WEEKLY EMAIL: JULY 14, 2011

FEATURED THIS WEEK : DANIELLA ZALCMAN

South Sudan: Birth of a Republic

Daniella Zalcman spent two weeks in Juba documenting the birth of The Republic of South Sudan, which officially became a country on July 9th. Her images capture the newly appointed capital city and its people, who have finally been granted political independence after decades of civil war.
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THE EDITORS

Sappi Ideas That Matter Extends Deadline for 2011 Proposals

Proposals must be postmarked by July 22, 2011, to be considered for this year's program.
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JAC SM KEE

The Color Yellow

In Malaysia today, the color yellow has inspired hope, mobilized connectedness, instigated arrests and aroused fears.
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FROM OUR SPONSORS

Learn to be a design critic through SVA's D-Crit program. Design as subject matter, criticism as a literary genre and the range of tools with which to practice design criticism.
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More than a decade ago Sappi Fine Paper North America established the Ideas that Matter grant program to recognize and support designers who generously donate their time and talent to a wide range of charitable activities. Enter your Idea to win money for your pro-bono project. Design is the power to affect the world.
Enter Ideas that Matter here >>
See stories of change here >>
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PHIL PATTON

Boosting the Urban IQ

The National Building Museum, Time magazine and the Rockefeller Foundation have teamed up to look at urban design in a new way. “Intelligent Cities” explores how information and the new devices that communicate it can improve the places where we live. The multi-year program includes a symposium, book and Time-hosted website. The public is invited to contribute ideas via polls and online suggestions. Some of the results will be offered up in a publication this fall.
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LAURA WEISS

Structured for Creativity

Can we design nonprofits for efficiency as well as creativity?
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JOHN THACKARA

How to Make Systems Thinking Sexy

We will not transition successfully to a restorative economy until systems thinking becomes as natural, for millions of people, as riding a bike. That's a big ask. How do we get from here, to there?

The Buckminster Fuller Challenge [BFC] is one of the more important projects to address this task — and serving on the jury was by far the hardest work I did last year.
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WILLIAM UNDERHILL

Comradettes

The opening show for this new clothing collection made plain the back-to-basic theme: no catwalk or models, just a rack of clothes in an open wardrobe on the floor of a former factory with a pile of hammers as the only decoration. Slogans on the outside walls proclaimed: “Revolution is Glorious,” “Down with Luxury” and “Dress for Revolution.”
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Transforms designers: Educating head, heart and hands.
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Almost one billion people don't have safe and clean drinking water
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CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE

Conflict Kitchen

Report on Conflict Kitchen, a project by artists affiliated with Carnegie Mellon to foster cross-cultural understanding through food.
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UPCOMING CONFERENCE: JULY 24, 2011

Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders

Limited to senior executives involved in strategy or design projects, this program of the Yale School of Management aims to foster an understanding of the interreliant but often mutually misunderstood areas of business and design.

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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


WEEKLY EMAIL: JULY 14, 2011
FEATURED THIS WEEK : DANIELLA ZALCMAN South Sudan: Birth of a Republic Daniella Zalcman spent two weeks in Juba documenting the birth of The Republic of South Sudan, which officially became a country on July 9th. Her images capture the newly appointed capital city and its people, who have finally been granted political independence after decades of civil war. READ MORE
THE EDITORS Sappi Ideas That Matter Extends Deadline for 2011 Proposals Proposals must be postmarked by July 22, 2011, to be considered for this year's program. READ MORE JAC SM KEE The Color Yellow In Malaysia today, the color yellow has inspired hope, mobilized connectedness, instigated arrests and aroused fears. READ MORE FROM OUR SPONSORS Learn to be a design critic through SVA's D-Crit program. Design as subject matter, criticism as a literary genre and the range of tools with which to practice design criticism. Watch videos of presentations by the Class of 2011 >> The D-Crit Program >> SVA Website >> More than a decade ago Sappi Fine Paper North America established the Ideas that Matter grant program to recognize and support designers who generously donate their time and talent to a wide range of charitable activities. Enter your Idea to win money for your pro-bono project. Design is the power to affect the world. Enter Ideas that Matter here >> See stories of change here >> Find out more about Sappi here >> PHIL PATTON Boosting the Urban IQ The National Building Museum, Time magazine and the Rockefeller Foundation have teamed up to look at urban design in a new way. “Intelligent Cities” explores how information and the new devices that communicate it can improve the places where we live. The multi-year program includes a symposium, book and Time-hosted website. The public is invited to contribute ideas via polls and online suggestions. Some of the results will be offered up in a publication this fall. READ MORE LAURA WEISS Structured for Creativity Can we design nonprofits for efficiency as well as creativity? READ MORE OTHER RECENT POSTS JOHN THACKARA How to Make Systems Thinking Sexy We will not transition successfully to a restorative economy until systems thinking becomes as natural, for millions of people, as riding a bike. That's a big ask. How do we get from here, to there? The Buckminster Fuller Challenge [BFC] is one of the more important projects to address this task — and serving on the jury was by far the hardest work I did last year. READ MORE WILLIAM UNDERHILL Comradettes The opening show for this new clothing collection made plain the back-to-basic theme: no catwalk or models, just a rack of clothes in an open wardrobe on the floor of a former factory with a pile of hammers as the only decoration. Slogans on the outside walls proclaimed: “Revolution is Glorious,” “Down with Luxury” and “Dress for Revolution.” READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER Transforms designers: Educating head, heart and hands. MFA Products of Design at the School of Visual Arts >> Almost one billion people don't have safe and clean drinking water Mohawk & charity: water. Helping to bring clean water to developing nations >> Register by the early deadline and save up to $200. Pivot the AIGA Design Conference >> Good design can influence positive change! Learn more Ideas that Matter >> CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE Conflict Kitchen Report on Conflict Kitchen, a project by artists affiliated with Carnegie Mellon to foster cross-cultural understanding through food. READ MORE UPCOMING CONFERENCE: JULY 24, 2011 Business Perspectives for Creative Leaders Limited to senior executives involved in strategy or design projects, this program of the Yale School of Management aims to foster an understanding of the interreliant but often mutually misunderstood areas of business and design. 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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