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05.21.13: John Thackara
Cycle Commerce As An EcosystemJohn Thackara reviews new products, services and ingredients needed to help a cycle commerce ecosystem flourish in India’s cities, towns and villages.
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05.25.11: Julie Lasky
Everything Must GoA new blog speaks to our current interest in shedding material goods.
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11.24.09: Aspen Editors
Aspen Design Summit Report: Sustainable Food and Childhood ObesityAt the Aspen Design Summit November 11–14, 2009, sponsored by AIGA and Winterhouse Institute, the Sustainable Food Project focused on accelerating the shift from a global, abstract food system to a regional, real food system via a robust portfolio of activities — including a grand challenge and a series of youth-engagement programs.
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09.03.09: Allison Arieff
WeCommuneWeCommune offers a technology platform for people who want to share resources and build community within particular subcultures.
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08.11.09: John Thackara
Fish Systems and DesignThough gloomy predictions say we could see the end of seafood by 2048, several initiatives are rethinking the way we acquire fish.
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08.04.09: By Julie Lasky
Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff: Part IIKurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff continue their discussion of the future in light of the current economic calamity.
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07.29.09: By Julie Lasky
Kurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff: Part IKurt Andersen and Douglas Rushkoff discuss the future in light of the current economic calamity.
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07.29.09: John Thackara
From Philanthrocapitalism to An Eco-Social Economy"Design for social impact" is a very troubling phrase.
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08.04.08: John Thackara
Alternative Trade Networks and the Coffee SystemAlterative trade networks are emerging in the coffee industry, attempting to eliminate the middle man.
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