Green

Design Continuum in Boston, MA held an event where over 60 movers and shakers in the world of green design gathered to share their thoughts. Speakers from companies including Zipcar and Herman Miller talk about the "necessary convergence of design thinking and thinking green." Videos are available at http://www.dcontinuum.com/content/green.php.

Create a Balcony from a Window

Why Design?

Phillipe S+arck gives his TED talk here.

7th Annual Year in Ideas (NYTimes Magazine)

The webpage covers everything from "Airborne Wind Turbines" to "Zygotic Social Networking."

Green companies think they just have to stick a leaf on the label

An interview with Adam Lowry, co-founder of Method. The title pretty much explains what the interview is about. (Interview by James Murray from BusinessGreen.)

Running on Empty

What we learned in 1973.......and then forgot. An interview with Mirko Zardini from Metropolis, November 2007.

8 Trends to Capitalize on in 2008

Trendwatching.com has released the December 2007 trend report detailing the "8 trends to capitalize on in 2008." You can also subscribe to get the latest briefing delivered to your inbox each month, for free.

The Power of Green

The best introduction to this article is the first paragraph.

"One day Iraq, our post-9/11 trauma and the divisiveness of the Bush years will all be behind us — and America will need, and want, to get its groove back. We will need to find a way to reknit America at home, reconnect America abroad and restore America to its natural place in the global order — as the beacon of progress, hope and inspiration. I have an idea how. It’s called 'green.' " (Article by Thomas L. Friedman, courtesy of nytimes.com)

Raise the price; make a sale

Sharp Number n. A precise or unrounded number.

Example Citations:
You're selling your house. You set the asking price at a nice round figure—$420,000, let's say. But if you had chosen to list the house for $420,399—almost $400 more—your chances of finding a buyer just might improve.

Via Word Spy.

Managing Design from designcouncil.uk

designcouncil.uk has published a series of articles with topics including managing for design excellence and meeting business challenges as well as real life examples from companies such as Alessi, Microsoft, LEGO, Sony, Starbucks, Virgin Atlantic, etc....

Small Wind Turbine

Harnessing wind power for use in residential applications has been a challenge, but a new breed of vertical axis wind turbine (VAWT) from Helix Wind offers a promising design that may change the way we do wind at home.

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