Annie Leonard's back with an animated video called the "Story of Solutions." "In the current 'Game of More', we're told to cheer a growing economy -- more roads, more malls, more Stuff! -- even though our health indicators are worsening, income inequality is growing and polar icecaps are melting. The Story of Solutions explores how we can move our economy in a more sustainable and just direction, starting with orienting ourselves...
Manarat Al Saadiyat (in Abu Dhabi) is hosting a year-long family-orientated exhibition called ECO FUTURE that explores the needs of our changing planet. As part of our research for the "Design for Social Change" course, we will visit the exhibition to understand how to use games, objects, artifacts and graphics to help audiences explore environmental and health issues. It should be a fun field-trip to help us understand our future world. Please meet...