Tagged: Responsible Production and Consumption

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A Conversation With Bruce Mau, Founder of Bruce Mau Designs on Re-thinking the Role of Design in Shaping of our Future

Bruce Mau reminds us that “design is invisible until it fails” and calls for rethinking the role of design in creating the good life and in shaping a better future.
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A Conversation with Dr. Michael Braungart, Co-Founder of Cradle to Cradle Design and MBDC on Material Shortages and Designing a New Material World

Recent events around the world expose the heightened uncertainties of a growing demand for materials that are both precious and in limited supply. With China exporting as much as 96 percent of the world’s supply of rare earth metals, the country’s drastic reduction in exports sent ripples around the world. Simultaneously, governments such as the United States continue to subsidize biomass for energy, causing domestic shortages and the need to import biomass from other countries.
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Establishing a Creative Economy

Steve Masterson, COO of Kiska, discusses the need to balance the desires of designers with the desires of consumers and our environment. Masterson offers a brief history of product design and speaks to its ability to create desire in consumers. He emphasizes the need for organizations to marry their business and design strategies in an effective, sustainable, and eco-conscious manner.