Tuesday, May 4, 2010. What would you like to accomplish by the end of this studio? Open up a business. Monday, May 3, 2010. Wednesday, March 10, 2010. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Redesigning the collection of heat and energy. The designs are utilizing existing products and applying them in an innovative and efficient way in small villages like Omdo. The Meaning of Social Entrepreneurship.

Monday, May 3, 2010. What would you like to accomplish by the end of this studio? By the end of this studio, I would like to produce a well thought out, viable solution that is based on my experience at the Rhode Island Free Clinic, and on independent research. I want this solution to somehow enhance the health care experience for those involved in the public health system. Tuesday, March 23, 2010. Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

Monday, April 12, 2010. Philosophy of Chairs and Interfaces. This counts as a rumination. Furniture Designers Are Shifting Focus. In the course of reading my daily dose of news I came across this article on whether the world needs another chair, or a review of the Milan Furniture Fair. The review takes a pretty hard line against frivolous design and ornament without a justification for existence. As for tackling the emotional challenge, one approach is to design products that are unique, or s.

Saturday, May 15, 2010. Monday, May 3, 2010. Modular Bamboo Furiture System that Uses Local Craftsmen. Using templates and jigs local craftsmen create the modular elements to form a wide variety of furniture forms. This has the potential to be a great model for local production done on a small scale that provides employment using few upfront costs to the craftsmen. A payment structure for this kind of piecemeal work could easily be utilized. Red Shed Bike Shop Program Participation Forms.

A collection of works produced for the 2010 Social Entrepreneurship studio at RISD. Monday, May 3, 2010. Wednesday, March 10, 2010. The Power of Unreasonable People. Or is it a question of how much profit is being made, and whether efforts are being made to maximize that profit? We have split up into teams to try to address specific areas of need in Tibetan life. My group has chosen to .

Wednesday, April 28, 2010. Free Geek Providence midway presentation. Tuesday, April 6, 2010. Monday, March 15, 2010. Time to start saving some money. Wednesday, March 10, 2010.

Monday, May 3, 2010. Wednesday, March 3, 2010. Responses, Interests, and Local Organizations. The course described in this reading seems very appropriate for a world moving towards a sustainable future. Educating professionals on both sustainable values and global economies is key to better understand the contemporary issues of environmental destruction and fleeting resources that are occurring around the globe.