Brand Manager bei DriveNow gestartet und stieg dort zum Head of Brand & Communications auf. Nach dieser Station managte er als Head of Brand & Social den Merger der Carsharing Angebote von Daimler und BMW, Car2go und DriveNow, zu Share Now und damit wahrscheinlich einen der umstrittensten Rebrandings der jüngeren Geschichte in Deutschland. 2020 wechselte er in seine jetzige Position als CMO zu share. Dieses Jahr von Absatzwirtschaft zu einem der Top 20 Marketing-Talente Deutschlands gekürt, erklärt der leidenschaftliche Musiker, welche Learnings aus dem Rebranding gezogen werden konnten und warum es für die Führungsebene wichtig ist, auf ihre internen Fachleute zu hören und die Kundenorientierung in den Mittelpunkt zu stellen. Wir sprechen über Benchmark-Marken wie Product (RED), Nike, The Female Company, Bosch und Oatly, sozialen Konsum und darüber, warum die beste Kommunikation furchtlos und mutig ist und das Streben nach Perfektion der Feind des Guten sein kann.

Carsharing galt lange als ein wichtiges Standbein für die Verkehrswende. Insbesondere die bequemen Freefloating-Anbieter kämpfen aber noch immer mit den Kosten und schreiben rote Zahlen. Das hat Vertrauen in die Branche und die Idee des Teilens gekostet. Oliver Mackprang, Chef des Carsharing Anbieter Miles Mobility ist überzeugt, dass das nicht sein muss und erzählt im Moove-Podcast, wie es Miles gelungen ist, profitabel zu werden. Außerdem erklärt er, warum Parkraum in seinen Augen zu günstig ist, wie und wo sich die Politik gegen neue Mobilitätskonzepte sperrt und was in einem attraktiven Carsharingauto nicht fehlen darf oder beim die größten Kosten verursacht - und so viel sei verraten: Blechschäden sind es nicht. Der ehemalige MOIA-Stratege verrät außerdem, wieso sich Ridesharing Anbieter wie der Berlkönig so schwer mit Außenbezirken tun, obwohl sie genau dort am dringendsten gebraucht würden, wo der ÖPNV eine echte Cash-Cow ist und warum an der Digitalisierung für die Verkehrswende kein Weg vorbeiführt. Diese Folge wurde gesponsert von Verti, Deutschlands zweitgrößtem Kfz-Direktversicherer. Alle Infos findet ihr auch auf www.verti.de/elektro

Carsharing galt lange als ein wichtiges Standbein für die Verkehrswende. Insbesondere die bequemen Freefloating-Anbieter kämpfen aber noch immer mit den Kosten und schreiben rote Zahlen. Das hat Vertrauen in die Branche und die Idee des Teilens gekostet. Oliver Mackprang, Chef des Carsharing Anbieter Miles Mobility ist überzeugt, dass das nicht sein muss und erzählt im Moove-Podcast, wie es Miles gelungen ist, profitabel zu werden. Außerdem erklärt er, warum Parkraum in seinen Augen zu günstig ist, wie und wo sich die Politik gegen neue Mobilitätskonzepte sperrt und was in einem attraktiven Carsharingauto nicht fehlen darf oder beim die größten Kosten verursacht - und so viel sei verraten: Blechschäden sind es nicht. Der ehemalige MOIA-Stratege verrät außerdem, wieso sich Ridesharing Anbieter wie der Berlkönig so schwer mit Außenbezirken tun, obwohl sie genau dort am dringendsten gebraucht würden, wo der ÖPNV eine echte Cash-Cow ist und warum an der Digitalisierung für die Verkehrswende kein Weg vorbeiführt. Diese Folge wurde gesponsert von Verti, Deutschlands zweitgrößtem Kfz-Direktversicherer. Alle Infos findet ihr auch auf www.verti.de/elektro

On today’s show, we have Anton Capria, Director of Business Development here at Julius filling in for our regular host, Danny. In this episode, Anton is chatting to Kendell Kelton, the Communications Manager at Car2Go in North America. For over a decade, Kendell has counseled brands on integrated media strategy, reputation action plan development and execution, intimate and large-scale event production, media relations, digital and social strategy and engagement, spokesperson training, and influencer mapping. Kendell joins us today to discuss how she got involved with Car2Go and her experience in what brought her to this great world we call “influencer marketing”. Inside this episode, we’re talking about how to leverage systems to help you with marketing and testing the market to ensure that you are finding the right influencers for your brand. These influencers need to be the voice for your brand and set the tone for how the brand can communicate with followers, customers, and members. For all this and more, keep listening! Key Points From This Episode:•    Understanding what Car2Go is all about.•    What brought Kendell to the world of influencer marketing.•    The evolution in the social media industry.•    Influencers who feel passionate about the brand because of causes they support.•    Testing the market and which influencers are right for your brand.•    Leveraging a system like Julius to help with marketing.•    Arming yourself for different markets; finding the right strategies.•    How influencers are being the voice and setting the tone for a brand.•    Collaboration from influencers in marketing campaigns.•    The growth of Car2Go in the Chicago and Austin area.•    Challenges encountered in setting up in Chicago and Austin.•    How to construct briefs for influencers to guide them in campaigns.•    Why all content doesn’t always work, and how to tell the difference.•    Why Car2Go has a mixed fleet of cars.•    Exciting things coming up for Car2Go in the new year.•    And so much more!

Hello #smartcommunity friends and welcome back to #mobilitymarch! All of this month we are talking all things Mobility, which by now you probably know is one of my favourite topics. In this episode of the Smart Community Podcast, I have a brilliant chat with Sandra Phillips, Shared Mobility Architect and the founder/CEO of Movmi, a boutique agency that turns new mobility visions into reality. Sandra tells us about her background and her passion for shared mobility, and how working at Car2Go sparked her interest in the Smart Mobility Space. We talked about how transport and mobility fits into the Smart Community space, and what a Smart Community with a Smart Transportation Ecosystem means to Sandra. Sandra then tells us about Car2Go and MovMi, and why she founded it. We discuss mobility infrastructure in metro versus regional, and better planning and policy for new forms of mobility, plus partnerships and genuine collaboration between public and private sector. We finish our chat discussing the emerging trends of holistic thinking of the overall transport system and the importance of telling diverse stories and sharing diverse perspectives in this space. As always we hope you enjoyed listening to this podcast as much as we enjoyed making it.Find the full show notes at: www.mysmart.communityConnect with Sandra on LinkedInConnect with me via email: hello@mysmart.communityConnect with My Smart Community via LinkedIn or Twitter and watch on YouTubeThe Smart Community Podcast is produced by Perk Digital.

Alvaro Ramis, VP of Business Development and Alliances, Bestmile joins Grayson Brulte on The Road To Autonomy Podcast to discuss why robotaxis are the Shangri-La of mobility.The conversation begins with Alvaro talking about his career which started in banking and later the travel industry, before joining the mobility industry. Throughout his career, Alvaro has always had a focus on innovation.My background is someone who feels extremely comfortable with uncertainty. – Alvaro RamisStaying on the theme of being extremely comfortable with uncertainty, Alvaro joined Car2Go in 2014 as Chief Marketing Officer. When he first tried a free-floating car-share service, Alvaro thought the following:It was that moment when I opened that car with my app that the lights turned on. I walked into the vehicle and the panel told me hello with my name. I was like man, this is the future. I fell in love. – Alvaro RamisBringing this conversation full circle, Grayson asks Alvaro about the current state of free-floating car sharing. The market is stagnating due to competition from Uber and Lyft and the inherent asset-heavy business model.Staying on the topic of asset-heavy business models, Grayson and Alvaro discuss who is going to own the autonomous vehicles on their balance sheet. Will it be the banks? Will it be rental car companies?Alvaro go into discussing who will “go to school” to learn the model of asset-heavy mobility as the industry and venture capital firms continue to focus on asset-light companies. Without the asset, there is no mobility service.The future of mobility is about electric, shared, and autonomous. – Alvaro RamisWhile the future may be electric, shared, and autonomous, it has to be profitable. As autonomous mobility companies continue to focus on the robotaxi business, they are starting to diversify into trucking as there is a clear path to revenue and profitability.Waymo has their Waymo Via service which is focused on the delivery of goods and Aurora is now expanding into self-driving trucks. Both Waymo and Aurora were solely focused on the robotaxi market until the path to revenue and profitability was marginalized for the short-term.The end game is the robotaxi. That is the big prize. That is the Shangri-La of mobility. It's the biggest market by a lot. – Alvaro RamisIs there a path to profitability in the robotaxi business? With highly indebted businesses, Alvaro makes the comparison to the telecommunications industry.Grayson agrees with the comparison, but he states the case that the robotaxi business will not spit-off nearly as much cash as the AT&Ts and Verizons of the world. Robotaxi companies will not be able to pay a 4%+ dividend.However, the Beeps and Voyages of the world which operate in controlled environments with captive audiences will be able to generate large amounts of cash and eventually become extremely profitable.Once you have an enclosed environment, you can add more services around it. Also, you are not fighting for that customer in a similar environment that you would have in a traditional ride-hailing market where you would have to buy the supply and demand which is a race to the bottom. – Alvaro RamisAutonomous vehicle companies operating in these environments will not face the same customer acquisition costs as the robotaxi business.However, a majority of autonomous vehicle start-up founders are still attracted to Shangri-La, while Oliver Cameron, CEO of Voyage is instead focused on the riches in niches business model.Building upon the business model conversation, Grayson asks Alvaro about the current state of autonomy in Europe. Europe is behind the United States in terms of funding, deployments, partnerships, and legislation.To operate an SAE Level 4 autonomous vehicle in Europe today, companies have to apply for an exemption. This process is cumbersome and challenging with national security issues playing a large role.National Security is a huge issue for the deployment of autonomous vehicles. Grayson and Alvaro go on to have an in-depth conversation about national security and what has to be done to ensure that remote operations of AVs are secure.You cannot allow artificial intelligence or autonomous vehicles to decide where to go when a terrorist attack happens in a city. – Alvaro RamisThe issue of terrorism and the potential of a terrorist attack is very real and it is an issue that the autonomous vehicle industry needs to plan for as they build out their remote operations. As part of VW's autonomous vehicle deployment for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, the Government required remote operations in case of a potential incident.Closing out the conversation, Grayson and Alvaro discuss the development and deployment of autonomous vehicles in China.Shangri-La is not technology per se, its the problems that it solves. – Alvaro RamisSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Nel quattordicesimo episodio di Atomi & Bit, Andrea Latino ospita Andrea Leverano, Regional Operations Director South West Europe di Share Now. Andrea ci parla del motivo per cui Car2go e Drive Now si sono fusi in Share Now; dell'impatto che l'ha pandemia ha causato all'interno del mondo car sharing e di come è cambiata l'erogazione e la gestione del servizio; di quali sono le strategie che prevedono di instaurare nei prossimi anni per valorizzare l'innovazione all'interno dell'organizzazione e quali sono le professioni manageriali di cui si avvalgono. Ed infine, come da consueto nel nostro podcast, Andrea Leverano darà a tutti i manager che ci ascoltano 3 consigli operativi su come portare la sostenibilità a tutti i livelli all'interno della propria azienda.

Nach einer Corona-Zwangspause sind Jana und Jérôme wieder zurück am Mikrofon und gehen in der neuen Folge direkt in die Luft.

Wie muss die Mobilität der Zukunft aussehen, damit wir auch in Zukunft noch mobil sein können? Wie nutzen Menschen "Mobility-as-a-Service" und was heißt das für die Anbieter? Wir fragen Daniela Gerd tom Markotten. Sie war CEO der moovel group, der Mobilitätsallianz von Daimler und BMW, und kennt die Herausforderungen digitaler Geschäftsmodelle. Digitalisierung ist für sie mehr Metarmorphose als Transformation: Deutsche Ingenieurskunst mit digitalem Pragmatismus könnte "Made in Germany" neu erfinden.

La pandémie qui sévit a un impact fort négatif pour les services d’autopartage ainsi que sur les compagnies de location à court terme. Gabriel Gélinas explique comment cela pourrait perdurer et comment cela affecte les activités des constructeurs automobiles.

Eine Podcast-Episode, die ich schon lange auf dem Zettel habe...Was hat Design, User Experience (UX) und Convenience eigentlich mit Growth Hacking zu tun? Ok, anders gefragt...Was haben Amazon, Booking.com, Car2go, Anchor.fm, die Kreissparkasse Köln, Kontist, Google Chrome Cast, usw. eigentlich mit Growth Hacking zu tun? Klingelts noch nicht? Oder doch? Egal, schraub Dir die Stöpsel in die Ohren und viel Spaß. Nicht vergessen umzusetzen, ne? Und wenn Du noch viel mehr Growth Hacks lernen möchtest. Deine eigene Growth Hacking Roadmap mit uns erstellen und umsetzen möchtest, dann komm schnell in eines unserer Growth Hacking Bootcamps - 100% digital. Als treuer Podcast-Hörer bekommst Du mit dem Gutscheincode "PODCAST" sogar 20% Rabatt...ist ja wohl logo. ►Sicher Dir Dein Ticket für eines der nächsten 100% digitalen Growth Hacking Bootcamps: Tickets für den 27.3.2020: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growth-hacking-bootcamp-39-online-tickets-99656798166?discount=PODCAST Tickets für den 3.4.2020: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/growth-hacking-bootcamp-40-online-tickets-99684073748?discount=PODCAST ►Und den Growth Europe (ONLINE) Summit haben wir auch endlich gelauncht...Kickstart your Growth engine 2020 - Jetzt Free-Ticket sichern:  https://www.growtheurope.com/

Kyla Lee and "co-hostest with the mostest" Paul Doroshenko present the podcast hunkered down in their respective coronavirus bunkers. The Vancouver PD has announced that the driver of a Car2Go car involved in a fatal car crash last year is unlikely to be charged. The Motor Vehicle Act Amendment Bill could redefine the offence f use of an electronic device while driving. Kyla and Paul look at what this could mean for drivers - 'N' drivers especially. Coronavirus is affecting everything at the moment, driving law included. Paul has some tips for police officers on how to keep themselves and others safe if they are conducting roadside breath tests. Kyla and Paul then ask whether the seven-day window to file for a review of an Immediate Roadside Prohibition will still be enforced given the current situation. And finally, there's a new Ridiculous Driver of the Week. Follow Kyla Lee on Twitter: twitter.com/IRPlawyer Follow Kyla Lee on Instagram: instagram.com/kylaleelawyer/ Follow Paul Doroshenko on Twitter: twitter.com/PaulDoroshenko Follow Paul Doroshenko on Instagram: instagram.com/pauldoroshenko/ www.acumenlaw.ca www.vancouvercriminallaw.com

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Puisque sa fille est sur le point de débuter ses cours de conduite, Antoine présente les risques auxquels font face les jeunes conducteurs. Avec Germain, il discute aussi de la grande quantité de smart qui se retrouvent sur le marché à prix raisonnable suite à la cessation des activités de Car2go.

Vancouver City Councillor Melissa De Genova has penned a new motion and joins us.

John and Todd make it through the rain and into the studio to discuss some of the  biggest stories of the week: Car2go's exit from North America, which will leave Seattle without a free-floating car-sharing service for the first time in many years; and the sudden downfall of Vicis, the high-tech football helmet maker backed by some of the NFL's biggest names. Plus the answer to last week's Name that Tech Tune challenge.

Car2Go no more.  Car2Go, one of the most popular car share options, is shutting down in North America. Kennedy Stewart Mayor Stewart joins the show for a year in review. Dianne Watts Dianne Watts, the former Mayor of Surrey, chats with us about the council madness.  That and more on this edition of the Lynda Steele Full Show podcast! The Lynda Steele Full Show podcast includes all the individual segments that can be found on the Lynda Steele Show page, digitally stitched together for your convenience.   Follow the show @Steeletalk on Twitter. Listen live online at globalnews.ca/radio/cknw/

We first speak to Rory Mills, one of the coordinators of the regenerative culture branch at Extinction Rebellion Vancouver about plans to hunger strike if UBC does not commit to divesting. We then have a conversation with Nandita Ratan, an Instagram artist whose political art, 'India is Burning', went viral recently. She discusses her transition towards more political art and recent protests in India with the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA). Checkout here art on https://www.instagram.com/nanditaratan/. We also discuss the city budget, and the fallout from the departure of car2go.

One of the most popular carshare companies is shutting down in North America. We talk to MODO CEO Patrick Nangle on the implications this brings. 

Des punaises de lit présentes dans de nombreux lieux publics ; Car2go met fin à ses activités en Amérique du Nord ; SNC-Lavalin Construction coupable de fraude ; vote historique au Congrès pour la mise en accusation de Trump et la chronique de Simon Jodoin sur les mononcles

***Am 19. Dezember um 12 Uhr nehmen wir den Jahresrückblick am Riesenrad auf dem Burgplatz auf. Kommt vorbei, hört zu und trinkt einen Kakao mit uns!""" Die beiden Marktführer beim Car Sharing, DriveNow und Car2Go, haben sich zusammengeschlossen. Was bedeutet das für Kunden? + Der Stadtrat führt gerade eine kuriose Diskussion darum, ob Düsseldorf eine 30-Meter-Säule zur Würdigung der Wiedervereinigung geschenkt haben will. + Und auf dem Weihnachtsmarkt treffen sich hunderte Fremde, um gemeinsam Feliz Navidad und andere Klassiker zu schmettern. + Und dann gibt's noch das Adventswetter vom Wetterstrucksi. Moderation: Arne Lieb und Mirjam Ratmann Konzeption und Produktion: Arne Lieb Mehr Infos: www.rp-online.de/rheinpegel Ihr wollt uns was erzählen? Dann los! Ruft an und sprecht uns auf unseren Rheinpegel-Anrufbeantworter: 0211-97634164 (Kostet so viel wie jeder Anruf ins deutsche Festnetz.) Powered by sipgate.

Join me for a special edition of Collisions YYC Current & Critical, a new high-intensity series where I sit down with local leaders to discuss current topics affecting Albertans. In this episode, I discuss car2go with former YYC General Manager Jon Wycoco and the hard reality we face as Calgarians of no longer having the car sharing service in our city.

Terug naar de collegebanken met Circl College Tour! In dit programma leer je alles over thema's die relevant zijn voor de transitie naar een duurzame, circulaire economie. Iedere maand nodigen we een expert, professor of visionair uit om een hoorcollege te geven over de wetenschappelijke ontwikkelingen van de toekomst. Met in deze editie: Bart Bossink van VU Amsterdam De afgelopen 25 jaar brak professor Bart Bossink zich het hoofd over de vraag op welke wijze duurzame winstgevendheid het zou kunnen gaan winnen van platgeslagen winst-denken. Inmiddels heeft hij antwoorden en deelt deze met politici, ondernemers, managers, onderzoekers, studenten; eigenlijk met iedereen die het wil horen. Want wie nieuwsgierig is, kennis opdoet en wil luisteren, kan daarna de stap zetten naar duurzaam handelen en deelnemen in de grootste verandering van deze tijd: de duurzame innovatie revolutie. Voorbeelden hiervan zijn een toenemende integratie van het Triple Bottom line (People-Planet-Profit) denken in reeds bestaande bedrijven (bijvoorbeeld DSM, Unilever) en in nieuwe bedrijven (bijvoorbeeld Car2Go, Vandebron). Volgens Bart Bossink is het nieuwe tijdperk al lang begonnen en nog zeker niet ten einde.

Today is Friday, October 18, and we’re looking at Car2Go vs. Turo.

Today on the show, Paul and Ben talk about Paul’s new recording setup, writing partners, Picard, snow school closures, snowy car accidents, parking a Car2Go, distances in terms of time, Paul guesses the news, Instagram stories, tribalism, and finally Yelling for Betty.

TranscriptLisa Kiefer: [00:00:06] This is Method to the Madness, a bi-weekly public affairs show on K A L X Berkeley celebrating innovators. I'm your host, Lisa Kiefer. And today, I'm speaking with Ashley Grosh, the CEO of PIP's Rewards. Thank you for coming on the show, Ashley. What is PIPs?Ashley Grosh: [00:00:36] So PIPs Rewards is an app and it's a technology platform that is owned and operated by our company 3P Partners. We call ourselves an impact tech company. What we really do is we turn a verifiable engagement in beneficial behaviors, things happening daily, riding your bike, bus riding, taking a workout class. All these beneficial behaviors that you might be doing throughout the day, we verify that and we award you our digital currency when you do those things. So Pip's is our digital currency, which stands for Positive Impact Points.Lisa Kiefer: [00:01:09] That's interesting. It sounds complex how you would measure this. So walk me through the application as a user. An example.Ashley Grosh: [00:01:18] Yeah. So from a user perspective, it's actually very lightweight and easy. You just would download the app in the app store for iPhone or Android. You download Pip's rewards. Today we're targeted in higher education, so you would use your university email through a single sign on. We would capture who you are. You'd set up an account and then you'd really begin to start using the platform. It takes you through a quick tutorial of what you need to do. You'd want to have your Bluetooth enabled and it shows you ways in which you can now start going out into the community and around campus and earning the currency. So a day in the life of a Pip's user, you may wake up in the morning, you fill up your water bottle, which has our little QR code sticker on it, which you may have gone to pick up an environmental center on campus. So you carry that water bottle with you. But when you fill it up, you take your phone out, you take a picture of your QR code and then you've earned 10 points. You can only refill your water bottle three times per day. So if you try to do that again, you'll get an error message. And that's really more just the behavior, we want you just to be in the habit of carrying that water bottle.Lisa Kiefer: [00:02:19] You don't want people scamming this system.Ashley Grosh: [00:02:20] That's right. So we set barriers in place to make sure that doesn't happen. So then let's say you're going to a study group in the morning, so you hop on one of the bike shares programs that's here on campus and we are automatically already integrated with that bike sharing platform. So when you check out that bike, we know who you are. We know you're on that bike. And all the sudden immediately our currency goes into your digital wallet with inside the app. And now you've earned for refilling your water bottle. Now you've taken a bike to a meeting and now you've earned again. Let's say you're coming back up to campus for a class in the afternoon and you hop on the bus. Well, now we have either a beacon or an API integration installed with the transit company, and you don't even have to have your phone out for this. In some cases, we might use near-field communication. So we're using a lot of technologies, right, to integrate innovative technologies. If we think about the connected city, smart cities. Right. All these things to track and measure. So you come back up the bus to class and then again in your digital wallet, you see your currency being added for that behavior. :et's say in the afternoon then, there's a speaker coming onto campus that's talking about climate finance on an environmental or health related topic. So let's say you go to that event and that's one of the activities that we award for. We also capture that you've gone to that event and you've earned our currency than you maybe go refill your water bottle again. Then you go into housing and dining. You go have some lunch and let's say you brought your own silverware. So let's say you brought your own bamboo silverware and then let's say you're composting and you're doing all these things. We have different mechanisms to capture that as well within the dining hall. And if if the campus is interested in financial literacy, then students can take EDquity financial literacy modules and earn our currency. I'm giving you kind of a flavor, right, of you go about your day and you're earning all this currency.Lisa Kiefer: [00:04:08] And it's very transparent to the user, it sounds like.Ashley Grosh: [00:04:11] Yeah, it happens in real time. So you can see your digital dashboard in your wallet.Lisa Kiefer: [00:04:15] What is a a data point worth?Ashley Grosh: [00:04:17] So that's a great point. So one pip is worth one cent. And so then we we do this, you know, kind of carbon pricing on your actions. So when you're refilling a water bottle, you may only get 10 pips for that. But if you're riding the bus. Right, that's got a bigger implication in terms of your carbon savings. So maybe you'll get 50 pips, in that case, if you go to volunteer at a tree planning event in the community, maybe that's a thousand. So we work with the university to really put the value behind each of these actions.Lisa Kiefer: [00:04:48] And then is this accumulated reward money, can it pay for education and books and things to do with college?Ashley Grosh: [00:04:55] There you go. That whole secret sauce. So what happens is when you accumulate your your pips in your wallet, well, then the question becomes, what can you do with it? Right. And so there's really kind of three key things that you can do. We have an in app e-commerce platform. And so we screen for green, though, any company that we partner with in there has to be promoting sustainability or have a sustainable product. And so we have some food companies in there. So Whole Foods, Chipotle, Patagonia's an example. Roffey shoes, right? These are sustainable companies and brands. And so you can convert your pip's into either gift cards or discounts with those vendors. It's really cool. So you can, you know, use that in app e-commerce site to redeem your currency. You also could donate your currency. So we work with a number of nonprofits, both national and local. So if you're really interested in a cause, an environmental justice or the Nature Conservancy or something happening right here in your community, you can donate your pip's and we will cut a check to that organization from 3P on your behalf. And then the real secret sauce that we just rolled out last spring is the Pip's for Schools program. So this is where it now you can take the Pip's that you've earned and convert it to pay down tuition, books, school fees. We do that through the Office of Financial Aid and then we have a separate fund called the Pips Education Fund in which we provide a match. So let's say you have $100 that you've accumulated. You put that towards your books. We provide you a one to one match. Now you've gotten a $200 scholarship.Lisa Kiefer: [00:06:27] Who's matching it? Ashley Grosh: [00:06:32] So we have a separate fund and it's a 501 C 3 non-profit. We're raising for that fund separately.Lisa Kiefer: [00:06:34] And so people can donate to that fund. Ashley Grosh: [00:06:36] Absolutely. So, alumni or corporate partners, charitable institutions, community foundations, people that are really interested in supporting education, sustainability, student success and higher ed can make a contribution and donate to that fund. And then we use that fund to make the match. And our goal over time is to get to a two or three to one match. So all the sudden you go about your daily life, you're doing all these good things. You're earning the currency that has real value and you're putting that towards your education. When students are taking those earned pips and converting them to tuition dollars, the money's then flowing back to the university through the Office of Financial Aid. And then we are providing through our separate 501 C-3, the Pip's Education Fund, a match. And so really the university is recouping their initial investment of the subscription back through the Office of Financial Aid. So it's a really great ROI for the university. It's really a win win win.Lisa Kiefer: [00:07:33] The technology behind this is mind boggling to me. It seems like there's a lot of tech pieces, a lot of data points.Ashley Grosh: [00:07:40] It is. It is.Lisa Kiefer: [00:07:41] It's very I mean, it's transparent to the user. But can you talk to me about the technology that is in place and how that all works?Ashley Grosh: [00:07:49] Yeah. So some of it, you know, we install so there is an infrastructure component. So I mentioned on buses or on transit or if you're going to an event on campus, we may use little beacons or sensors. And these sensors can know that if you're in the building, it's Bluetooth enabled. And so we can pick up on that, that that student ID is there, we verify that you're there.Lisa Kiefer: [00:08:10] So do you have to turn that on, the behavior tracking system?Ashley Grosh: [00:08:12] You just turn on your Bluetooth and actually people may or may not know this, but these beacons and sensors are used in retail stores. So if I go into Target, for example, they want to know how long am I spending in each section? How long am I spending in the food, in the women's clothing? I'm a mom. So how long am I spending in the baby section? Right. So beacons and sensors have been used in the retail market too.Lisa Kiefer: [00:08:34] From your phones.Ashley Grosh: [00:08:35] From your phones through location based services. Right. If those are enabled on your phone to get data. And now that's a different use case. Right. So we're not using that. We're using it in more of a closed loop system.Lisa Kiefer: [00:08:46] There's a lot of talk about giving you back money for your data that you're giving to like, say, Facebook or Amazon. And there are some parallels as far as, you know, verification and the tracking.Ashley Grosh: [00:08:56] You're right on. I mean, this question comes up a lot, but we follow the privacy policy of the university so we don't do anything with that data other than analyze it, look at it and share it with the university. And then the university looks at, wow, look at the impact, look how many bike rides or look how many bus rides. And wow maybe we need another bus station over here because we're seeing so much action and so we only share the data with the university and we use it to measure retention, engagement, a bunch of things related to the platform. We would never sell that data anywhere outside of the campus.Lisa Kiefer: [00:09:34] If you're just tuning in, you're listening to Method to the Madness a bi weekly public affairs show on K.A.L.X. Berkeley celebrating innovators. Today, I'm speaking with Ashley Grosh, the COO of Pip's. Pip's uses a behavior tracking platform to reward positive behavior.Lisa Kiefer: [00:10:00] How do you know that a company or a service that I use as a student is sustainable?Ashley Grosh: [00:10:05] In the case of like Patagonia, for example, who we bring onto the platform,.Lisa Kiefer: [00:10:08] That one's pretty obvious.Ashley Grosh: [00:10:09] That one's pretty obvious, right. But, you know, Rothey's is a good example or Blue Planet that makes sustainable sunglasses. So we really do as a B Corp Right. So we're a certified B Corp. Okay.Lisa Kiefer: [00:10:21] And just so our audience knows, a benefit corporation is for profit, but you are required to consider the society and the environment in addition to profit. Correct?Ashley Grosh: [00:10:31] That's right. So it's that triple bottom line that we hear about where we want to see an environmental return, a social return and then a financial return. Right. So we're looking at the triple bottom line and we screen for other companies and partners to be a part of our ecosystem. You've also got to have those same values. Air BnB is a partner of ours. Again, that's a circular economy. The shared economy. I can convert my pip's to a gift card for AirBnb. You know, we provide gift cards to Wholefoods, which is technically Amazon's the parent company, but Wholefoods is still a wonderful partner of ours and we'd like to see Amazon learn more about our platform and figure out other ways to partner with us and then offer maybe even further discounts. Could we also work with Amazon on other features, you know, other sustainable products? That's a huge area of opportunity for us. So I think Amazon, you know, will continue to have those conversations through the door of working with Whole Foods. You know, we're selectively screened for green companies. And so Panera is one that we just added, Chipotle,right, that are thoughtful about their supply chain. We love to really promote local. So when we come onto a campus, we also will go around to all the local vendors. In Boulder, for example, our flagship university, CU Boulder, there is a store called Refill Revolution where you can fill up bulk laundry detergent, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, things like that. And so they're a partner of ours. They accept our currency as well as you earn. So there are certain sort of a dual partner. But we love to go locally and find partners like that in the community, local stores. And we haven't had anybody turn us away yet in wanting to be a part of the program.Lisa Kiefer: [00:12:10] Where are you happening? You say you're focusing on universities.Ashley Grosh: [00:12:14] CU Boulder, as I mentioned, was our early adopter. They are our flagship university, Univeristy of Colorado Boulder and very similar, a sister campus, I would say, to Berkeley. But so CU is really interested in this technology. When they learned about it really from two aspects from a retention standpoint and from a sustainability standpoint. So they want to be leaders in promoting sustainable actions on campus. They want to measure that. They want to put that into their climate action planning. They really want to better understand that the footprint they're having in the city and then retention, retention is probably the number one buzz word on campuses. Right. If you don't get students to stay engaged and to graduate the four, five plus years, you're leaving big money on the table. There's a lot of reasons why students come to campus and they don't continue. And partly it's the cost. Partly it's food insecurity and then it's mental stress and it's not finding friends. And so those are some of the top reasons that we've we've studied a lot of surveys around retention data. And so our thought is, if we can help with food insecurity. Right. We're helping to offset and subsidize the cost of healthy food by providing more access and more funding to food, healthy food choices, transportation costs. We can help to offset that. Financial aid. Right. If we're now starting to contribute in, you know, a couple thousand dollars per semester that a student could earn. Now, it doesn't seem so overwhelming, the burden of debt and then mental health. We also have mindfulness trainings. We also have financial literacy that we can do through the app and then we make it fun. You can gamify it..Lisa Kiefer: [00:13:44] So you get points for taking care of yourself.Ashley Grosh: [00:13:46] Yeah.Lisa Kiefer: [00:13:46] So how long have you been doing Boulder?Ashley Grosh: [00:13:48] We started a pilot there in the fall of 2017. That was our pilot year. And then we took the outcomes. We targeted just freshman that year and we took all the results back to the university and they really saw the opportunity to scale this. So they in 2018 signed a three year contract with us. And so we're now in that contract. We've we keep adding to it. We're constantly measuring, really working on the user adoption and then adding new actions, adding new partners, building the ecosystem.Lisa Kiefer: [00:14:17] So it's actually working there and it's successful.Ashley Grosh: [00:14:19] Yes, we've got about 5000 users on the platform. We initially set out to get about 10 percent of the student body and now we've exceeded that. Now we've added staff and faculty onto the platform. And what's cool about that is the staff or faculty can donate their pip's to individual student or to the Pip's Education Fund. It's really booming over there. And it's we now just launch refer a friend feature. So if you bring a friend onto the platform, you're rewarded. The origin of this is really around behavior, you know, neuroscience kind of the way that we act. Dopamine, the way that we're engaged, incented. And we know that rewards work. We know that gamification works. And so. We gamify, we do a lot of contests where you can count constantly be earning. And then we make it really fun with our prizes. We also have ski passes. That's what makes us different if you think about the value of these rewards. You know, you're getting food, you're getting Patagonia gear. You're getting tuition. Ski passes.Lisa Kiefer: [00:15:15] And it's not interfering with academic study.Ashley Grosh: [00:15:18] It's actually aiding in helping them with basic needs support.Lisa Kiefer: [00:15:22] What were some of the challenges that, what were your biggest challenges?Ashley Grosh: [00:15:25] There's a lot of different parts of campus that you want to engage. So you want to engage housing and dining, you know, Office of Financial Aid, the communications group, because you want to message this out in any way you can. So you really got to work and integrate with the communications teams on campus. Hey, how can we get included in newsletters? Where can we get some signage? So it really is a collaboration I think, when you're first setting it up, the messaging, how do we fit into the brand in the brand voice on campus? And so it takes, you know, a couple of of different groups to come together on campus.Lisa Kiefer: [00:15:58] Campuses are noisy with groups.Ashley Grosh: [00:16:00] That's right.Lisa Kiefer: [00:16:01] There's a lot going.Ashley Grosh: [00:16:02] That's that's exactly right. So there's clubs every which way. There's a lot of competing interest. That's why the refer a friend. Right. We know that things get sticky when other people talk about it. So if I'm a student and I have my phone out and I'm doing something. It seems like. What are you doing? Oh, well, I'm doing this cool app where I can earn currency and I can pay my tuition. tuition.Lisa Kiefer: [00:16:19] How did you get the word out initially?Ashley Grosh: [00:16:22] The strategy that we used at Boulder was to integrate it into welcome week. And so as students are coming to campus, even before they came to campus, we had a welcome letter that went to the parents and the students. Download this app before you come to campus. And then when you come to campus, we set up a scavenger hunt so that students could really learn, hey, here's the library, here's the dining hall, here's the rec center. And they used our app to go through this scavenger hunt. And then they got Pip's at every place they went. And so we got really clever about welcome week. All the students filed into the football stadium and we got a big P.A. message, hey, have you heard about the Pip's app? And we got thousands of downloads in a matter of a week. And so that, you know, integrating into welcome week, but otherwise you can do it into other events on campus. So there's lots of different ways. But the welcome week one is is really a trick of ours.Lisa Kiefer: [00:17:14] Where are your other applications happening?Ashley Grosh: [00:17:14] Yeah, we're pretty early in our journey. So CU was the early adopter. But now we like to take a systems approach. So we're looking at the University of Colorado system. So we've launched to their second largest campus, which is in Colorado Springs. And then we're looking to roll out at U.C. Denver. And so that would capture the entire system so we're at two of those system wide campuses now and then we've got proposals really throughout the country into large university systems. And so really looking at a systems approach in different parts of the country, but also within Colorado, we've got a handful of other universities coming on in 2020 to help us regionally gain some traction, gain some visibility, get some of the regional transit partners on board, getting a ubiquitous feel to the currency across higher ed in one state, and then we can go regionally and plug and play. But what's really great is we're getting all of these in-bounds now. So people, sustainability officers are talking about this. You know, Forbes did an article on us, hey, turn your actions into tuition money. There's a lot of talk right now around basic needs support, food insecurity. Just this week, I talked to somebody at University of Miami that said, hey, we're on the frontlines of climate change. Our students and our staff and community need to be doing everything we can. Can you please come here and help us? And so that's what's really starting to get exciting is is the inbound buzz that we're getting. So I think we'll continue to really lead in Colorado, but then you'll start to see us regionally as we head into 2020.Lisa Kiefer: [00:18:41] And California is on your map?Ashley Grosh: [00:18:43] California is... all things lead back to California in some ways, just from the leadership standpoint that California has taken, in so many measures. And so, you know, we really would love to be out in California. There's a lot we could do. And even in the UC system, you could imagine two of the two or three or handful, the universities competing. Right. Who could draw down the most carbon. So we have a carbon drawdown challenge. And so that becomes really fun, right? In the storytelling there. We can also integrate into athletics. So we could have a green game, you know, through the PAC Twelve and do some fun things there. But really getting a system on board is a significant goal. And where we're spending a lot of our focus right now, talking to the UC system, talking to the California state system, the community college system, too, if we think about some rural places, Bakersfield and others, you know, how can we promote alternative transportation, how can we promote some of these healthy behaviors in more rural communities?Lisa Kiefer: [00:19:37] You're giving currency back to people, social currency. But how are you as a company making money off of this?Ashley Grosh: [00:19:44] Great question. So I'm a trained banker and I spent my whole career working on businesses, scaling technologies, looking at business models, a program I actually in my former role worked with here on campus at Berkeley is the Clean Tech to Market program, the C-2M Program with Brian Steele and Beverly Alexander, I have to give them a shout out. But really looking at right, how do you take an innovative technology platform and scale it? And so we make revenue in a couple of different ways. So it's a subscription model. So first and foremost, the university pays us a subscription to have the Pip's Rewards platform deployed on campus that unlocks the pool of pips then that we divvy out. But then we also have action partners that pay to join our programs. So that could be ridesharing companies, companies like Zipcar, Car2Go, you know, Lyft and Uber really want to dominate the university place. We've got proposals into both of them. If I come to the university and I pick a ridesharing company, when I leave the university, I'm probably going to use that one. Bike sharing platforms pay to be on our platform. So that's another source of revenue. Within our catalog, our E commerce catalogue, our affiliate catalog, we also earn a small commission. If somebody uses their pip's to buy something, we may have a commission that comes back to us. And then sponsorship is another source of revenue. And this is when I really get excited about too. So I mentioned, Chipotle and some other partners that are on the platform. But thinking about large corporate brands. Right, that spend so much money on marketing, if they have a really strong CSR, corporate social responsibility mission, an initiative, you know, their brands are really working hard across communities to promote sustainability, promote maybe their products. So we really see sponsorship in underwriting as an opportunity. A beverage company, for example, could come in and underwrite the recycling behaviors on our platform. As we know in most California campuses that have divested from plastic. But that takes a little bit of behavior change to think about. What are the alternative sources? CU Boulder just rolled out some new aluminum type refillable cans for their stadiums or cups, I should say. But there's some behavior change that has to happen there so we can use our app to educate. But brands that really want to be associated with an app like ours, we're in front of young people, we're in front of their customers. Sponsorship is it is a big opportunity for us to go and work with large corporate and small corporate brands.Lisa Kiefer: [00:22:01] Tell me how this idea even got started.Ashley Grosh: [00:22:04] So Wendy Gordon is our co-founder. There's several co-founders. And so Wendy has a fascinating history. She's a serial entrepreneur and she's always tackled this riddle of how do we change the behavior? How do we get consumers, you know, to think about smarter products, to think about their footprint? She launched and co-founded Mothers and Others for a Livable Planet with Meryl Streep, which was the original green guide, and that ended up being acquired by National Geographic. And then Wendy was an environmentalist at the National Resource Defense Council, NRDC. And so she's got a really fascinating background all around, you know, sustainability, the sciences in consumer. And so, Wendy, you know, really thought how could we think about rewards points? So if we look at traditional credit card, frequent flyer miles, they sound really good on the surface, but the redemption rates of those are very low. And so, Wendy and one of her college classmates, David Sands, got together. They went to Princeton. And they've kind of been thinking about this riddle of how do we how do we get people to do things, right? It's through incentives and rewards. So they came up with this initial idea and then they were introduced to two developers. So technical folks, Evan and Ynev and Ynev actually has a neuroscience background. And he ran a dopamine lab. So he started bringing in the science and started to look at loss aversion and all these different, you know, scientific ways of the way that we interact in the way that we're, you know, incentivized and what works and what does it what keeps us coming back, what makes things sticky. That's why we bring in gamification. So you had the business side that, you know, Wendy and David were building and then you had the technical side and Evan and Ynev said, think about all the wearables, the wearable market, Fitbit, if you think about the connected economy, that there's so many things that we could plug into. If we build an open source platform with API, we can connect into all these tracking devices and start to verify the actions. We don't want to see greenwashing. We don't want to say, I pledge to do this or I pledge to do that. We really want to verify that you took an action. So the company got formed and then really started to think about where could this application where's the best use case? They tested it in a new enterprise locations, some real estate firms doing fitness competitions and things like that. But then really it was CU Boulder that said, you know, we think this is a higher ed solution. So spend a couple of years.Lisa Kiefer: [00:24:24] So they came to you? Ashley Grosh: [00:24:25] Yeah. Yeah. Sue Boulder came to Wendy and said, you know, we really think this is best served in the higher ed space. And so they completely pivoted and decided to focus all the actions, all the technical side on Boulder and in really targeting higher, higher institutions, higher ed.Lisa Kiefer: [00:24:44] What are some of your future plans?Ashley Grosh: [00:24:46] So longer term, I think there is absolutely an enterprise solution here. So that's an employee engagement platform. Again, retention is another key issue we know with employers. And so if you could. Offer meaningful rewards for employees. You know, Google we've talked to, they have a problem with transportation. They have too many people driving single occupancy vehicles or this is a case of a lot of employers, right. So how can you change the behavior and get them to carpool or get them to ride the bus system? And then how do you incentivize them to do that? So you could use our rewards platform to do that. And we have proposals into some other large corporates that, you know, see it as a benefit from a fun currency. But if they need to change behavior.Lisa Kiefer: [00:25:26] So are you reaching out to cities, city governments?Ashley Grosh: [00:25:29] We have proposals into municipalities as well. You know, a lot of the team members within municipalities, they want them to be riding buses, going to certain events. And so it's a similar program that you would do at higher ed, but you would change the actions based on what that individual employer municipality would want to do. And then you you can customize the rewards. One day, what if you just had the city of Berkeley and that included the campus and that included and that's actually the goal is to get it to be a ubiquitous currency. So I think to get there right, you've got to start traction and so you start traction among the universities. But then that can lead over into the cities and they adopt it. And then you're right, it just becomes, you know, a taxpayer benefit. So we also have a carbon footprint calculator. And so I can see.Lisa Kiefer: [00:26:13] Where's that?Ashley Grosh: [00:26:14] In the app.Lisa Kiefer: [00:26:15] In the app.Ashley Grosh: [00:26:15] And it's individualized. So I can see my individual footprint and then I can see my community's footprint. And I can see, you know what? We are making an impact. And so then it doesn't seem so daunting. Right. And I'm doing my part. The other thing is we're building environmental stewards in higher education. We have stories about this, case studies, students that have graduated from C.U. that were on our platform. They've moved to big cities. And their first inclination is to not get into a car or buy a car. They're used to doing public transportation. So Pip's has really led them to those behaviors. And so then they go on and carry them forward.Lisa Kiefer: [00:26:53] Do you have competition in this space?Ashley Grosh: [00:26:54] So that's a great question, right? You always want to know kind of who's in the rear view mirror or off to the side. And we haven't come across anybody that's doing exactly what we're doing in the way that we're doing it. And especially from the technology integration, the verification and the scholarship component and the matching. Right. That's really unique. There are a couple other pledge based systems, pledging that you rode the bus or pledging to do a Meatless Monday or something like that. And then they don't have a reward platform. So they might say you get a gold star or or.Lisa Kiefer: [00:27:27] You don't get any monetary.Ashley Grosh: [00:27:29] Right. You might get a badge. They call it. And then two students have five badges and they get eligible for a pizza party or, you know, something. So they don't have the high value rewards into the system, which we know are the drivers to get students to stay on this. And then they don't have all the other bells and whistles that, you know, carbon footprint calculators and all those things, verified actions and the currency. Right. The currency component with the scholarship piece. So that's really what we believe sets us apart. I really think we're on the cutting edge, because if you look at 5G, right. That's getting rolled out. Things are gonna be happening a lot faster, more devices. I'm seeing more wired, you know, clothing and wearable rings that that track your your health metrics and send them to your doctor in real time. So, you know, 5G is really going to enable us to do more of this. And so we're, you know, at the forefront of that. And we're really excited about being able to plug in to the new wearables and the new companies that are coming into the space.Lisa Kiefer: [00:28:30] Tell our listeners how to get your website and what they can expect to find there.Ashley Grosh: [00:28:34] Yeah. So if you go to www.pipsrewards.com and then you won't want to sign in because you're not a user... yet. There's some graphics you can start to see our story. You can get a list of all of our partners. As we mentioned some of them on the show today. The earn, redeem, the donate, the nonprofits that we also support that you can donate to, and then you can reach us that suppor@pipsrewards.com. If you want to learn more or bring this to your campus or if you have any other questions or ideas, we're always open to discussions.Lisa Kiefer: [00:29:09] Are you looking for volunteers or interns at any point?Ashley Grosh: [00:29:11] We are. So we we have two interns right now and we are growing like crazy. So for folks that are interested, reach out to us. You know, the reason this is so important to me, you know, I've worked in climate and sustainability almost my entire career, but I'm a mom and I also spend a lot of time on college campuses. And I think about these students and I think about my own kids and how successful I want them to be, and any boost that we can give them, any head start, if we can help them chip away at their debt sooner, if we can help them really have healthy behaviors and habits, we're going to better equip them when they head out into the into the big, real scary world. Your actions can make a difference and added up together, they can have a really big impact. You know, that's what we want to do. Lisa Kiefer: [00:30:01] Thank you, Ashley, for coming on Method to the Madness.Ashley Grosh: [00:30:04] Thank you.Lisa Kiefer: [00:30:06] You've been listening to Method to the Madness, a bi weekly public affairs show on K.A.L.X. Berkeley celebrating innovators. We'll be back again in two weeks. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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By-the-minute car rental service Car2go is raising its rates for short trips under the guise of variable pricing, the company announced to its users today. As we've seen with other variably priced services like delivery and ride hailing, in practice this means you never really know what it will cost but will have little choice but to pay.

- Elon Musk stellt Neuralink-Pläne und Ergebnisse vor https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-17/elon-musk-s-neuralink-says-it-s-ready-to-begin-brain-surgery https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/04/neuralink.html https://www.wsj.com/articles/brain-computer-interfaces-the-last-frontier-of-human-privacy-1524580522 - Amazons $100-Milliarden Space-Opportunity: Internet für alle https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/morgan-stanley-amazon-project-kuiper-could-be-a-100-billion-business.html https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/05/jeff-bezos-amazon-internet-satellites-4-billion-new-customers.html https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613929/amazon-has-asked-for-permission-to-launch-3200-broadband-satellites/ - Deutschland vs. USA: Bewahren vs. Visionen https://www.wired.com/story/facebooks-libra-reveals-silicon-valleys-naked-ambition/ https://birch.co/post/33053668875/i-am-for-the-mad-ones https://www.focus.de/digital/internet/bedenkentraegerei-im-zdf-claus-kleber-zeigt-im-silicon-valley-unfreiwillig-was-in-deutschland-falsch-laeuft_id_5650583.html https://www.newsweek.com/government-gets-slower-tech-gets-faster-389073 https://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/10/why-new-ideas-fail/381275/ - IWF warnt Banken vor Bedeutungslosigkeit https://www.cnbc.com/2019/07/15/imf-says-banks-could-be-left-behind-amid-competition-from-big-tech.html - technische Machbarkeit + ethische Konsequenzen https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613007/chinas-crispr-twins-a-timeline-of-news/ https://www.wired.com/story/biology-will-be-the-next-great-computing-platform/ - AI schlägt Profi-Poker-Spieler https://www.wired.com/story/new-poker-bot-beat-multiple-pros/ https://www.technologyreview.com/s/613943/facebooks-new-poker-playing-ai-could-wreck-the-online-poker-industryso-its-not-being/ - FaceApp als Privatsphären-Risiko? https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/17/faceapp-responds-to-privacy-concerns/ https://www.wired.com/story/faceapp-privacy-backlash-facebook/ https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/06/12/opinion/facebook-google-privacy-policies.html https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/07/faceapp-reveals-huge-holes-todays-privacy-laws/594358/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/19/opinion/faceapp-privacy-russian.html - Amazon vor Kartell-Herausforderungen https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-16/amazon-faces-eu-probe-as-vestager-plans-summer-finale https://www.spiegel.de/wirtschaft/unternehmen/amazon-aendert-geschaeftsbedingungen-auf-druck-vom-bundeskartellamt-a-1277655.html https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/17/amazon-amends-seller-terms-worldwide-after-german-antitrust-action/ - Facebook: Wertzuwachs durch Milliardenstrafe https://www.theverge.com/2019/7/12/20692524/facebook-five-billion-ftc-fine-embarrassing-joke https://www.technologyreview.com/f/613957/facebook-is-actually-richer-thanks-to-news-of-the-ftcs-5-billion-fine/ https://www.nytimes.com/2019/04/25/opinion/facebook-fine.html - N26 mit weiterer Finanzierung und $3,5 Mrd.-Bewertung https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/17/banking-startup-n26-raises-another-170-million-at-3-5-billion-valuation/ https://www.faz.net/aktuell/finanzen/die-internetbank-n26-ist-das-wertvollste-start-up-deutschlands-16289690.html - Car2Go-Diebstahl und Security vs. Convenience https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-07-11/mercedes-thieves-showed-just-how-vulnerable-car-sharing-can-be - Buchtipps: Homo Deus + The Singularity is Near https://www.amazon.de/Homo-Deus-Brief-History-Tomorrow/dp/1784703931/ https://www.amazon.de/Singularity-Near-Humans-Transcend-Biology/dp/0143037889/ Many thanks for the music by Lee Rosevere http://freemusicarchive.org/music/Lee_Rosevere/Music_For_Podcasts_5/Lee_Rosevere_-_Music_For_Podcasts_5_-_05_Start_the_Day

Trent McConaghy speaks about creating a data economy with Ocean Protocol, token engineering and design, bringing artificial intelligence to the blockchain, how Facebook could tokenize itself to melt into the user community, why AI researchers often miss the most mundane solutions, how we're moving from nature 1.0 to nature 2.0, smart decentralized autonomous organizations (DAOs), how DAOs could provide universal basic income (UBI), Estonia's blockchain initiatives, token engineering, ethics in blockchain technology and engineering, creativity, Berlin as a blockchain hub, and much more. Trent is the founder of the Ocean Protocol, a decentralized data exchange protocol to unlock data for artificial intelligence. He has a PhD in engineering, where he focused on machine creativity, and he also advises Estonia, Germany and other governments on strategies related to blockchain technology and AI. Trent McConaghy: http://www.trent.st, http://www.twitter.com/trentmc0  Ocean Protocol: http://www.oceanprotocol.com/, http://www.twitter.com/ Also mentioned in the episode: Data.world: http://www.data.world Daimler's Car2Go: http://www.daimler.com/products/services/mobility-services/car2go/ Nature 2.0: http://www.medium.com/@trentmc0/nature-2-0-27bdf8238071 Towards a Practice of Token Engineering: https://blog.oceanprotocol.com/towards-a-practice-of-token-engineering-b02feeeff7ca?gi=3e6ef6d6546f Interview with Anish Mohammed: http://www.theblockchainandus.com/anish-mohammed Room 77, Berlin: http://www.room77.de/ Ben Franklin's book "Poor Richard's Almanack": http://www.benjamin-franklin-history.org/poor-richards-almanac/ The Blockchain and Us newsletter To stay up to date about what blockchain pioneers, innovators and entrepreneurs from all around the world think about the future of this space, sign up for the newsletter on http://www.theblockchainandus.com.

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2017-02-28 Special EnglishThis is Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Here is the news.China has started to build a new-generation supercomputer that is expected to be 10 times faster than the current world champion.This year, China is aiming for breakthroughs in high-performance processors and other key technologies to build the world&`&s first prototype "exascale supercomputer", the Tianhe-3. The prototype is expected to be completed early next year."Exascale" means it will be capable of making a quintillion calculations per second. One quintillion is written as 1 followed by 18 zeros. That is at least 10 times faster than the world&`&s current speed champ, the Sunway Taihu-Light, China&`&s first supercomputer to use domestically designed processors. The new computer will be available for public use and can help tackle some of the world&`&s toughest scientific challenges with greater speed, as well as better precision and scope. Tianhe-3 will be made entirely in China, from processors to the operating system. It will be stationed in Tianjin and will be fully operational by 2020, earlier than the same product planned in the United States. The exascale supercomputer will be able to analyze smog distribution on a national level, while current models can only handle information from one region at a time.This is Special English.China will test how its largest solar drone performs near-space flight this year.The rainbow series drone has a wingspan of more than 40 meters, bigger than of Boeing 737 passenger air craft. The drone has just passed its first full-scale test flight.This is one of the largest solar-powered drones in the world, second only to a model by NASA in the United States. A chief engineer says its performance index and technological capacity are among the most advanced in the world. The drone is capable of flying at an extremely high altitude for a long period of time and its maintenance is easy and simple. It can travel to an altitude of 30 kilometers, with an maximum speed of 200 kilometers per hour. The unmanned aerial vehicle will be used mostly for airborne early warning, aerial reconnaissance and disaster monitoring.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. A drug to treat cancer manufactured in China has hit the market. The release has ended an almost decade-long monopoly by a similar product developed in Britain and introduced to China in 2005.This is a generic targeted drug, meaning this pharmaceutical is equivalent in dosage, effects and quality to the original product manufactured by its developer. Generic drugs often become available after the patent protection on the original drug expires.This drug&`&s product name is Yiruike. It is a much-needed first line medicine used in targeted therapies against non-small-cell lung cancer, which accounts for around 80 percent of lung cancer cases in China.Lung cancer kills more people than any other cancer in China. Almost 600,000 people die from lung cancer in the country every year, with more than 700,000 new cases being seen annually.With the price of less than 2,000 yuan per pack, the new drug is a fraction of the one previously used, meaning that more people in need can be helped.This is Special English.A Chinese health alliance has agreed to promote the use of peak flow charts on both physical paper and smartphone apps to monitor the breath for children suffering from asthma.The alliance is joined by the State Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, the Beijing Children&`&s Hospital, and the Chinese Pediatric Society under Chinese Medical Association.One professor on respiratory diseases says parents&`& knowledge, compliance with medicine instructions, and regular monitoring remain key factors to control childhood asthma.Asthma is one of the most common chronic respiratory conditions for children. China has more than 6 million children with asthma. Almost 30 percent of them do not seek treatment in time and more than two thirds have reported asthma attacks.Some people have benefited from regular peak expiratory flow monitoring but find the process is a hassle. A professor recommended using newly-developed smartphone apps that only require the user to breathe into an accessory connected to the phone. It automatically records the reading and produces a chart. Better still, the results can be shared via a smartphone with the family and the doctor.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Search engine Baidu will take the lead with the first national lab on deep learning as China strives to rise up in the ranks of artificial intelligence research.The National Development and Reform Commission, the country&`&s top economic regulator, has appointed Baidu to lead the national lab on deep learning technologies and applications. The move comes as Beijing prioritizes artificial intelligence development through policy and financial support.The company will team up with China&`&s leading institutions including Tsinghua University and Beihang University in areas including deep learning, interactive technologies and standardized services.Baidu will also share its rich resources on computing and big data, which are crucial to beef up fundamental research in artificial intelligence. Deep learning is a leading algorithm that aims to improve search results and computing tasks by training computers to work more like the human brain.China is betting on the technology to advance high-end manufacturing as it shifts from an export-driven economy to one that is higher up the value chain.Fueling the trend is a three-year initiative to boost the industry through to 2018. China aims to make breakthroughs in core artificial intelligence technologies and stay in line with global standards on fundamental research on the application front.This is Special English.A Chinese scientist has participated in the human gene editing committee based in the United States.Chinese scientist Pei Duan-qing has been admitted in making recommendations for human gene editing that cover basic laboratory research and heritable genome editing.According to the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Pei, a researcher from Guangzhou, is participating in the study.The committee who has released a report, is calling for transparency, fairness and transnational cooperation in human gene editing.Human gene editing policies were set up by the U.S. National Academy of Sciences and National Academy of Medicine, following the International Summit on Human Gene Editing held in Washington D.C. in December 2015.Pei is the only Chinese scholar in the committee, which consists of 22 scholars from countries including the United States, Britain and France.Though a promising disease treatment method, human gene editing is controversial in many countries due to ethical considerations.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. You can access the program by logging on to crienglish.com. You can also find us on our Apple Podcast. Now the news continues.China had 770 million 4G users at the end of last year, double the number from a year earlier.Data from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology shows that more than 58 percent of China&`&s mobile phone users were 4G subscribers.China has the world&`&s largest 4G network and is aiming to add 2 million 4G base stations, mainly for townships and villages, by 2018.The country is also researching and testing 5G technology with a goal to commercialize it by 2020.The research and development has entered the second phase. International cooperation in the process will be strengthened.5G is much faster than 4G. It is more reliable and can be used to support virtual reality technology, ultra-high definition video transmission, autopilot and smart manufacturing.This is Special English.Tsinghua University has denied suggestions the university&`&s new system of admission for international applicants has made it easier for foreign students to get a chance to study in the university.A heated debate was triggered following media reports that an updated procedure had been adopted for the university&`&s international student recruitment.According to the new rules regarding undergraduate programs, one will be admitted by the university if the applicant passes two hurdles: an "Online Application" and a "Comprehensive Evaluation", which includes an application review and interview.Outstanding applicants recognized by Tsinghua University may have the interview waived and get an offer directly.One of the main differences from the previous rules is that applicants don&`&t have to take an academic test.Critics say this has made it much easier for foreigners to get into Tsinghua University, especially those who are originally Chinese citizens.In response, the university has said the new rules do not lower standards for international applicants.Applicants are required to provide a National and Regional Graduation Examination certificate, or a Matriculation Examination Certificate.If applicants don&`&t have that certificate, they have to provide the Grade Point Average and the academic ranking certification from their high school.You&`&re listening to Special English. I&`&m Ryan Price in Beijing. Car-sharing services provided by a number of companies in Beijing are striving for a place in China&`&s burgeoning sharing economy. But they will encounter disappointment unless they avoid or remove the costly speed bumps ahead.Some of these services are Gofun Chuxing launched by Beijing Shouqi Group and Car2go under the automobile giant Daimler AG.The sharing cars, mostly powered by electricity are in good condition, and can be ready for first-time users in minutes once they finish the required registration via the service app. In some cases they cost less than taking a cab. One of the companies offers services for a refundable deposit of 700 yuan, roughly 100 U.S. Dollars. Following that, a passenger has to pay only 1 yuan per kilometer and 0.1 yuan per minute for a ride.However, like their bike-sharing counterparts such as Mobike, the car-sharing apps are struggling to keep illegal parking in check and bring unruly users out of the dark. There are also worries that traffic accidents involving these vehicles become more complicated issues.This is Special English.Archaeologists have discovered a cluster of tombs with boat-shaped coffins that are 2,200 years old.The tombs were found in southwest China&`&s Sichuan Province. A total of 60 tombs are scattered in an area of 10,000 square meters.The boat-shaped coffins are made of nanmu, a precious wood for making furniture and coffins.Archeological diggings have been finished on 47 of the tombs.Archaeologists say the site was the graveyard of an ancient indigenous tribe called Shu, which was part of the Shu Kingdom.The discoveries include more than 300 pieces of pottery, bronze, iron and bamboo items as well as weapons, coins and a dozen marking seals.In one of the tombs, ten bamboo baskets of well-preserved grain were found, as well as a string of crystal beads surrounding the waist of the occupant. Scientists say the delicate crystals indicate that the occupant was a wealthy person and the crystals had probably been imported from other countries via the Silk Road.As the area is surrounded by ruins of ancient salt wells, experts say the occupant was possibly a salt administration official. This is not the first time that boat-shaped coffins are found in the area.The local government is planning to build a theme museum to display the findings.This is the end of this edition of Special English. To freshen up your memory, I&`&m going to read one of the news items again at normal speed. Please listen carefully.（全文见周日微信。）

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