GreenMore than 60 doers and thinkers in the realm of green design gathered in our Boston studio recently to share their thoughts on the necessary convergence of design thinking and thinking green.
Green Event Speakers
Green Event| IntroContinuum’s founder Gianfranco Zaccai, Principal Designer Mark Bates and BusinessWeek's Reena Jana opened the day with greetings and thoughts on green design.
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Robin Chase | Zipcar and GoLocoRobin Chase is the founder of the omnipresent and paradigm shifting Zipcar, and now the founder of 21st century carpooling and ride share system GoLoco.
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Jennifer van der Meer | o2nycJennifer van der Meer, chapter chair of O2NYC and editor of treehugger.com, talked through the sometimes daunting and cathartic five stages of becoming a green designer
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Amy Smith, inventor & lecturer, MITAmy Smith highlighted the realities of where--and to whom-- the effort of most design innovation is currently going.
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Lewis Gordon Pugh, ExplorerLewis is the first human to swim in the arctic waters of the North Pole. His superhuman feat is bringing light to serious issues.
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David Berry, Flagship VenturesDavid Berry, a leader at Flagship Ventures, a company well known for funding clean and environmentally sound technologies, shared with guests some mind boggling possibilities for the future.
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Paul Murray, Herman MillerPaul Murray is Director of Environmental Safety & Sustainability at Herman Miller. Murray shared with guests the foundation of Herman Miller’s approach to green design and its vision for the future
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Heather Clark | Busycle founderHeather Clark, founder of Busycle, closed out the day by sharing how a little performance art, a sharp and scientific mind, and a good sense of courage can impact change in the way we travel.
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Green Design PanelThe day closed out with a lively panel discussion featuring the day's
speakers and moderated by BusinessWeek's innovation editor Reena Jana.
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