By/Association – Social Innovation Network

Earlier this week I stumbled on By/Association, the latest in a line of social innovation projects from alldaybuffet.

“Innovation is an emergent phenomenon that happens when a person or organization fosters interaction between different kinds of people and disparate forms of knowledge.” — Murray Gell-Mann

‘By/Association seeks to reinvent the traditional notion of “networking” by enabling substantive interactions and long-term relationships. By/Association is for people who want to make their lives, ideas, and networks richer by meeting other remarkable people. It’s not about getting help with your current need or project. It’s about connecting to people that make you better — to inspire more action, better ideas, and new ways of seeing the world.’

For all information about memberships, visit ByAssoc.com

Filed under: On Community, On People, On Social Design , All Day Buffet, By/Association, Network, Networking, Social Innovation

The Age of Stupid at RSA

Pitched to be this year’s most talked-about climate change film, The Age of Stupid is a new movie from director Franny Armstrong (of McLibel) and producer John Battsek (of One Day In September). In this epic tale, Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated future world of 2055, looking at old footage from 2008 and asking: why didn’t we stop climate change when we had the chance?

Filed under: On Events, On Social Design, On Sustainability , age of stupid, climate change, Film, Franny Armstrong, RSA, sustainability

Alice Rawsthorn on Good Design

On Sunday 28 June 2009 at London’s Conway Hall, Alice Rawsthorn (design critic of the International Herald Tribune, columnist for the New York Times and a leading authority on contemporary design) will host a ’sermon’ at The School of Life entitled “Alice Rawsthorn on Good Design”.

Filed under: Art & Design, On Ethics, On Events, On People, On Social Design, On Writing & Criticism , Alice Rawsthorn, Good Design, Social Impact, The School of Life, What is Good Design