July 2009

The importance of creative thinking, August 12

  • The importance of creative thinking, August 12

Discuss the importance of creative thinking at ‘Eat Green Design’ on August 12

Eat Green Design is a 12 day festival of sustainable design breakfasts, dinners and seminars. Tickets are still available to enjoy an amazing three-course meal (by Jared Ingersoll of Danks St Depot) in a unique, custom-built sustainable setting.

We invite you to hear Liane Rossler (Co-founder, designer and director of Dinosaur Designs), Phil Stubbs (Producer, The Environment Show) and Dave Gravina (Director of Digital Eskimo) discuss: ‘The Importance of Creative Thinking’

“With so many barriers to a sustainable future, what the world needs now is creative thinking – to get around the hurdles and  inspire others to jump onboard. Three speakers will talk about their own experience in product and communication design, who and what inspires them, and the importance of creativity for GreenUps – the rapidly growing green social network they’ve helped organise in Sydney.”


When:
August 12, 6pm-9pm
Cost:
$110 per head
Where: Powerhouse Museum, 500 Harris Street, Ultimo
Bookings Essential

More information: Eat Green Design Website

The Pool’s Sherre Delys and Kate Gauld share their insights

It was a pleasure to hear Sherre DeLys and Kate Gauld from Pool share their insights and experiences at our most recent DE Talk.

Click on the video above for highlights of the talk.

Pool is emerging after a year of experimentation (it launched in August 2008) and its great to see that all kinds of possibilities are being explored and collaborative efforts are coming to fruition. Pool is allowing the creative community to connect and explore new ways of collaborating with each other and with the ABC.

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3-Councils Ecological Footprint Project

  • 3-Councils Ecological Footprint Project

The 3-Council Ecological Footprint Project is a groundbreaking co-operative effort between Randwick, Waverley and Woollahra Councils assisted by the NSW Government through its Environmental Trust.

Digital Eskimo have been commissioned to assist the 3 Councils to reduce the community-wide Ecological Footprint of the Eastern Suburbs area.

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Sparks fly on the dancefloor at July greenUps

  • Sparks fly on the dancefloor at July greenUps
  • Sparks fly on the dancefloor at July greenUps
  • Sparks fly on the dancefloor at July greenUps

This months greenUps on July 7 was a special kind of networking drinks hosted by the Australian Museum, coinciding with the interactive ‘Climate Change – our future, our choice’ exhibition.

The exhibition imagined two possible future pathways – the outcome of us choosing to ‘Do Nothing’ about climate change, and another future if we take action to ‘Do Something’.

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