I’m interested in whether the things we’ve learned from social media over the last few years can play a role in lessening the hardship of this recession and shaping the world which comes out the other side. Dougald Hine re-formulated some of his propositions in the context of the weekend demonstrations in London last weekend…. Continue reading
Date archives "April 2009"
Open Hardware and Design
From Orange Cone Today was the first day of a workshop I participated in (and assisted with), run by MIT’s Eric Von Hippel on Open Hardware (or Open Source Hardware, or Open Design, or however you want to call it). It was a pretty all-star cast in attendance, and I was honored to be among… Continue reading
Open Innovation for Renewable Energy
This is extremely good news, and thanks for Ryan Lanham to alert us to this Worldchanging article: U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu makes the case for open innovation in clean energy: “Since power plants are built in the home country, most of the investments are in the home country,” he said. “You don’t build… Continue reading
The 3D printing debate: for all, or not?
Will 3D printers be as ubiquitous in home and offices as inkjet printers? And what about other forms of rapid manufacturing? Will people want CNC machines and laser cutters? And at the root of this is the question, will ‘creating’ become more mainstream? I doubt there are any designers that would turn down any affordable… Continue reading
Launch of the Medicines Transparency Alliance
Via Drum Beat: Is the Medicines Transparency Alliance (MeTA) and How Will It Work? MeTA is an alliance of governments, pharmaceutical companies, civil society, and other stakeholders which aims to increase access to essential medicines for people in developing countries. This will be done by working to increase transparency and accountability in medicines procurement and… Continue reading