Nature’s Tools for Adaptation
Adaptation expert Rafe Sagarin speaks about what we can learn from organisms such as fish, octopi, elephants, and so on. Animals have strong observation skills, […]
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Leather or Life?
I recently read with great interest an article in Bloomberg Business entitled, “Your Salad Lunches are Killing American Leather.” I paused for a while, just […]
Continue reading »Design Thinking for Healthcare
This excellent piece by Dr. Leonard D’Avolio describes how the user-centered process of design thinking is well-suited to understand and implement changes in various major […]
Continue reading »The Vegan Burger that Bleeds
Stanford biochemistry professor and founder of Impossible Foods, Pat Brown has created a burger patty made entirely of plant-based ingredients. It made waves on social […]
Continue reading »Ecosystems: Understanding Organizational Change
In a recent post I wrote about how humans and nature are wired to respond to stressors by strengthening relationships. This excellent report by the Center […]
Continue reading »Skills your Employers Want
This useful visualization from Bloomberg Business shows which characteristics organizations look for in employees across industries such as energy, health, finance, and technology. Interestingly, for […]
Continue reading »Boost your Creativity through Meditation
A particular type of meditation, called open monitoring meditation, can boost creativity, including nonjudgmental idea generation (sound familiar, design thinkers?). No prior experience is required […]
Continue reading »What exactly is Clean Energy?
In an excerpt of Episode 4 of Turtle Talks, energy professionals discuss what exactly constitutes clean energy, followed by an excellent piece from Stanford Professor […]
Continue reading »Women, Data, Design Thinking
Via Forbes, Women Entrepreneurs New York (WE New York) is using data and design thinking to support over five thousand female entrepreneurs in a delightful […]
Continue reading »Food for Drought
Thanks to this nifty visualization from the New York Times, you can take a look at how your dietary choices contribute to the drought. Note […]
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