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Entrepreneurship

Now Trending: Platform Business Model

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Thinking of viable and desirable business idea? Make a crowd-sourcing platform! You can see from the example below that platform is dominating current business landscape and I will explain later why the amount of platform skyrockets these past years. MARKET Market Platforms (Source: personal data, screenshots from each of the websites) OLX was previously Tokobagus, a marketplace for second-hand goods with negotiable price. Tokopedia is...

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Cultural Studies

10 Fenomena Budaya di 10 Tahun Terakhir

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Dalam satu dekade terakhir saya melihat perubahan yang sangat pesat dalam bidang sosial budaya di seluruh dunia, termasuk di Indonesia. Perubahan ini turut didukung oleh perkembangan internet, media sosial, smartphone, dan pola komunikasi yang semakin horizontal. Kini dunia seakan tak berjarak dan kesempatan pun tak terbatas. Implikasinya adalah beberapa fenomena baru yang mungkin tidak pernah terbayangkan sebelumnya. 1. BOOM SENI RUPA I Nyoman...

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Entrepreneurship

Pop Up Market: Empower or Weaken Creative Industries?

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This essay is based on my personal observation as an entrepreneur and consumer. I also discussed this matter with my fellow entrepreneurs and communities. I am not sullying specific party, but this is the fact that is happening at this time. Historically Pasar Seni ITB can be considered as the first curated market in Indonesia. The founders, AD Pirous and But Muchtar were...

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Art & Design

Top 15 Design Documentaries

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Are you bored with mainstream Hollywood movies? Try watching these 15 inspiring design documentaries as an alternative. You do not have to attend design school to understand these documentaries; otherwise these will provide basic understanding and stimulating insights to discuss afterwards.  This list includes movies related to graphic design, product design, architecture, and history of visual culture which were sorted by the year....

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Sustainability

Memilih Produk Bersertifikasi

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Beberapa bulan terakhir kebakaran lahan dan kabut asap di Sumatera, Kalimantan, dan Sulawesi terus menjadi berita utama tanpa perbaikan berarti. Banyak korban kehilangan pekerjaan, sakit, bahkan meninggal dunia. Belum lagi dampaknya pada hewan-hewan liar dan lingkungan serta mempercepat pemanasan global. Tepat rasanya apabila JakartaGlobe menganggap bencana ini adalah kejahatan lingkungan terbesar di abad ke-21. Penyebab kebakaran lahan dan kabut asap (Sumber: data pribadi)...

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Information Board

The ZALORA Scholarship Untuk Mahasiswa Pencinta Fashion dan Sains

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Sumber: www.zalora.co.id The ZALORA Scholarship adalah program beasiswa berbasis penghargaan dari ZALORA Grup untuk mahasiswa di Indonesia, Malaysia, Filipina, Singapura, Thailand, Vietnam, dan Hong Kong. Tujuh orang pemenang dari setiap negara akan mendapatkan pembinaan secara profesional dari ZALORA. Beasiswa ini terbuka untuk mahasiswa dari seluruh jurusan maupun tingkatan. Jadi tidak usah ragu kalau kamu bukan mahasiswa desain atau sains. Pendaftaran beasiswa cukup dengan...

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Sustainability

Know What You Buy, Choose Local Product

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Once upon a time a boy ate gado-gado which was made from fresh vegetables that his mother bought earlier at the nearest local market. It was sided with half-boiled eggs, acquired from his father’s chicken farm. Meanwhile a woman light-heartedly tried a new batik dress which she sewed herself with batik from Pekalongan’s artisans. Do you notice the distinction between the story and...

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Event

International Conference on Creative Industries & Kunjungan ke Bali Creative Industry Center

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Pada 11-12 Agustus 2015 lalu saya berkesempatan untuk menjadi salah satu presentator dalam International Conference on Creative Industries (ICCI) 2015 di Denpasar, Bali. Kesempatan ini sekaligus menjadi kali pertama saya melakukan riset independen walaupun kecil-kecilan dan mempresentasikannya dalam konferensi besar. Awalnya saya hanya iseng saja mengirimkan Abstract dan diterima padahal saat itu saya tidak memiliki research paper-nya (seharusnya Abstract dibuat terakhir setelah penelitian...

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Tips

9 Ways to Acquire Free Education

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I once tweeted, "We already got free education. It is called library." Yes, we have to differentiate between education and title. Going to school or college seems like inevitable obligation for us, but to learn outside the formal academic environment is optional. Creative economy means people must seek alternative ways to solve problem, including education. When I contemplated more about this, I found...

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