February 2012
38 posts
WatchDesign for (Real) Social Impact - Very good
A PRIORITY PROBLEM
A SCALABLE SOLUTION
AN ORGANIZATION THAT CAN DELIVER
http://www.mulagofoundation.org/?q=ideas/r/how-we-think-about-impact
“Now, some could see a statistic of 1 billion-plus people as a problem, or see...”
– http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/design-architecture/cooper-hewitt-show-presents-slums-as-innovation-hotbeds/1157?tag=content;siu-container
Methodology for product service system innovation:...
http://books.google.se/books?hl=en&lr=&id=EtUBsq-CfmIC&oi=fnd&pg=PA3&dq=product+service+system+&ots=XSu-yU4fWf&sig=kBQxI_3BJjiUjDSBbIiDG2R_BpA&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=product%20service%20system&f=false
Current Product Design : Sustainability Challenge
In order to understand Current Product Design, one has to take a look at the Impact of Products on the world. Especially in terms of Sustainability, the Ecosystem is weakening due to large amount of harmful unnecessary products that have been designed since the Industrial Revolution due to waste, pollution, over usage of limited natural resources.
This is not to say that Product/Industrial Design...
January 2012
28 posts
Harvesting water in dry zones (as deserts)
Water is one of the most important isues in unprivilidege communities, harvesting can be a very dificult task specially in those areas without addecaude infrastrucutre to fprovide with the precious liquid.
but there is a very innovative and simple way to deg dome water with a small effort: the solar Still, is a simple way to get water collecting the humidity from air. you only need a plastic...
