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Wealth in this new paradigm is tightly linked to value. And value flows directly from innovation. But innovation is not gained by perfecting the known, but rather by imperfectly seizing the unknown. What kinds of learning programs does your organization have in place that fuels innovation and product improvement, keeping in mind emerging global needs?

Learn about the ins and outs of hemp use
http://www.hempworld.com/hwarchiv/issue20/20design.cfm

Sustainable Development: Technology Management Implications and Opportunities
http://www.arthurdlittle.com/prism/prism%5F4q98/support/shelton.doc

Product 'durability' is key to building a sustainable affluent economy
http://home.earthlink.net/~durable/

Sharing Knowledge on Sustainable Buildings
http://www.iris.ba.cnr.it/SKSB/

Jade Mountain
Appropriate Technology For Sustainable Living
http://www.jademountain.com

The next industrial revolution: a future that works
http://www.theatlantic.com/issues/98oct/industry.htm

Design for Environment (dfe) to reduce environmental impact
http://www.epa.gov/dfe

Mind over matter: Recasting the role of materials in our lives
Worldwatch paper 144 $ 5.00 per copy
http://www.worldwatch.org/pubs/paper/144.html

Beyond digital
http://www.media.mit.edu/people/nicholas/wired/wired6-12.html

Green guide to automobiles
http://www.aceee.org/greenercars/index.html

Additional list of worldwatch papers (for fee)
http://www.worldwatch.org/titles/titlesp.html

Implementing sustainable development
Summaries of special focus reports prepared for the rio+5 forum
http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/prefocusindex.htm

Ecological Buildings and Design
http://www.greendesign.net

Supporting Ecologically Sustainable Design and Building
http://www.interiorconcerns.org/

Growing and marketing greener products
http://www.greenmarketing.com

Environmental quality, efficiency and emerging opportunities
http://www.igc.org/eco-ops/gfa/eqe_core.html

The us global change research program: providing a scientific understanding of the earth system to ensure future resources essential for human well-being
http://www.usgcrp.gov

Human-centered applications of cutting-edge technology
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/14/technoagenda.html

Pointing the way to high profitability and zero waste - a future that merges economic growth with social responsibility.
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/14/agendasg.html

Journal of industrial ecology designed to foster understanding and practice
http://mitpress.mit.edu/journal-home.tcl?issn=10881980

National environmental technology strategy
http://www.nttc.edu/env/envstrat.html

Environmentally conscious engineering, product and process design
http://www.ce.cmu.edu/greendesign/

Profitable solutions to restoring environment and promoting social stability
http://www.motherjones.com/mother_jones/ma97/hawken.html

Ecoredesign "how to" video for product manufacturers, designers and engineers
http://www.cfd.rmit.edu.au/dfe/erdkit.html

The bioneers conference
http://www.bioneers.org/

Amory Lovins rocky mountain institute hybrid automobile and other energy efficient projects
http://www.rmi.org/

Examples of commercially available efficient technologies
http://bwonotes5.wdc.pnl.gov/techtrac.nsf?opendatabase

Technologies to effectively and economically reduce and prevent pollution
http://www.epa.gov/region01/steward/ceit/invent.html

Systems that naturally treat waste to reusable quality
http://www.livingmachines.com/

Designed for innovation: no straight lines, no linear thinking
http://www.fastcompany.com/online/19/designinn.html

Quality related sites from daniel (not checked out yet)
http://www.aqp.org

Association for quality and participation site
http://www.aqp.org/links.html

 

 

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