Tuesday, July 28, 2015

Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the Circular Economy

http://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/circular-economy/circular-economy/interactive-system-diagram

First World Problem Store

100% Placebo 100% Peppermint 100% Effective First World Problem Pills are 100% peppermint and solve all your everyday dilemmas. They are also 100% placebo and 100% of the profit goes to Aids Fonds’ aim to provide HIV medication to people who can’t afford it. Medication for medication that is.

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

'Welfare cars': wheelchair friendly vehicles

http://en.responsejp.com/article/2009/04/13/123184.html

http://en.responsejp.com/article/2010/06/02/141181.html

http://en.responsejp.com/article/2012/10/26/183834.html


Kenguru 

Wednesday, June 3, 2015

IBM Biomimicry Challenge 2010

IBM Biomimicry Challenge from Smart Design on Vimeo.

UNICEF Wearables

http://www.psfk.com/2015/06/unicef-wearables-for-good-arm-frog-design.html
http://wearablesforgood.com/the-challenge
http://wearablesforgood.com/WearablesForGood-UseCaseHandbook.pdf
http://wearablesforgood.com/UNICEFInnovation_ProductCatalogue.pdf
http://wearablesforgood.com/resources
http://talk.unicef.org/news/wearable-selfish-used-social-good
http://mashable.com/2015/02/25/unicef-kid-power
http://www.cnet.com/au/news/arm-and-unicef-team-up-on-wearables-for-the-developing-world
http://wearablesforgood.com/application-form
http://au.pcmag.com/chipsets-processors-products/30851/news/arm-unicef-launch-wearables-for-good-challenge
http://www.cio.com.au/article/575364/unicef-arm-bet-wearables-help-underprivileged
http://www.triplepundit.com/2015/05/lifebits-unicefs-wearable-technology-will-save-lives/
http://www.twcnews.com/tx/san-antonio/tech-talk/2015/03/25/unicef-wearables-encourage-child-fitness--tackle-malnutrition.html
http://www.forbes.com/sites/adamforrest/2015/05/26/wearables-for-good-unicef-challenges-the-tech-industry

Powerade Workout Billboards

http://www.psfk.com/2015/06/powerade-workout-billboards-ogilvy-mather-berlin.html

Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Pulse energy harnessing jump rope

http://unchartedplay.com/products/the-pulse-green http://greensportsblog.com/2014/05/01/uncharted-play-2-0-generating-innovation-and-electricity-through-jumping-rope/ http://nationswell.com/simple-toy-bring-electricity-developing-world/

Centre for Active Design

http://centerforactivedesign.org/

In-taxi exercising

http://www.psfk.com/2013/10/coca-cola-taxi-exercising.html

Olympic Change

http://www.psfk.com/2013/11/subway-fitness-free-rides.html http://edition.cnn.com/2013/11/15/tech/apparently-this-matters-squats-moscow-subway/ http://mashable.com/2013/11/12/russian-subway-squats/

Sunday, March 29, 2015

LifeCube instant shelter

Inhabitat article

SaveOneLife in-shoe mine detector


Parasite inflatable shelter

Michael Rakowitz: Parasite

IKEA flat pack shelters



Inhabitat article

Lifesaver jerrycans

Inhabitat article


Nigeria Floating School



Inhabitat article

Shelterbox

<.br> ShelterBox

Sleeping bag mobile shelter

Insulated sleeping bag expands into mobile shelter for homeless
Coat transforms into sleeping bag for homeless

Solight Solarpuff lantern

Inhabitat: Solight Solarpuff Solight Design

LUCI inflatable solar lantern


A little solar powered lantern named LUCI

Energizer Solar LED Lantern


LUMINAID inflatable solar lantern

Luminaid

Illumiloon

Humanitarian design

Bruce Nussbaum: Is humanitarian design the new imperialism?

Leon Kaye: The backlash against humanitarian design.

Design Observer: Humanitarian Design vs New Imperialism, debate summary

TED: Ten TED talks on humanitarian design

Engineers Without Borders: Humanitarian Design Summits

Inhabitat: Humanitarian Design
Inhabitat: Disaster-proof design

Worldchanging: Design, disasters and the value of thinking big

UNISDR: 2015 World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction

Field Innovation Team: Real-time innovations for disasters

AIGA: What does it mean to design for disasters?

Web Ecoist: 14 emergency shelter concepts

FastCoDesign: Architects on how to design for disasters

National Building Museum: Designing for disasters

Catalyst Review: Mitigating risks for disasters in Thailand

Project Life: Design for disasters

Sphere Project: Humanitarian charter and minimum standards in disaster response

Australia Unlimited: Helping the world to manage natural disasters

Deloitte: Building our nations resilience to natural disasters


Urine-tricity

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2015/03/05/Universitys-pee-power-toilet-turns-urine-into-electricity/2651425575024/

8: Millennium Development Goals

8 is an anthology film consisting of eight short films centered on the eight Millennium Development Goals. Eight directors had "carte blanche" to treat one of the eight topics:

Segment by Abderrahmane Sissako: Tiya's Dream (Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger) Segment by Gael García Bernal: The Letter (Achieve universal primary education) Segment by Mira Nair: How Can It Be? (Promote gender equality and empower women) Segment by Gus Van Sant: Mansion on the Hill (Reduce child mortality rate) Segment by Jan Kounen: The Story of Panshin Beka (Improve maternal health) Segment by Gaspar Noé: SIDA (Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other diseases) Segment by Jane Campion: The Water Diary (Ensure environmental sustainability) Segment by Wim Wenders: Person to Person (Develop a global partnership for development)

Sunday, March 1, 2015

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Cola-powered toys with biobatteries









http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-16288107

http://www.geek.com/mobile/modified-nokia-cell-phone-runs-on-coca-cola-1050311/

Thursday, February 5, 2015

Design Thinking Action Lab: Ideate, Prototype, Test













Design Thinking Action Lab: Define + Empathize







Creating sustainable value for a business


Sustainability for All: Jonathon Porritt at TEDxExeter


4 Principles to Win the Sustainability 'Game' (conditions of success)


How It Works: Design Thinking [IBM Think Academy]


Ecological footprint: Do we fit on our planet?


Sustainability: the threshold explained in 20 seconds (spaghetti analogy)


Systems thinking: an introduction


Amsterdam Exploring the Sharing City


Amsterdam Exploring the Sharing City


It's the Little Things - short sustainability animation

How to Create Social Sustainability Design Teams


How to Create Social Sustainability Design Teams


Is Curitiba the world's greenest city?


Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Engineers Without Borders Australia - Who We Are

How a Brazilian City Has Revolutionized Urban Planning


Big Questions for a Better Built Environment


Green Star rating tools and the sustainable built environment


Green Star rating tools and the sustainable built environment


Steve Howard: Let's go all-in on selling sustainability

Solidworks Sustainable Design Guide

http://www.solidworks.com/sustainability/sustainable-design-guide.htm

Human Centered Design


What is Human centered Design


Aveda Sourcing Story: Brazilian Uruku

Aveda Holiday 2013: Improving Lives with Aveda

Michael Porter: Why business can be good at solving social problems

B Corp Anthem - B The Change

C2C Social Fairness guidelines for designers

Ecover Ocean Plastic Project





GOOD Business: Ice Stone

C2C Water Stewardship guidelines for designers

C2C Renewable Energy guidelines for designers

gugler* goes Cradle to Cradle®: That's how nature would print.

The circular economy: from consumer to user

XD Design Boom eco mug

gDiapers







http://www.gdiapers.com/

Replenish Bottle

Replenish- Click "Like" if you think it's a better way to clean! from Replenish on Vimeo.

Introducing the PUMA InCycle Collection

The 10 Hot Consumer Trends of 2014

Life in 2030

Sharing Energy in the City: 2030

DESSO Refinity®

The Miracle Metal

C2C Material Reutilization guidelines for designers

The Future of Our Future

Ecococon straw panel presentation EN

ECOR UCP - Cradle to Cradle Product Inovation Challenge

Accoya® wood - sustainable, eco-friendly & FSC certified wood.

Wednesday, January 14, 2015

Car-free cities

http://www.fastcoexist.com/3040634/7-cities-that-are-starting-to-go-car-free