Videos

February 20th, 2012

Watch the London Designers Accord Town Hall videos!

Re-live the London Town Hall or experience it for the first time! Watch the presentations and listen to the super insight from all the speakers! (videos by Laura Kidd)
February 1st, 2012

2011 Sustainability in 7 video series

The aim of the Designers Accord Sustainability in 7 was to publish a digestible and accessible video series authored by leading thinkers and practitioners about the most interesting topics related to sustainability. The video series ran on Core77 throughout the month of April 2011, leading up to Earth Day. This bite-sized professional education series delivering a daily dose of sustainability inspiration was the first of its kind. Check out all the videos here at designersaccord.org/videos or on core77.com/sustainabilityin7!
January 31st, 2012

William McDonough on Cradle-to-Cradle

Sustainability guru, movement leader, and incredible orator, William McDonough discusses the notion of "Cradle to Cradle," covering everything from reversing entropy to butterfly hatcheries. In case Bill hasn't changed your life already, read Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things and check out MBDC (McDonough Braungart Design Chemistry). Watch Bill's 2011 Sustainability in 7 video!
January 25th, 2012

Janine Benyus on Biomimicry

How does a peacock feather inform new display screens? How do we use mother nature's polymer architecture to think about new materials? Janine Benyus, biologist, innovation consultant, author of six books, including Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature, and founder of the Biomimicry 3.8, introduces the power of biomimicry. Watch Janine's 2011 Sustainability in 7 video!
January 22nd, 2012

7 common misconceptions of Allan Chochinov

Partner at Core77 and chair of the new MFA in Products of Design at SVA, Designers Accord favorite Allan Chochinov sets the record straight on seven common misconceptions about sustainability and the discipline of design. Definitely a must-see for anyone interested in designing a better, more sustainable prosperous future. Watch Allan's 2011 Sustainability in 7 video!
January 21st, 2012

Hunter Lovins on good business

Hunter Lovins, President of Natural Capitalism Solutions, professor of Sustainable Business Management at Bainbridge Graduate Institute, Chief Insurgent of the Madrone Project, and prolific author, explais her notion of Natural Capitalism, namely why sustainability and good business are one in the same. Watch Hunter's Sustainability in 7 video!
January 20th, 2012

Nathan Shedroff’s introduction to systems thinking

Nathan Shedroff, author, pioneer in experience design, and chair of CCA's MBA in Design Strategy program, introduces systems as a context and a perspective in the fastest introduction you'll ever hear about systems thinking. Watch Nathan's 2011 Sustainability in 7 video!
January 19th, 2012

Andrew Dent’s material world

Andrew Dent PhD is the Vice President, Library & Materials Research, of Material Connexion, the leading global platform for material solutions and innovations. Dent guides the implementation of research in consultancy projects for Material Connexion's clients, and directs research into innovative products and processes. Andrew  reminds us that honesty is the best policy, shares the truth about biopolymers and asks, "WWND?" Watch Andrew's 2011 Sustainability in 7 video!
January 18th, 2012

Dawn Danby talks life-cycle thinking

Autodesk's Dawn Danby, one of Fast Company's 2009 100 Most Creative People in Business, explores life-cycles thinking as a design principle, covering the ground from inspiration to longevity. The message that "we have to look at the whole system" is certainly one we've heard before, but Dawn offers suggestions for how to do so. Watch Dawn's 2011 Sustainability in 7 video!
January 17th, 2012

Adam Werbach explains cultural sustainability

While the principles of sustainability apply to every discipline, the term is often reduced to shorthand for an eco-conscious, environmentally-sound lifestyle. If the current discourse typically focuses on social, economic or environmental sustainability, Adam Werbach, Chief Sustainability Officer of Saatchi & Saatchi and author of Strategy for Sustainability: A Business Manifesto, makes a case for the underrepresented fourth domain: culture. Watch Adam's 2011 Sustainability in 7 video!
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