Nov 22, 09
Straight Talk for the Planetary Era: A Trio of Book Reviews
by Edward Wolf Bikes, boats, and bodies align to spell “350” at events in 181 countries, sounding a worldwide call for climate stability. Congress takes halting steps toward passing a law to limit U.S. carbon emissions and advance clean energy. Diplomats from 193 countries prepare to hammer out a global climate treaty in Copenhagen. But few expect this year’s activism, politics, or diplomacy to change the game. The 21st century to-do list keeps growing. What will it take to...
Worldchanging Timeline: 2003-2009
We here at Worldchanging just celebrated our sixth anniversary! In addition to publishing a series of "101" posts, highlighting some of the iconic pieces we've published over the years, and a primer on blogs and other resources we lean heavily upon, we though that it might also be useful to share a timeline of the project so far, noting some representative events, to give the interested reader a sense of where we came from and how we got here; perhaps knowing something of the evolution of...
Worldchanging 101: COMMUNITY
What will it take to create a future of sustainable prosperity for every person on the planet? Here are some of the most popular and enduring stories we've published in our first six years, stories we think offer a window into the Worldchanging archives. In these pages you'll find a treasury: more than 10,000 articles on cutting-edge solutions dating back as far as October 2003. This work pushes the boundaries of the global conversation on sustainability, social innovation and planetary...
For The Love Of Water: H209 & The New Generation Competition
Today kicks off opening day for the H209 Water Forum in New York City. Hosted by the Henry Hudson 400 Foundation, the event aims to explore many of the water-related challenges of the 21st century. Beginning with a keynote address from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., Lisa P. Jackson, and Tineke Huizinga, the H209 conference will feature more than 100 forward thinking individuals. From the HH400's release: Dutch and American business leaders, environmental, planning and engineering experts,...
Bangkok Traintrack Market Video
This has been around a bit, but if you haven't seen it, it's pretty amazing as an example of the ingenuity of folks in the emerging megacities, where poverty and extreme density combine to generate all sorts of new possibilities.
Friday Roundup: Our Favorite Finds This Week
PUMA We can't decide if we love this concept or hate it (though we'll admit our animosity stems partly from a nasty accident Alex once had while racing a souped-up Segway at FOO Camp). While the concept of a 300-lb vehicle is pretty cool, we know the main problem with vehicles won't be solved simply by building smaller vehicles, gasoline-powered or otherwise. From this article, however, it seems like there's no danger of the PUMA being developed for sale anytime soon ... put that way, the...
Conference Report: DesignBoost
Note: We strongly encourage reader reports from the field. This is John Manoochehri's take on the recent DesignBoost conference. In the interests of full disclosure, we should mention that Alex Steffen was initially a scheduled speaker, but had to bow out because of conflicting demands. DesignBoost is an emerging Scandinavian conference, network and brand created by communciations designer David Carlsson, and design entrepreneur and trend-hawk Peer Eriksson, both based in Malmö, Sweden. The...
Systems that Enable the Future We Want
This article was written by Alex Steffen in February 2008. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. Infrastructure bores us. Most people in the developed world spend a significant portion of their incomes primarily to avoid ever having to think of the infrastructure we use, or the implications of the way we use it. Therefore, we ignore it. But like most of the ignored products of our minds, infrastructure is about to demand that pay it attention once...
Twilight in the Industrial Era
This article was written by Alex Steffen in June 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. We carry its marks, but the machine age is dead to us -- oh, the assembly lines roll on in Mexico, the coal stacks still smoke in China, giant container ships still ply the seas bringing cars and appliances and laptops and clothes, but the ability to shock and disorient that the machine age once possessed is gone from the world of pretty much everyone with the...
Design Indaba and Doors of Perception
This article was written by Alex Steffen in March 2007. We're republishing it here as part of our month-long editorial retrospective. I spent the last five weeks floating in a cloud of jet lag, cultural confusion and over-stimulation, on a series of trips that were the culmination of seven months spent mostly on the road, promoting our book, attending meetings and conferences and expanding our network of innovative collaborators. In other words, I've been flying constantly, staring...
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