“Using SROI to explore the value of our online question and answer service, askTheSite, helped us develop new mechanisms for speaking to young people and gain a real insight into the impact of our work. The project enabled us to demonstrate YouthNets commitment to robust impact measurement as well as our commercial approach to project evaluation. Perhaps most importantly, being able to assign a monetary value to askTheSite has enabled YouthNet to convey to current and potential funders how valuable the service is for both young people and the wider society in a language that they understand” PeopleWellsRealAbleYoungValuesLanguageAnswersProjectsApproachCommitmentGainsImpactCurrentsValuableInsightOnlineMechanismMeasurementMonetaryRobustEvaluationQuestions And AnswersMonetary Value Author:Sarah McCoy
“Unfortunately, all life on earth - the only life we know - represents, for all its current variety, the results of a single experiment , for every earthly species evolved from the common ancestry of a single origin. We desperately need a repetition of the experiment (several would be better, but let's not be greedy!) in order to make a judgement. Mars represents our first real hope for a second experiment - the sine qua non - for any proper answer for the question of questions.” KnowsNeedsFirstsRealWould BeEarthOrderAnswersResultsCommonSpeciesCurrentsExperimentsVarietyJudgementMarsRepetitionGreedyAncestry Book:Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms Source: Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms
“Diplomacy is the only clear answer to the current situation. There is no legal basis for referring Iran to the Security Council. But if that were to happen Iran is not afraid.” IfsHappensAnswersSituationClearSecurityBasesCurrentsIranNot AfraidDiplomacyCouncilReferringSecurity CouncilCurrent Situation Author:Hamid-Reza Assefi
“Over the years I've never written or made movies about political themes 'cause while they do have current critical importance, in the large, large scheme of things, only the big questions matter and the answers to those big questions are very, very depressing.” YearsMadeMatterBigsPoliticalCausesAnswersWrittenImportanceCurrentsCriticalThemeSchemesDepressingBig QuestionsVery Depressing Author:Woody Allen
“You see, the problem in life isn't in receiving answers. The problem is in identifying your current questions. Once you get the questions right, the answers always come.” ProblemAnswersCurrentsReceivingIdentifyingProblems In LifeCelestine Prophecy Book:The celestine prophecy: an adventure Source: The celestine prophecy: an adventure
“Any replacement to the current copyright position (life plus 70 years) needs to have an answer lined up for this, and similar, messy edge cases.” NeedsYearsAnswersCasesPositionEdgesCurrentsPlusMessyCopyrightReplacements Author:Charles Stross
“No one is talking about restructuring Social Security or Medicare for current retirees or for those that are near retirement. For those under 55, the answer is let's talk about it.” SocialAnswersTalkingSecurityCurrentsRetirementSocial SecurityMedicareRestructuring Author:Mitt Romney