sustainability

By Barrett C. Brown via KOSMOS Journal What if we could create an unprecedented flourishing of humanity and nature? What type of leaders and change agents would we need to become in order to cultivate a world far beyond mere sustainability? In this article...

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Tag(s) : #LeadershipCulture, #LiveWork, #Change, #Sustainability, #Paradigm Shift, #Transformation, #Entrepreneur, #innermanagement, #Integral

via Effekt Hans-Peter´s comment: It is the second post about that project see the First . The project is called RegenVillage is a Tech-Integrated and Regenerative Residential Real Estate Developmentnon profit. It also runs the ReGen Labs - a non-profit...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Sustainability, #Technic, #Urbanism, #Nature, #Ecology

via TED "Architecture is not about math or zoning — it's about visceral emotions," says Marc Kushner. In a sweeping — often funny — talk, he zooms through the past thirty years of architecture to show how the public, once disconnected, have become an...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Community, #Innovation, #Integral, #Pionier, #Science, #Sustainability, #Design, #Future

by Jon Freeman How we broke money, and how we fix it – from inside and out Core purpose We know that money systems are not delivering happiness, sustainability or stability and need to respond to basic questions. What has to change for us to be happier?...

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Tag(s) : #Economy, #Entrepreneur, #Transformation, #Integral, #Paradigm Shift, #Awarness, #Sustainability, #Share Economy, #LiveWork, #Consciousness

Via inhabitat by Lacy Cook and via Dezeen Hans-Peter´s comment: A vision I had some years ago is about coming real. I just love it and I am eager to see it build. Danish architectural firm EFFEKT envisioned a future where self-sustaining communities could...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Innovation, #Technic, #Sustainability, #Urbanism, #Future, #Community

via inhabitat by Lidija Grozdani A single family house and two semi-detached houses in Berlin generate more energy than they consume - enough to power the car in the garage. Designed by German design studio GRAFT in collaboration with engineering firm...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Sustainability, #Technic, #Environment, #Innovation

via OUIshare Hans-Peters comment: 2012 started Ouishare in Paris. I personaly enjoy that a movement started in the french speaking world and is now an international leader in the collaborative economy field. A non-profit organization which has rapidly...

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Tag(s) : #Paradigm Shift, #Pionier, #Economy, #Environment, #Entrepreneur, #Evolution, #Sustainability, #Share Economy, #Social Enterprise, #Future

In his latest book, Future Fit , speaker, writer and adviser Giles Hutchins explores – indeed activates – the qualities required for future-fit business. Future Fit is a workbook full with practical tips and case studies, suitable for anyone who is involved...

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Tag(s) : #LeadershipCulture, #Paradigm Shift, #innermanagement, #Education, #Entrepreneur, #Social Enterprise, #Sustainability

By Derek Markham (@derekmarkham) via ANB Source Treehuger 100+ makers, designers, engineers, scientists, and geeks gathered at POC21 and spent five weeks developing 12 sustainable lifestyle technologies. When a group of talented and committed individuals...

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Tag(s) : #Ecology, #Environment, #Technic, #Sustainability, #Social Enterprise, #Awarness, #Change

By Tim Hjersted / filmsforaction.org Our society needs a new story to belong to. The old story of empire and dominion over the earth has to be looked at in the full light of day - all of our ambient cultural stories and values that we take for granted...

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Tag(s) : #Movie, #Future, #Change, #Pionier, #Paradigm Shift, #Science, #Sustainability

Author: Simon Poeschel When I was asked for writing some blogs about sustainability, I've thought many times how to start that column. Lots of ideas came to my mind but at least I decided it would be the best beginning with dirt. Why dirt? Our planet...

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Tag(s) : #Nature, #Environment, #Ecology, #Sustainability, #Science, #Consciousness, #Column, #Simon

via inhabitat by Lidija Grozdanic Source ANA architects Dutch design studio ANA architects connected four plots in Amsterdam to create a series of lofts built entirely of wood. Houtlofts use solar energy, heat recovery systems and other sustainable features...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Sustainability, #Environment, #Consciousness, #Technic, #Ecology

via Mythical India by Bhargavee Das Ever heard of the phrase – ‘a global village’? Nah! Don’t let your mind’s eye visualize a symbolic 21st century globe at the helm of which sits a tiny, fat policeman proudly bearing the US flag. Think again. Think a...

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Tag(s) : #Community, #Consciousness, #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Paradigm Shift, #Pionier, #Future, #LiveWork, #Civilization, #Sustainability, #Spirituality

via ensia by Timothy Nixon _Managing editor, sustainability site at Thomson Reuters From enhancing transparency to taking lessons from catastrophe, people are working hard every day to pull our planet back from the brink. Every day, news headlines and...

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Tag(s) : #Sustainability, #Environment, #Paradigm Shift, #Pionier, #Science, #Transformation, #LiveWork, #LeadershipCulture, #Share Economy, #Nature

via inhabitat by Lidija Grozdanic Source Omer Haciomeroglu Demolition is a messy business—not only does the process require heavy machinery and produce clouds of dust, but it also results in giant piles of rubble that often head straight for the landfill....

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Tag(s) : #Technic, #Sustainability, #Innovation, #Ideas

via The Guardian Masdar City was supposed to represent the future of sustainable energy and, for a while, it did that. More than a decade in development, the planned community on the outskirts of Abu Dhabi is falling well short of its original goals....

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Ecology, #Environment, #Paradigm Shift, #Technic, #Sustainability, #Urbanism, #Innovation

by Simon Poeschl When I was asked for writing some blogs about sustainability, I've thought many times how to start that column. Lots of ideas came to my mind but at least I decided it would be the best beginning with dirt. Why dirt? Our planet is covered...

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Tag(s) : #Sustainability, #Science, #Ecology, #Environment, #Column, #Simon

via website MSc Mission:The Integrated Urbanism and Sustainable Design is a Masters’ program hosted at the University of Stuttgart and Ain Shams University in Cairo. It trains and prepares a new generation of urban practitioners to face the tremendous...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Sustainability, #Urbanism, #Science

via venus project The Venus Project proposes an alternative vision of what the future can be if we apply what we already know in order to achieve a sustainable new world civilization. It calls for a straightforward redesign of our culture in which the...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Pionier, #Paradigm Shift, #Ecology, #Education, #Environment, #Technic, #Sustainability, #Science, #Future

via alert science By inexpensively turning salt water into drinking water using sustainable solar power, a team from MIT in the US has not only come up with a portable desalination system for use anywhere in the world that needs it, but it’s just won...

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Tag(s) : #Science, #Sustainability, #Social Enterprise, #Nature, #Ecology, #Environment

via Colectively Conscious Source: www.ilookforwardto.com Soil-based agriculture is so passé. Nothing short of an agricultural revolution is underway, spurred on by visionary Dr. Dickson Despommier of Columbia University. His plan is to build 30-story...

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Tag(s) : #Architecture-Cityplaning, #Nature, #Future, #Sustainability, #Environment

via technologywater Even as the United States government continues to push for the use of more chemically-intensive and corporate-dominated farming methods such as GMOs and monoculture-based crops, the United Nations is once against sounding the alarm...

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Tag(s) : #Ecology, #Sustainability, #Nature, #Environment, #Economy

via GEN Global Ecovillage Network Important video about what we need to do now. What will be your catalyst for change, where will you draw the line? "The real problem is our modern industrial way of live depends on an abusive relationship to the earth....

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Tag(s) : #Nature, #Ecology, #Sustainability, #Science, #Paradigm Shift

The Global Ecovillage Network envisions a world of empowered citizens and communities, designing and implementing their own pathways to a sustainable future, and building bridges of hope and international solidarity. see website: GEN http://gen.ecov See...

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Tag(s) : #Community, #Pionier, #Paradigm Shift, #Sustainability, #Social Enterprise, #Spirituality

Source The climate 25 “There are many companies now that would tell you that climate change is directly impacting the bottom line.” As Chief Executive Officer of Unilever, Paul Polman understands what he calls “the cost of inaction” when it comes to climate...

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Tag(s) : #Environment, #Ecology, #Economy, #Sustainability, #Paradigm Shift, #Awarness, #Future