December 13th, 2011:
Crafts and Design Can Cross-Pollinate to Create Better Opportunities for Craftsmen
In October 2008, 8 weavers committed suicide in Sircilla, a small town in the state of Andhra Pradesh (India). This was preceded by another incident in 2006, when a destitute weaver of Sircilla sold his four-month-old son for Rs 500 (approx. $10) to keep the hearth burning.
December 11th, 2011:
Using Art to Inspire and Engage Communities
This is a story about transformation of a community through art.
December 10th, 2011:
Questioning if a Company Really is “Sustainable”
Sustainability has become a trend for the companies and today every good product should meet ecological, economic and social standards. Consumers are paying for these kinds of objects in a attempt to do their part. But the truth is that some of these products are not buying what they promise. By faking their advertisements, some companies might not be playing a fair game.
December 9th, 2011:
Why Healthcare Team Communication is a Matter of Life and Death
The average US hospital loses $4,000,000 a year specifically as a result of communication inefficiencies, some of which contribute to 200,000 patient deaths annually. Briana Coonan suggests some business school standards for improving internal communication—and patient outcomes—in today’s complex healthcare environments.
December 8th, 2011:
Greenwashing Labor Injustices in Dubai
Construction projects should not be considered Green or sustainable unless they have applied equal consideration to all resources used. In Dubai, the labor resources are treated terribly regardless of the “green” nature of the development, this can be changed by incorporating fair and equitable treatment of construction workers into existing sustainable development laws and guidelines.
December 6th, 2011:
WEconomy: The Rise of Collaborative Consumption
Have you ever shared a car ride, lent someone a book, made a mix tape, or traded clothing? Then you’re part of the WEconomy, a new economic model where communities of consumers share, swap or rent goods as opposed to owning them.
December 2nd, 2011:
Small Changes are Good, but Today’s Issues Require Big Shifts
As good eco-citizens, many of us feel the responsibility of `investing in what we believe in´ each time we reach for our pocketbooks. While each transaction may be small, the impact of millions of people doing the same is very powerful – if for no other reason than to feel good about saving the world. The question is ever-present: How do we match our dollars with our values?
December 1st, 2011:
Bug Bites: Insects Might Be the Protein of Tomorrow
A strong case can be made for grubbing on bugs, but in the United States and Europe there’s a prevalent cultural bias against insects as a source of edible protein. Find out why entomophagy—the practice of eating insects—has recently started gaining traction as a viable alternative.
November 30th, 2011:
Would You Like an Egg With That?
A farm fresh fried egg is a beautiful thing. Featured on Neapolitan thin-crust pizzas, juicy high-stacked burgers, and now, here before me, this vivid orange crown jewel is served over a perfectly braised pork belly and gleaming steamed rice. I have the recent culinary trend of “would you like an egg with that?” to thank for this extra pop of color, protein, and pure delectable ooze.
May 20th, 2011:
Dublin Bikes: Bike Sharing That Works
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Guillaume Driscoll On a recent visit to Dublin, as I made my way back to my [...]
May 18th, 2011:
5 Tips for Sustainable Communication
As a former English major, now working towards an MBA in Design Strategy at CCA, I’ve discovered that one’s skill in written and verbal communication often mirrors one’s level of success in business. It may in fact, be the one thing that matters most.
May 17th, 2011:
Why Gamblers Could be Great Advocates for Sustainability
As a student in CCA’s MBA in Design Strategy program learning to apply human-centric design thinking to create sustainable innovations, I became curious about the human psychology and behavior aspects of gambling. Our society considers the phenomenon a taboo and the last thing you want to do if you want a healthy, sustainable lifestyle.
May 16th, 2011:
How Human Future Interaction Can Help Plan for a Sustainabilty
Jason Tester of the institute for the future has pioneered a concept called Human Future Interaction (HFI) a method for experiencing the future in accessible ways. HFI operates on three beliefs: 1) that there are new ways to experience the shadow of the future today. 2) Experiencing the future can be a very persuasive way to change behaviors today, and that 3) the future needs us to change the world today.
May 13th, 2011:
Digital Fitness Games Have a Financial and Social ROI
The fitness gaming industry isn’t just measured by its lucrative economic ROI, but what we’ve discovered with 3D motion tracking is a social return that has impacted individuals across all ages. Given its simple and extremely intuitive user interface, it appeals to all ages – providing a low barrier to entry for any non-gamer. Grandparents can play along with their 6-year-old grand child.
May 12th, 2011:
Can We Make Climate Change Sizzle?
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. by Amy Gustincic While waiting in the train station on my way out of San Francisco International Airport [...]
May 11th, 2011:
Old Is New Again: Nike’s Push Towards Sustainable Advertising
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. by Alexander R. Scott The high price of advertising has always driven me crazy. As a business owner [...]
May 11th, 2011:
Intellectual Property: When Protecting Ideas Destroys Them
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Sandjar Kozubaev More often than not, innovation and more specifically, invention, happens from a spontaneous exchange [...]
May 10th, 2011:
How Green is Your Data?
If you printed out a gigabyte of data that would equate to 50,000 pages of printed single space text. Now imagine 34 x 50,000 pages of paper and that’s a lot of data. The average iphone user consumes 273 megabytes of data on their phone every day.
May 5th, 2011:
A Genuine Measure: GDP vs Genuine Progress
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Corey Lee The Gross National Product was the official measure of production in the United States until [...]
May 5th, 2011:
Sustaining Traditions for Sustainability
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Jacqueline Cisneros Moving to a new home or school can be quite challenging when you are an [...]
May 5th, 2011:
Asking for Directions: Communication at a Crossroad
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Estela Hartley The most ordinary events in one’s journey through life can bring us to a crossroad [...]
May 4th, 2011:
Are you a Green Designer?
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Arash Shirinbab Eight years ago I had my first opportunity to engage as a product designer when [...]
May 4th, 2011:
Creating a Shared Vision of a Positive Future
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Michelle Dawson It’s the year 2050 and everyone is a cyborg. We are fighting over the earth’s [...]
May 4th, 2011:
Building Your Personal Business Model
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Lauren Nham “…You have to do everything you possibly can to take control and make your vision [...]
January 7th, 2011:
Electrifying Caltrain’s Baby Bullet
The following post is part of the course work for “Live Exchange” the foundational course on communication for The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts. The rest of the posts are presented here. By Mekhala Dandekar It was 7:03 am, a cold morning in San Jose when the train whistle blew [...]
January 3rd, 2011:
The Zeitgeist of 21st Century is Yours to Share
By Danielle Zimmerman Building upon comfort with sharing content and information online on sites like Flickr and Wikipedia we are recognizing the potential of sharing more than the digital –the tangible, our possessions. New options are emerging where the 20th-century mindset of buy-use-dispose is being replaced by systems where access trumps ownership and individuals take [...]
December 28th, 2010:
Let’s Talk Smart Growth
This post is part of a year-end series by MBA students at California College of the Arts’ Design MBA Program. Read more about our annual partnership here. by Andrew Deming Who are we but works in progress, early iterations of our eventual selves? Hailing from a religiously and ethnically homogeneous suburb in the south, I’ve [...]
December 27th, 2010:
What Sustainable Marketers Can Learn From The Infomercial
This post is part of a year-end series by MBA students at California College of the Arts’ Design MBA Program. Read more about our annual partnership here. By Chahn Chung The infomercial, also known as direct-response TV marketing, is the constantly derided bane of the advertising world. It’s the method of choice for advertising useless, [...]
December 24th, 2010:
Sex with Trees: Do’s & Don’ts of Using Sex to Sell Sustainability
This post is part of a year-end series by MBA students at California College of the Arts’ Design MBA Program. Read more about our annual partnership here. Tall, lean, leaves blowing in the wind and all natural – trees are pretty sexy . . .right? What about global warming, conservation or recycling? For many, not [...]
December 23rd, 2010:
How Managing Change Leads to Stability in Middle East and North Africa
This post is part of a year-end series by MBA students at California College of the Arts’ Design MBA Program. Read more about our annual partnership here. By Ali Musleh According to the World Bank, the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) are to face an unprecedented challenge in the next two decades. More than [...]
SPECIAL PROJECT
Live Exchange: STRATEGY BY ITSELF IS NEVER ENOUGH
Linda Yaven
First, my bias. Admittedly as a coach I arrive with a strong interest in the well-being end of the spectrum: the question of how people sustain themselves amidst 24/7 demanding personal/professional lives and daunting global tasks is one I find compelling.
The subtext for my course “Live Exchange: Authentic, Effective, Generative Communication” (LiveE for short!) in The MBA Design Strategy Program at California College of the Arts is the innovative zone of human centered research, design thinking and people to people skill sets within business including emotional, collaborative and appreciative intelligence.
For our class project here at TriplePundit students write a 500 word post on sustainability related to the above.
Too often professional dilemma’s are simply dilemma’s of communication. In a time when we are all being called to identify missing conversations, bridge professional turfs or speak for those without recourse to human speech these student writings lean into “business as usual” blending the poetic with the professional and surfacing “we are in this together” thinking.
This is our fourth year collaborating with Triple pundit. Enjoy these articles by our future thinking DMBA students.
With appreciations to Nick Aster for his inspiring invitation.
-- Elle
Linda Yaven,
Associate Professor, "Live Exchange"
MBA Design Strategy Program
CCA, San Francisco
elle@lindayaven.com
Lindayaven.com
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