this is what im talking about

paola antonelli's TEDtalk 

organization profile: GreenBlue

"To inspire a transformation in the design of human industry...based on principles found in the productive systems of nature...making commercial activity an ecological and socially regenerative force." (greenblue.org)

what: a non-profit helping to redesign industry by developing product and service design solutions, accessible resources, and human opportunities all under the idea of sustainability. yes you read that right redesign industry.

who: jason pearson, president/ceo; anne johnson, program director of Sustainable Packaging Coalition; topher buck, senior project manager of CleanGredients; whit faulconer, project manager of Green2Green

where: charlottesville, VA; info@greenblue.org

when: founded in 2002 as a project of McDounough Braugart Design Chemistry

why: to keep it short, shit is designed poorly to the point where it is infringing upon human survival. as if the fact that the north pole is almost completely melted away isn't indicative enough.

how: "GreenBlue uses design as a leverage point for effective action. Many of society's challenges are caused by poorly designed industrial systems ... systems that are providing alarming feedback at all scales, from toxic mothers' milk to holes in the ozone layer. GreenBlue asks: How can we design, prototype, and realize better products and systems? GreenBlue asks this question in specific contexts to reveal practical design and business opportunities.
GreenBlue achieves success through projects and partnerships. GreenBlue is recognized for its ability to convene stakeholders, establish ambitious objectives, and develop practical design tools and resources."

bump in the road.

so the traineeship in medellin wants me to start january...not july...so what do i do for 6 months? im trying to look at this as an opportunity rather than an inconvenience. some options are

() stay in the states, find a job and dont go to colombia
() go to colombia, try and find someone to do research for through cornell for 6 months
() stay in the states, sit on my parents couch, mope, get fat, and then go to medellin
() stay in the states, stay in ithaca and do odd jobs until january
() go to colombia, do odd jobs to make ends meat, start the traineeship in january
() find another traineeship all together

hey at least i have options :)

eureka!

so i finally got the words together of what i want to do in life: social innovation! social innovation "refers to new strategies, concepts, ideas and organizations that meet social needs of all kinds - from working conditions and education to community development and health - and that extend and strengthen civil society." (wikipedia)

i dont know why i missed this before, seeing as many of my nomad posts are about social entrepreneurship and design innovation.

when i get to colombia...

i need to network with social entrepreneurs asap, find some freelance gigs, and create a network. that is priority one.

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this is my new "brain toilet" if you will...i have no plan for it yet but i felt i needed to break from my other blog to really use it as a dumping ground. don't worry...my nomadlife blog will still be updated, but this one is more for me to track personal ideas and get feedback from the people that matter to me as well as welcomed strangers ;) plus through nomadlife i dont know how to access the same cool blog features as through just regular ol' blogspot.

i have about 3 moleskin notebooks going at one time, all for braindumping of different life genres. so here's to my new (virtual) moleskin, for my public dumping genre.