Monthly Archives: July 2008
End of Food – Paul Roberts
This is a long Video – a lecture by Paul Roberts on his End of Food book. And its eminently watch-able.
Filed under Local Food
Car Pooling through Facebook
FaceReviews: Facebook News, Application Reviews and Social Networks I was excited to see this new facebook carpool application. Carpooling is not what you might think. People carpool to and from work together, for road trips, to see the family, and … Continue reading
Zim Ride
Zimride | A Carpool Community Zimride is an easy, money saving, and dynamic ride-sharing solution. Now carpooling is fun and reliable. Since launching in 2007, Zimride’s ride-share solutions have served over 300,000 global users. What began as an experiment in … Continue reading
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Malbourne – Ecocity
S2G3Ecocity < FMPlan < Future Melbourne Wiki An eco-city reduces its ecological footprint to fit within the boundaries of one planet. In an eco-city, people and organisations adapt to a changing climate and gladly act to build a sustainable future. … Continue reading
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Social Innovation Examples
I am keen to make and publicise a list of ‘social Innovation’ case studies located in Melbourne Australia. These may be projects/ companies/ ventures/ initiatives/ and other such collectives formed for social good – with or without a profit motive. … Continue reading
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Ross Lovegrove: The power and beauty of organic design (video) Video
more about "Ross Lovegrove: The power and beauty …", posted with vodpod
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How OLD is what you buy in the freshfood section of Supermarkets?
Very old – 10 months Old!! the organic food blog » Before it Gets to Your Fridge article in the Sydney Morning Herald which has reported that the Sydney Postharvest Laboratory tested supermarket apples and found them to be up … Continue reading
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Farmers Markets in Victoria
Here is a good resource for Farmers Markets in Victoria. Farmers’ Markets The terms “farmers’ market” and “growers’ market” have only received widespread use in Australia in the last decade as a result of globalisation, so it is worth remembering … Continue reading
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Elements of Car Design
The Wikipedia has a good introduction to the idea of car design. Automotive design – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The task of the design team is usually split into three main aspects: Exterior design, interior design, and color and trim … Continue reading
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Social Entrepreneur of the Year – SA
Gorgeous Project. SA innovator named Social Entrepreneur of the Year - South Africa – The Good News South African telecommunications innovator Rael Lissoos has been named Social Entrepreneur of the Year for his project Dabba which brings cheap mobile communication technology to … Continue reading
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Social Innovation Competition
More about banking and for the finance wallahs. Straight Goods – Pitch your idea for financing social change – Changemaker online challenge searches for cutting-edge financing methods. “We’re looking for new financing possibilities, such as mobile banking, program investment, social … Continue reading
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Car Parking through City-Company collaboration
Motormouth: I-GO Car Sharing Partners with CTA Last week the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA) approved adding 45 parking spaces along various El lines for car sharing vehicles.
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The Credit Crunch is good!
Much the same as what Umberto Eco said about why Architects in Italy went into university – in the decade post WWII. No jobs, and back to uni to study and teach. So emerged semiotics and a fascination with texts. … Continue reading
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A discussion of disruptive innovation – LINUX
It was disruptive – but for the techies I guess. I am a Mac user and well I am in the zone of extreme proprietary systems. Is Linux still a disruptive innovation? | LinuxWorld Community The embarassing little secret is … Continue reading
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Social Entrepreneurshp for Designers?
And I thought I was on to something new – when I propose to go full tilt into involving students in the sort of work I have been doing since 1994. Grain News: Sami Nerenberg to teach new RISD studio: … Continue reading
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Designers as Entrepreneurs in Melbourne
The job market firs totally dissappeared in the 90s then came back slowly – but still the work scene for designers in Melbourne is not good. Nowhere near what you see in China and India – where you see jobs … Continue reading
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LOcal Diet in the NY Times
And more social innovation actually. A Locally Grown Diet With Fuss but No Muss – NYTimes.com Although a completely local diet is out of reach for even the most dedicated, the shift toward it is being driven by the increasingly … Continue reading
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Why be a Locavore?
Three things – succinctly. The Good Life: Hudson Valley locavore heaven There are so many benefits to being a locavore (one who looks first to buying locally produced food) — it helps the regional economy and the environment, the farmers … Continue reading
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Ways to use Social Media
I went through this list and have parked it here for further use as the Broadcast project ramps up. 50 Ways to use Social Media, listed by Objective Chris Brogan, who continues to dazzle us with his thoughtful and helpful … Continue reading
Filed under Faint Voice News, Social Innovation
Locavore experiences
And talking about what it takes to be a Locavore. EATS Blog | Guidelive.com “Local” is relative in a place like Dallas. I spent a couple of hours Saturday morning — a lot of it in the car — scooping … Continue reading
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We need a massive wave of innovation
And it starts off from quoting Gore. WorldChanging: Al Gore, Clean Energy and A Better Nation And we won’t get that without a massive transformation in how this country works. We need tax reform (towards green taxes), new regulations, intellectual … Continue reading
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Auto Centric World
How everything is now based on the assumption of a car based society. Auto-centric “imprinting” and our consumer products – Greater Greater Washington One reason we’re locked into an auto-oriented way of thinking about life is that our consumer economy … Continue reading
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Template for Disruptive Innovation
I am interested in turning this into a studio practice and so am following threads on Disruptive Innovation. The Innovator’s Solution « Web 2.0 and Management At the website of the authors Clayton Christensen and Michael Raynor you can find … Continue reading
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Black Board and Disruptive Innovation
A really good take on all that BlackBoard is trying to do and how it still falls way short of a truly students centered software. The End in Mind » Blackboard & the Innovator’s Dilemma Blackboard remains first and foremost … Continue reading
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Pedal Power Workshop
In 2005 Shreya and Matteo Martignoni came to Melbourne and worked with Mick Douglas on the Pedal Power Workshop. And Luca Abate churned out this quite awesome video of that journey.
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