The Nano Effect on Urban India

Standing on a low, gray platform in the Cooper-Hewitt's Great Hall, the Tata Nano, India's tiny, approachable new car, looks rather pleased with itself. Maybe it shouldn't.
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Kopernik

A new website follows the increasingly familiar model of funding socially progressive design and technology projects a few dollars at a time.
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The Butterfly People

Samburu tribe members from Kenya.
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2nd Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity

The second international conference on degrowth will develop clear policy proposals and strategies for action on degrowth and define the key open questions and research agenda. The conference will foster interaction between participants and put emphasis on the development of cooperative research. This conference will follow a novel format. It will include selected keynote speeches and roundtables by distinguished degrowth scholars. The conference will however mainly be based on paper presentations with oral sessions, posters and working groups.

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FEATURED THIS WEEK : AVINASH RAJAGOPAL The Nano Effect on Urban India Standing on a low, gray platform in the Cooper-Hewitt's Great Hall, the Tata Nano, India's tiny, approachable new car, looks rather pleased with itself. Maybe it shouldn't. READ MORE
KAOMI GOETZ Kopernik A new website follows the increasingly familiar model of funding socially progressive design and technology projects a few dollars at a time. READ MORE LYLE OWERKO The Butterfly People Samburu tribe members from Kenya. READ MORE		BECOME A FAN ON FACEBOOK \| FOLLOW US ON TWITTER CHANGE OBSERVER: PROJECT ARCHIVE Peepoobag Report on Peepoobag, a new self-sanitizing, single-use, biodegradable container for human waste. READ MORE UPCOMING CONFERENCE: MARCH 26, 2010 2nd Conference on Economic Degrowth for Ecological Sustainability and Social Equity The second international conference on degrowth will develop clear policy proposals and strategies for action on degrowth and define the key open questions and research agenda. The conference will foster interaction between participants and put emphasis on the development of cooperative research. This conference will follow a novel format. It will include selected keynote speeches and roundtables by distinguished degrowth scholars. The conference will however mainly be based on paper presentations with oral sessions, posters and working groups. 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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