Selected by Kara Ohngren Prior of Entrepreneur, here are the business lessons in 10 must-see documentaries. Enjoy đ 1. Freakonomics The Movie (2010). Six top documentarians including Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) tackle a film adaptation of Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner's best-selling book on incentives-based thinking. Why it's a must-see: The filmmakers weave brief, … Continue reading 10 Must-See Documentaries for Entrepreneurs.
Category: Innovation
Biomimicry is Hot
... and Living Buildings too đ âWhat if I told you I work in a building that acts like a tree? More than a pickup line, this could save the worldâ. The Bullitt Center created this great video to promote the concept of biomimicry. The Bullitt Center is the greenest commercial building in the world. … Continue reading Biomimicry is Hot
Green mood in New Orleans.
Highlights from Greenbuild 2014. Maybe not one of the busiest (but the numbers were nonetheless significant), surely one of the most exciting and compelling editions of Greenbuild, the one concluded last week in New Orleans. The leadership in jazz, the ease, the green reconstruction nine years after Katrina. So many meetings, people, emotions. Greenbuild is … Continue reading Green mood in New Orleans.
Vision 2020.
The 2014 Vision 2020 Sustainability Summit took place last Tuesday at Greenbuild, New Orleans. For a growing number of industry-leading builders, architects, developers, manufacturers and financers, the summit has been the one place, the one day that has delivered the insight to uncover opportunities for nnovation and leadership in sustainability. Visionary practitioners across the green … Continue reading Vision 2020.
Pedalare contro il cambiamento climatico.
E del perchĂŠ gli edifici possono fare molto per contrastarlo. Da Venezia a Copenaghen in bici per sensibilizzare al cambiamento climatico. Ha fatto tappa a Bolzano lâiniziativa Ride With Us, con una pedalata collettiva e il successivo evento allâEURAC. Daniele Pernigotti - titolare di Aequilibria, societĂ di consulenza ambientale, accompagnato dallâamico Claudio Bonato, ha inforcato … Continue reading Pedalare contro il cambiamento climatico.
The start-up roadmap.
Hey, guys, you want to found a start-up? Follow the roadmap prepared by Funders & Founders. Put the dates next to the expected steps and then proceed, remembering the motto (by Denzel Washington, I do fully approve it): "Do what you have to do, to do what you want to do." Simple, isn't it? Or not? … Continue reading The start-up roadmap.
Making Buildings Smarter.
Meet the LEED Dynamic Plaque. The U.S. Green Building Council asked IDEO to help visualize how buildings communicate environmental performance to create spaces that both cradle their inhabitants and reduce their environmental impact. The LEED Dynamic Plaque⢠is an elegant public declaration of a buildingâs environmental efforts. Located in a lobby or other common space, … Continue reading Making Buildings Smarter.
I rumori della LUNA.
Anche stavolta un successo. 5.119 visitatori al TIS (mille in piĂš del âboomâ del 2010) su circa 16.000 partecipanti complessivi allâedizione 2014 della Lunga Notte della Ricerca, lâevento che ogni due anni apre ai visitatori le porte del mondo altoatesino della ricerca e dellâinnovazione. 1 cittĂ , 14 location, 140 stazioni. Tra queste, 26 erano al … Continue reading I rumori della LUNA.
Science makes you fly.
LuNa chiama Bolzano ... E' di nuovo tempo della Lunga Notte della Ricerca | Lange Nacht der Forschung o, piĂš amichevolmente, LuNa ! Come ogni due anni, dopo l'edizione del 2010 e quella del 2012, mi ritrovo a vivere l'evento che venerdĂŹ 26 settembre dalle 17 alle 24 metterĂ insieme una cittĂ , 14 location, 140 stazioni. Con … Continue reading Science makes you fly.
Un’iniezione di innovazione.
CosĂŹ pare, se accettiamo l'equazione: personale altamente qualificato in discipline tecnico-scientifiche = innovazione. PerchĂŠ la strada che la Giunta della Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano ha (definitivamente?) intrapreso con la delibera 978 del 26 agosto scorso è quella di finanziare direttamente al 50% per due anni (!) per impresa e per persona, l'assunzione, da parte di aziende … Continue reading Un’iniezione di innovazione.
