Generally innovation in the context of sustainability focuses on the conversations around the role of innovation by business leaders who advocate the development of sound business models to encourage investment in new products and services. Many products, but not all, are focused on renewable energy, another EarthSayers.tv Special Collection.
This collection addresses other emerging markets in diverse industries ranging from agriculture to information technology to biotechnology as well as beauty and wellness. Sustainability calls on us to consider innovation more broadly to include not just the technical, but the social and environmental as well. Innovation may be found in conversations around ethical sourcing, social innovation, and in the role of the social entrepreneur.
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Seed Communities: Ecovillage Experiments by Karen Litfin |
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Automotive Revolution 2030
The Role of Corporate Philanthropy by Stuart Hart
A History of Public Imagination: What Will You Imagine?
Reflections of a Green Business Pioneer with Yvon Chouinard
Green vs. Green: The Sustainability Debate by Jeffrey Hollender
Earth to Canada: Be Leaders by David Suzuki
Convergence and Simplicity by Nicholas Negroponte
Reinvent Fire: Change Energy Use Forever
Purifying Water using Solar-activate Water Treatment Technology from Puralytics
Google Geotechnology and the Future of Sustainability (panel)
The Future of Mobility - Project ReDesign Renault Internship
Smart Citizens for a Smarter State by Beth Simone Noveck
The Future for Electric Cars by Senator Kevin de León
Tying Sustainability to The Core of the Value Prop with Dr. Peter Graf of SAP
Sustainable business with Hannah Jones
Fresh Thinking and New Ideas with Michael Robinson of General Motors
How AI is revolutionizing the world of education
Special Electric Vehicle by James McGreen
The Driverless City by Carlo Ratti
Potable Water Generator as Billboard by UTEC
The future of innovation and sustainability
Technology Solutions Addressing Climate Change by Tom Knutzen
All Things Have Standing: 4.7 -- Future Stories -- Machine Virtue
Closing the Technology Gap by Frank Schott of NetHope
Innovate to Meet the Challenge of Conservation by Jim Levitt
What's In Your Food? Telespec Innovation
Sustainability as Mainstream Business Opportunity
Connectivity is Destiny by Parag Khanna
On Autonomous Vehicles by Dr. Tim Chapin
Innovation and Sustainability by Joel Makower of GreenBiz
Turning Our Cities Into Human Power Plants by Laurence Kemball-Cook
The Wisdom of Designing Cradle to Cradle by William McDonough
The Evolving Context for Science and Society by Alan Leshner
Sustainability for All: by Jonathon Porritt at TEDxExeter
Systems Thinking and Sustainability by Dr. Fritjof Capra
Differences between Internet and Energy Technologies
Imagine 2050