Archive for October, 2006

Sustainable Product Development & Design [NetImpact Conference]

Participants:Kat Walsh - Living Tree Paper companyJP Kusz - Center for Sustainable EnterpriseDawn Danby - WorldChangingSteve Bishop - IDEO
Key takeaways:
*  51 of top 100 capitalized business are larger than countries by measure of GDP*  Changing nature of Design:     -  1 time transaction –> Annuity stream   -  Designer = socially conscious architect meeting need of [...]

Gap Inc. Keynote takeaway [NetImpact conference]

At this year’s Net Impact conference right here in Chicago, I learned a ton and met a multitude of interesting people.

I got to catch panels about Social entrepreneurship, Corporate Social Responsiblity, and Business and Technology for social good at the Professional Summit.

I will be posting some highlights and notes from the conference since [...]

Net Impact Conference 2006

Net Impact conference 2006

Originally uploaded by quami77.

The 2006 Net Impact conference is taking place in Chicago! Wow, I guess I really lucked out.
I will be at the Professional Summit portion of the conference tomorrow (or I guess this morning now since its past midnight). [...]

Project Red iPod

Project Red iPod

Originally uploaded by quami77.

I already have an iPod. I don’t need another iPod, especially one that is smaller than the one that I have.
But, this iPod is cooler. It is bright red. And Apple donates part of the profits from [...]

Muhammad Yunus wins Nobel Peace Prize

Whoa, I was very excited to see one of my personal heroes win the Nobel Peace Prize –
Dr. Muhammad Yunus, who pinoeered MFI in the developing world is an amazing man.
If you haven’t already done so, check out his book, Banker to the Poor.
You *have* to hear this man’s story, as he [...]

Simplicity!

People want to simplify their lives. Its been a consumer trend that has been going on for a while now, and its surprising to see that larger companies are attempting to take on this challenge only recently. Thank goodness– Now I will actually think like a consumer instead of a designer– [...]

About With & For conference

AWF_blog Originally uploaded by quami77.
Today I participated in the About With & For conference that took place at the East Bank Club in Chicago. It is a conference that we as ID students put on– Its [...]



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