Social Media for Sustainable Business|Earthsite | #Sustainability #SocialMedia #Marketing
via earthsite.net
80+ minutes long presentation, with audio
levers for change + all things sustainable
I am a french designer, founder and CEO of social innovation consulting socialdesign, sas., specialized in ICT impact on processes, management and organizations, with a special focus on how innovative strategies can foster a world more respectful of human beings and environment. Triple bottom line - you name it!
In the past few years I have implemented change management strategies with the Demos Group for french companies such as Accor, la RATP, l'AFP, PSA et Generali.
I am involved in the beautiful Madmundo project as web advisor and art director, and work on the next step of a not-for-profit civic process with french NGO Bridge Initiative.
I run a french speaking blog, design durable, to promote fresh and helpful ideas on sustainable design.
I share conceptual and spiritual stuff about the future here and personal stuff here.
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As an approach, #designthinking taps into capacities we all have but that are overlooked by more conventional problem-solving practices
Designers have traditionally focused on enhancing the look and functionality of products. Recently, they have begun using design tools to tackle more complex problems, such as finding ways to provide low-cost healthcare throughout the world. Businesses were first to embrace this new approach—called design thinking—now nonprofits are beginning to adopt it too.
via ssireview.org
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Sustainability is becoming mainstream, customers are demanding it and it is becoming clear that it can make good economic sense
Some standouts for me from the conference [Agriculture 2.0] (in order of appearance not importance!)
Tod Murphy from Vermont’s Farmer’s Diner. He talked about working with farmers and creating a business that was successful and practical. Love that his diner serves the farmers he buys products from.
Carol Kramer LeBlanc, from US Department of Agriculture where she serves as the director of Sustainable Development. Her talk was interesting because she outlined all the new programs available to farmers. Cannot wait to see the impact of these new programs in our rural communities!Diana Endicott from Good Natured Farms a cooperative of 18 family farms in Kansas and Missouri. Very inspiring woman and organization. Great model for farmers getting together to save rural communities.Craig Wichner who founded Vital Farmland, LP which invests in farmland and turns it into organic/sustainable farms. Would love to talk to him about all the farmland we have in upstate New York!Pam Marrone, from Marrone Biopesticides an organic pesticide alternative manufacturer. Very impressed with her presentation, frankly a lot of the talk went over my head but from what I gathered she is a one-woman scientific powerhouse that has been creating patented biopesticides. Seems like there is a lot of exciting stuff that is and will be coming out of her company. Very cool.Melina Shannon-DiPietro from Yale Sustainable Food Projects who spoke about the energy and commitment of today’s college student. Very inspiring and true, young people want to change the world with their minds and bodies. Cannot wait to see the energy these young people bring to farming and food in America!
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'The real dividend, he says, is diversity' #SlowMoney #WoodyTasch #WSJ
The real dividend, he says, is diversity: In an era of industrial agriculture, where millions of acres are planted with the same variety of corn and millions of pigs are bred to be genetically similar, small local farms are the ultimate hedge fund. They preserve heirloom seeds and quirky breeds; strengthen the soil with organic nutrients; create local markets that connect producer directly to consumer.
via online.wsj.com
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Design is the Problem : The Future of Design Must Be Sustainable - by Nathan Shedroff, Rosenfeld Media
Design is the Problem explains:
- How sustainability isn't as difficult to understand and address as many would have you think
- Several of the leading frameworks and perspectives on sustainability
- How to insert sustainability into the development process that you're already using
- The many, practical strategies that make the products, services, and events you design and develop more sustainable—right now
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Designing for a Sustainable World - via World Usability Day
Human-centered design directly supports the first two pillars of sustainability:
- Economic - matching a design to user's needs and abilities enhance its utilization, quality, and efficiency, thus providing cost effective solutions and reducing the likelihood that systems products and services will be rejected by their users;
- Social - taking a human-centered approach results in systems, products and services which are better for the health and wellbeing of their users, including users with disabilities;
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