The Future of Connected and Sustainable Cities
With dozens of cities in China urbanizing all at the same time, and at a pace matched at no time by anyone else, making sure cities are planned and built properly is a must.
View ArticleThe Importance of Design, and Designers, to Sustainability
While the focus of sustainability is closely linked to “energy usage” and waste, the conversation on the role of design & designers has yet to take center stage. The recent article Design is an...
View ArticleTraining Day: Kohler Hackathon Targets 25% of Chinese Without Toilets
Uneven Access to Toilets Living in one of China’s major cities, it’s easy to take certain goods and services for granted. Every street has at least one convenience store, a bank, a major café chain,...
View ArticleDreams of a Sustainable Career, Design, and Waste | #AskTheCollective 013
In this episode of #AsktheCollective, I answer questions from university students about following their sustainable dreams, design, and waste. As always, we hope you find these questions and answers...
View ArticleTarget Hackathon Makes the Connection!
Following a two-week period of desk and field research, the Target Design an APP for left-behind children hackathon was held in Shanghai last weekend. Six student teams brainstormed for 24-hours...
View ArticleSustainable Design for the Future
Photo Credit: COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY The world that surrounds us – the signs that direct us, the smartphone pages we flick through, the way we use buildings, how we move around cities – is...
View ArticleInterface: Sustainability Starts with Design
The importance of design to sustainable products cannot be understated. It is the front end of development and the point at which environmental harm can be best mitigated. The achievement of good...
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