http://www.massivechange.com It's not about the world of design; it's about the design of the world. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 13:47:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.massivechange.com/2009/03/05/the-future-is-here/ In a potentially paradigm shifting move, last year Best Buy made an investment in the electric motorcycle manufacturer, Brammo. Now, the word on the street is that Best Buy will start selling Brammo’s Enertia electric motorcycle at five West Coast stores this spring. “According to a report in Greentech Media, the ... http://www.massivechange.com/2009/03/03/shifting-the-paradigm/ We've been inspired by The Biomimicry Institute's new website, Ask Nature. Co-Founder, Janine Benyus describes the site this way: AskNature is the online inspiration source for the biomimicry community. Think of it as your home habitat—whether you're a biologist who wants to share what you know about an amazing organism, or ... http://www.massivechange.com/2009/03/02/be-inspired-by-a-butterfly/ We’ve been enjoying the new ad from Reality about clean coal. http://www.massivechange.com/2009/02/27/the-new-clean-coal/ In any system it's always the last mile that is the hardest to connect. But, it's that portion of the system that makes the whole system work. The same is true in transportation. That's why there's B-cycle. It's is the zero-hassle, zero-emissions way to get around any town. It's a ... http://www.massivechange.com/2009/02/26/the-last-mile-of-transportation-connectivity/ Duke Stump of Northstar has put together a list called the Real 100. Here's what Duke has to say about it: "The real 100 represents the most regenerative ideas, individuals and brands that are pioneering a new path towards the emerging future. Defined less by their size than by their ability ... http://www.massivechange.com/2009/02/24/the-real-100/ One of our favorite talks at this year's TED was legendary ocean researcher Sylvia Earle as she shared her incredible images of the ocean, and surprising stats about its rapid decline. Sylvia was this year's TED Prize Winner. http://www.massivechange.com/2009/02/23/protecting-teh-blue-heart-of-the-planet/ to survive. Approximately 10,000 communities throughout Southern Africa (15 million people) are currently without adequate access to water. Traditional methods of collecting water include the use of 20-liter (5-gallon) buckets, which are laboriously carried on the head. Extensive suffering occurs in the process. This method is very time and ... http://www.massivechange.com/2008/06/03/improved-access-to-water/ The 11th Hour is a documentary film produced and narrated by Leonardo DiCaprio and distributed by Warner Brothers. It features an interview with Bruce Mau as well as over 50 leading scientists, thinkers and leaders who discuss the state of the world and the state of humanity. It premiered as ... http://www.massivechange.com/2007/09/06/11th-hour-film-now-in-theatres/ Laurentian University has announced that Bruce Mau will receive an honourary degree at its convocation ceremony on May 30, 2007. Awarded the prestigious Doctorate of Letters, Mau will join five others being recognized at this year’s ceremony; Minnijean Brown Trickey, Pierre Bélanger, Silken Laumann, John Robert Cunningham and ... http://www.massivechange.com/2007/05/07/laurentian-to-award-bruce-mau-doctorate-of-letters/