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WEEKLY EMAIL: JANUARY 06, 2011
FEATURED THIS WEEK : PHIL PATTON Charging Double The year 2010 may be remembered as a watershed for the electric car: that’s when the Nissan Leaf and Chevrolet Volt were introduced in the U.S. But another 2010 innovation may turn out to be more important in the long run: two electric car chargers have arrived representing radically different design approaches to a whole new category of product. READ MORE
PHOTO BY JASON ORTON Built Not to Last Prefab Estate, Catford, South East London, July 1999. ©Jason Orton READ MORE JULIE LASKY MSC Greenhouse Project The glass-walled environmental science laboratory, which opened last month, was a three-year project of a trio of mothers, none of whom had a science background or experience tussling with the bureaucracy of city agencies. READ MORE THE EDITORS Happy New Year from Change Observer READ MORE ALEXANDER HEFFNER Taking the A-Train A college student teaches journalism to high school students in Brooklyn, using civic engagement to achieve education goals. It all happens on New York City subways. READ MORE MARIA POPOVA Rise of the Micro-Medici Why does crowdfunding work where crowdsourcing fails? Because ideas are cheap and subjective, and money is expensive and objective. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE Roudha Center Report on Roudha Center, a proposal for a one-stop hub for Qatari women to learn the nuts and bolts of launching a business READ MORE UPCOMING CONFERENCE: JANUARY 22, 2011 Compostmodern This interdisciplinary conference brings together designers, manufacturers and business leaders to address questions from a design point of view about what makes a socially and ecologically responsible society. Other Resources Academic Programs >> Competitions >> Conferences & Events >> Fellowships & Prizes >> Organizations >> Programs & Initiatives >> Publications & Websites >> Social Networks >> RECENT BOOKS RECEIVED Design Driven Innovation: Changing the Rules of Competition by Radically Innovating What Things Mean Roberto Verganti Getting to Plan B: Breaking Through to a Better Business Model John Mullins & Randy Komisar A Fine Line: How Design Strategies Are Shaping the Future of Business Hartmut Esslinger
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