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The Green Products Innovation Institute: Is This What "More Good" Looks Like?

A new sustainability certification system for products has just been unveiled by Cradle to Cradle guru William McDonough and endorsed by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger. Is it the change we've been looking for? READ»

Designing a Movement: Seven Principles for Sustainable Action

Valerie Casey recaps her Designers Accord keynote from last week's SXSW Interactive festival, and includes some suggestions for action designers can take today.READ»

Goodbye I, Hello We: The Decade of Interdependence

The aughts were all about aught-onomy...but that's so last decade. Entrepreneurs need to stop overextending their firms by trying to do everything and start coming up with better ways to work together.READ»

Fixing Conferences: Six Lessons From the Designers Accord Summit

A new way to organize small groups, a focus on a deliverable, and declaring the conference a Twitter-free zone were a few successful elements of a recent meeting of design educators.READ»

Why Does the Best Design of 2009 Still Look Like 2000?

The IDEA Awards are supposed to represent the most cutting-edge industrial design. So why do some of the winners feel like they're nine years old?READ»

Case Studies in Sustainability from the Designers Accord: An Introduction

Valerie Casey, founder and executive director of the global sustainability movement, introduces a new series of case studies on FastCompany.com.READ»