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"Be ashamed to die until you have won some victory for humanity. Horace Mann" Sustainable Futurist, Climate Speaker and Serial Entrepreneur | ALOHAS ECO-Center Hamburg, Germany As an Official UN SDG Advocate, Social Innovation, Climate Change Agriculture, Food and Beverage Expert Network member of the World Economic Forum, Global Food Reformist, and Sustainable Futurist, Marc is on a mission to empower billions of global citizens to live an adaptive lifestyle of health and sustainability within planetary boundaries. His aim is to … [see more] |
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"Missions. Strategies. Executions." Managing Director | Secret Weapon Marketing Santa Monica, CA, United States I study complicated market situations and make them understandable so that companies are able to use creative marketing effectively and efficiently in the interest of persuasion. My first two years out of college were spent as a Certified Public Accountant until I realized the world already had too many of them. … [see more] |
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"Evolving Integrated Architecture" Founder + Studio Director | EVIA San Francisco, CA, United States Early in my career, I noticed a systemic discord between dated architecture and construction practices and the quickly evolving demands of modern living. This observation, paired with a healthy dose of curiosity, forward-focus, and passion for improving quality of life, inspires me to to push the limits of the architecture profession by challenging conventions and … [see more] |
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"We are ships at sea, not ducks on a pond: Navigate the unknown." Looking for next step..... | The house of Harrison Portland, OR, United States The work stuff is that until recently I looked after the Sales, Marketing and Product Management departments of Biamp Systems, a leading global manufacturer of professional AV equipment for fixed installation. I've been working in this industry for several decades and my main role was planning strategy for our company and looking at long-term trends. … [see more] |
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"there are more options than you can think of" Filmmaker, producer, social entrepreneur | Zeitfilm.media, Youth4planet.org Hamburg, Germany I was always curious, and after all those years I still like to take a different route every time. For me filmmaking is the greatest way to be in contact with people, with nature, with thought. There is no limitation of topics and perspectives, if you allow yourself to wonder and find new lands. … [see more] |
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"to embody & live, know, connect, transcend, share, care and dare in common frames of references" Journalist, Scholar, Futurist, Activist, Consultant, Facilitator, ... | various GLocally.... Berlin, Germany "I had a couple of lifes: technician and engineer, planner, consultant, sales and marketing, infographics coiner, environmental management and research, curator, futurist, educator, facilitator, ... in fields as wide as: environmental education, culture, youth, media,... My function is capacitity building along and across scales and cultures in an appreciative, attentive style typical for concerned generalists, … [see more] |
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"Become the best possible human being" Open Source Human Being Aix-en-Provence, France I do R&D in collective intelligence and the evolution of our species. It has lead me to work on the next post-monetary technologies for the forthcoming 'after money' society. On a broader range I study the connection between architecture and consciousness. This makes me travel the world to give keynotes, teach at different universities, and … [see more] |
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designer, CEO of Rio 21 Design and teacher | Rio 21 Design Rio de Janeiro, Brazil I am an industrial designer with a BA in design at ESDI-Rio in 1974, and a MA in design at PUC-Rio in 2017, with a lifetime experience as professional, having worked in industries like Ideal Standard (bathroom equipment), Escriba (office furniture), Ortopedia S.A. (hospital equipment) and M. Agostini (housewares), where I designed successful products that … [see more] |
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"To create... and be a conduit for change." Creative Director / Director / Designer / Founding Partner of Kin Things | Kin Things (Kin) Sydney, Australia I am a founding partner, creative director and designer for Sydney based creative studio, Kin Things (Kin). I partner with brands, studios, agencies, marketers and fellow creatives to develop high-end creative solutions. My primary focus is on moving image, directing, design, brand experiences & creative solutions. Over the course of my career I have designed, … [see more] |
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"The hardest thing a person can ever do, is think from another 's point of view" Digital Strategy & Story consultant | Storywise Amsterdam, Netherlands I'm an innovator in digital story design: a narratologist, problem-solver, thinker and doer. I combine business, data and systems-smarts, with problem solving in strategy & story. I started out as a pro musician, songwriter and marcom freelancer. I wrote TV Jingles, a theatre play, video and film scripts, taught media production, and worked on a … [see more] |
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"A'ohe pau ka 'ike i ka halau ho'okahi - all knowledge is not taught in one school" Entrepreneur | Terra Oahu O'ahu Hawaii, United States I am the Founder of Terra Club. Terra Clubs are the private, luxury "base camps" for the modern explorer. Terra Oahu is our original location, an ocean and mountain view estate, sitting on the edge of an ancient ravine and surrounded by a 7-acre organic orchard. Our members experience the power of this unique land … [see more] |
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"There is no try, only do" Founder and CEO | Blurb San Francisco, United States Back in the day, I was CEO of two start-ups in San Francisco, Personify and then Verb. But then 2001 hit and the crash happened and there was no proverbial room at any of the VC inns. So I started photographing again (I have a degree in Art/Photography) and in a former life worked for … [see more] |
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"Future thinking" Strategic Consultant | Lorrimer Consulting Sydney, Australia I have over 25 years of experience as a major projects architect and strategic planner for the delivery of successful projects from masterplans to iconic buildings. Supplementing more than 20 years as a consultant, I spent 5 years as client to some of the world’s leading architects on 3 iconic museums in the UAE. I … [see more] |
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"Turn Off The App: GO OUTSIDE" Entrepreneur | @turnofftheapp Barcelona, Spain I'm 29 years old (as of December 2017). 12-26 y/o: I read a lot, traveled a lot, observed the world, attained several university degrees. That wasn't a waste of time. 26-now: Entrepreneurship. Wish I'd started at 12 years old. … [see more] |
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"I like too many things" Designer, Architect, Photographer, Dj, Co-Founder | Meera - Art on Ethical Clothing Berlin, Germany I studied graphics and sustainable architecture; got into photography through my passion for travelling. My greatest love though is music and I collect records and dj to this day. Still trying to figure out how to combine all the things I love, while managing to make a living. Currently starting a new project (Meera), putting … [see more] |
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"Make useful and beautiful things" Designer | Office for Visual Affairs New York, United States I'm a UX Designer and entrepreneur and run a multidisciplinary user experience design studio in New York. Previously I worked at the New York Times and at Google's Creative Lab in New York. After launching a retail and public opinion startup I decided to start my own design practice: The Office for Visual Affairs. I … [see more] |
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Investigator, Organizer, Storyteller, Physical Artist Washington, D.C., United States Redefining Outdoors(wo)man. Environmentalist. Scientist. Designer. Physical Artist. Currently as a Research Fellow with Conservation X Labs I look for ways to distill grand challenges in water and biodiversity conservation to focus the ingenuity of humanity to solve these grand challenges. … [see more] |
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"whose brain is in the networks and whose soul is with the water sprites" Artist | UCL / freelance / University of Leeds Berlin, Germany I am an interdisciplinary practitioner with a passion for the environment, digital media and understanding the world’s complex networks. I now work creatively as a researcher, designer and community engagement specialist at the intersection of arts, science and technology. I have excellent project management and team working skills, honed over the last 15 years of … [see more] |
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"Design One of Everything" Designer | Caon Studio Sydney, Australia I am the Creative Director of an industrial design studio located in Sydney, Australia. We like to accept any challenge that our clients pose to us, but are fundamentally focused on two key aspects of design - function and aesthetics. Spaces and products need to function well so as to stimulate and not annoy, and … [see more] |
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"Consultant in design systems and design" Design | 6¢ Design Brooklyn, United States My largest client now is the Times Square Alliance, in New York. I am commissioning NYC designers to develop new public furniture solutions for this dazzling public space. We have seen some great ideas and I can’t wait to prototype them on the plaza. Other clients include The Local Development Corporation of East New York, … [see more] |
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"Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human." Editor | The Alpine Review Toronto, Canada I am a magazine obsessive caught in the space between print obsession and digital addiction. I’ve spent my career poking, prodding, pushing and telling stories across platforms, as a reporter, as a collaborator and as a maker of so many of the damned things. As well as freelancing here and there, I’m currently the co-editor … [see more] |
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"ICT for a Sustainable World" Director | Techné Verde San Francisco, United States I wear varous hats and work with different orgs and on different projects. Techné Verde is a non-profit under the Buckminster Fuller Institute involved with online tools for collaboration and evolutionary culture. I am also Associate Publisher of SynergeticPress.com. Long history in technology from late 80s digital media revolution, working in desktop publishing (Verbum magazine … [see more] |
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"Dedicated to creating new types of interactions and experiences" Co-Founder, Experience Designer | Tessellate Studio New York, United States Tessellate is an experiential design firm dedicated to creating new types of storytelling environments. We span across the disciplines of technology, architecture, and interface design. Our mission is to create new audience experiences and immersive environments by merging the physical and digital worlds in new ways. … [see more] |
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"Keep an open mind, don't be afraid of change, learn to love the unknown" Designer - Entrepreneur Sydney, Australia 25+ years experience as a senior product/service designer in London, Director of Operations and four times entrepreneur/startup experience within Telecommunications, Education, Cloud CRM and SaaS Collaboration Platform. Consulting over the last seven years in Australia in the areas of New Growth Innovation, Service Design, Product Design, Organisational Design, Customer Experience and Business Strategy within leading … [see more] |
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Co-Founder | Tessellate New York, NY, United States I believe that great design should be a positive force for change and should be accessible to everyone that it touches. Great design should not just serve the Big guys, and more importantly it should be accessible to the smaller entities. My work spans many disciplines and types. From branded environments to museum exhibits and … [see more] |
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