The Social Age

You’ve all heard me talk about the two tenets of The Social Age: curiosity and awareness. Curiosity drive us to question, to learn and to seek out answers and alternatives. Awareness opens up our minds to a world larger than self. Together, these two principles drive an answer-seeking, we-oriented social movement that I hope […]

Imagine a factory where there is no waste, plenty of re-use and a product that tastes good to boot. NBC Nightly News recently did a piece on Kettle Chips, a “junk food” manufacturer with a social conscious. Kettle’s Wisconsin plant is a fully sustainable operation, from recycling water, to low-toxicity paints. The US Green Building […]

I’ve never been a big fan of wrapping paper. It has always seemed such a waste to me… but I will admit that I do oblige my skidlings at holiday time (with recycled wrapping paper of course!). Wrapping aside, it is what’s inside that counts. Here are a few great gift ideas that will help […]

I’m always amazed that everytime I ask the Universe for a shot of inspiration, something pretty cool happens. Today I had a conversation with an amazing company called World of Good (www.worldofgood.com). I met the folks at World of Good as part of my research in putting together an event called “Careers in Social Change: […]

From Guest Blogger Nathan Shedroff:
Nathan is an entrepreneur, experience designer, sustainability expert. He is the Program Chair of the MBA in Design Strategy program at California Center for the Arts and the author of numerous books on design, meaning and business. You can learn more about him at www.nathan.com. You can reach him at […]