Big Ideas: The earth’s population will reach 7 billion this year.
More than half of us live in cities.

The population of our planet will reach 7 billion people this year. National Geographic created this fantastic video outlining some key facts about what 7 billion people mean to the world. Here are some highlights:

• 5 people are born every second and 2 people die.
• In 1800, the world’s population was 1 billion.
• In 2010, the average person lived 69 years. In 1960 it was 53.
• In 2008, more of us lived in cities than rural areas for the first time ever.
• In 1975, there were 3 cities with a population greater than 10 million. Now there are 21.
• 5% of us consume, 23% of the world’s energy.
• 13% of us don’t have clean drinking water.

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Episode 2  of the business animation – Business Billy. In this episode, Billy has finished yet another business plan but his father is not so impressed.

You can find Business Billy Episode 1 – “Billy is Going to Make His Fortune on Twitter” here.

Please re-tweet if you like the animations! I will keep making them if people are interested.

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Animated business cartoon. Business Billy Episode One

Billy discovers the power of Twitter to make his riches online. Billy plans to leverage social media to earn some easy cash.

This is my first video in a series I am introducing. I would really appreciate some feedback and social media love!

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With easier to use technology and detailed instructions on any difficult task just a YouTube video away, knowledge and experience are no longer the key skills for success. We are drowning in information, endless distractions and unlimited opportunities. For the first time in history, it really is possible to do anything you want in life, you just can’t do everything you want. The ability to focus has become the ultimate skill.

Are you a Wolf or a Rabbit?

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Here is short animation poking fun at our excessive preoccupation with productivity. Some of us spend so much time reading books and blog posts to try to be more productive; isn’t that defeating the purpose?

While it is important to be efficient I also think that real creative breakthroughs can’t be time optimized. So much of our lives are spent in front of screens that we can sometimes lose focus on what is important.

Please take a look.

Click here to view the embedded video.

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