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THE COMMITTEE

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

2011 COMMITTEE

Joanna ZhangBrown ‘13

Brett AndersBrown ‘14

Leah ChungRISD ‘14

Hannah BurnBrown ‘12.5

Veronica ClarksonBrown ‘12

Daniel GoldbergBrown ‘13

Paige KirsteinBrown ‘12

Asad HassanBrown ‘13

Ben MeyersRISD ‘13

Raaj ParekhBrown ‘13

Ylan VoBrown ‘12

Dan RejtoBrown ‘12

Jillian Wiedenmayer

RISD ‘12

Mike EngRISD ‘09

Sharon LangevinBrown ‘09 Grad ‘11

Steve DanielsBrown ‘10

Tino ChowRISD ‘09

Yan Liang SimBrown ‘13

Tim DingmanBrown ‘11 Grad’12

Isaac Blankensmith

RISD ‘13

Andy CutlerCutler & Company

Giles HoltRISD ‘13

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CONTENTSWelcome 3Committee 4Contents 5

Friday Schedule + Map 6-7Workshops & Tours 8-10 Speaker Session 1 11 Panel Session 1 12-13 Social Events 14

Saturday Schedule + Map 16-17 Panel Session 2 18-19 Speaker Session 2 20-21 Keynote Panel 22-23 Workshops 24-27 Social Events 28Sunday Schedule + Map 30-31 Panel Session 3 32-33 Workshops 34 - 36

Special Features 37-39A Better Conference 40 - 41Special Thanks 42Sponsors 44-45

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 30

9:00am - 10:00amRegistration and BreakfastRISD Museum Lobby

10:00am - 12:00pm | WORKSHOPS + TOURS

Center for Restorative & Regenerative Medicine TourDepart from RISD Museum lobby

City Farm Tour of 28 Wolcottand Steel YardDepart from RISD Museum lobby

Green Corridor TourDepart from RISD Museum lobby

Crafting Effective Sustainability Plans WorkshopMetcalf C - RISD

Think Wrong WorkshopMetcalf A and B - RISD

12:00pm - 1:30pmLunch + Gallery ExhibitionRISD Metcalf A, B, C and Lobby

2:00pm Opening RemarksMetcalf Auditorium - RISD

2:45pm - 3:15pm | SPEAKER SESSION 1

Wolfgang FeistMetcalf Auditorium - RISD

3:15pm - 3:45pm Elizabeth JohansenMetcalf Auditorium - RISD

3:45pm - 4:15pmEnergizer BreakMoore Terrace - RISD

4:15pm - 5:30pm | PANEL SESSION 1

Better Cities by DesignOld Library - RISD

Funding Platforms That CareMetcalf A and B - RISD

Makeshift DesignSalomon 001 - Brown

7:30pm - 11:30pmFriday Social Event Anchor, 42 Rice Street, Providence


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Workshops & ToursCenter for Restorative and Regenerative Medicine TourCutting-edge medical technology and practices requires extensive research and user-testing. Dr. Lo, the Director of the Neuro Lab, will introduce participants to how robotics can assist veterans with rehabilitation and how brain scans help determine which techniques and designs are most effective. Dr. D’Andrea, the Director of the Gait and Motion Analysis Lab, will then lead a walk through her lab where infrared cameras are used to capture and analyze motion, and various powered prosthetic devices are studied.

Dr. Albert Lo, Director of the Neuro LabDr. Susan D’Andrea, PhD, Director of the Gait and Motion Analysis Lab

Friday, 10:00am-12:00pmDeparts from RISD Museum Lobby - RISD

City Farm TourUrban farms, gardens and other innovative agriculture initiatives are sprouting up across American cities. City Farm, created in 1981, serves as a model for many of these fledgling operations. As a working model of sustainable, hyper-local urban agriculture it demonstrates bio-intensive growing methods. City Farm Steward, Rich Pederson, will walk participants through the urban farm and neighboring community garden in the heart of Providence’s Southside, demonstrating possible solutions to current challenges of food security and conventional agricultural. Additionally, he will discuss the technical design of a bio-intensive urban farm and highlight the many interlinked factors that contribute to City Farm’s success.

Rich Pederson, City Farm Steward

Friday, 10:00am-12:00pmDeparts from RISD Museum Lobby


Green Corridor TourDeveloper John Jacobson will discuss the state of energy efficient building development using 28 Wolcott as his case study. Originally a jewelry factory, Jacobson transformed the space into Providence’s premier high performance building in 2008 without local tax breaks or incentives. Afterward, participants will visit The Steel Yard, a cornerstone of Providence’s art community. This revitalized industrial site, spanning over 3.5 acres of studio, exhibition and welding space, recently finished a landscaping project in which it cleaned up contaminated soil on a portion of its site. The result is a beautiful and inspiring public event space that showcases Providence’s industrial past while ushering in a future of creativity. Come experience how these two repurposed industrial sites may just point to the way to creating a sustainable built environment.

John Jacobson, JTJ InvestmentsDrake Patten, The Steel Yard

Friday, 10:00am-12:00pmDeparts from RISD Museum Lobby – RISD

Crafting Effective Sustainability PlansHerman Miller will facilitate a strategic planning session on creating and improving sustainability plans for businesses and non-profits. Their “Perfect Vision” plan will be used as a case study.Attendees are recommended to bring outlines of their own sustainability plans for discussion. Diane Bunse, Herman Miller

Friday, 10:00am-12:00pmMetcalf Refectory C - RISD

Think WrongThe human brain tends to think along pre-determined linear thought pathways. Such linear thinking can inhibit true innovation and creative exploration. Project M will encourage and provide techniques for “thinking wrong” to generate new ideas and design directions to challenge the status quo. Participants will brainstorm design solutions to specific challenges within the fields of health care, transportation and education based on pre-conference suggestions. The Sunday morning Rapid Prototyping workshop will further develop the generated ideas in collaboration with any interested attendees.Note: This workshop is limited to 15 people.

Marc O’Brien, Project MBen Gaydos, goodgoodland.comKaren Stein, goodgoodland.comMatt White, dirkweiss.com

Friday, 10:00am-12:00pmMetcalf Refectory A + B - RISD


Wolfgang FeistDr. Feist is the originator of the Passivhaus concept and methodology, one of the most rigorous standards for energy efficiency in buildings. He was founder and is current director of the Passivhaus Institut in Germany, as well as the Chair of Building Physics at the University of Innsbruck and head of scientific study groups on cost efficient passive houses and of the European Thermie research project CEPHEUS. *Note: Dr. Wolfgang Feist will be presenting at A Better World by Design via teleconferencing.

Friday, 2:45-3:15pmMetcalf Auditorium - RISD

Elizabeth JohansenAs Director of Product Development at Design that Matters (DtM), Elizabeth guides the process of creating new products and services for the poor in developing countries. Using her engineering experience and design thinking background, she leads an array of resources for DtM including students, professional volunteers, and contractors to create designs with positive impact.

Friday, 3:15-3:45pmMetcalf Auditorium - RISD

Speaker Session 1

Panel Session 1Better Cities by DesignIn an ever-rapidly urbanizing world our generation must design cities that make better use of data and resources to create more efficient and sustainable systems. As we begin to design and build smart-grid infrastructure, what tools will create the link between infrastructure and human use of city systems? This panel examines how to increase quality of life with little to no development opportunity by engaging city residents in planning and self regulation of city systems.

Maria Ebling, IBMKaja Kuhl, Columbia University & youarethecity Anne Tate, RISD Architecture (moderator)Willem Van Lancker, Google

Friday, 4:15 - 5:30pmMetcalf A - RISD

Funding Platforms that Care Funding is all too often the roadblock preventing great ideas from becoming great realities. With more and more funding platforms popping up each day, which actually work? What sort of funding does your community or venture need? This panel brings together funding platforms for projects near and far, small and large. All these platforms are special because they do not simply raise money, but make a point to truly connect with their benificiares, and the greater community.

Matt Severson, TheSchoolFund.orgMelanie Coon, The Rhode Island FoundationKipp Bradford, Maker FaireModerated by Andy Cutler, Cutler & Company

Friday, 4:15 - 5:45pm Metcalf C - RISD


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Makeshift Design: Learning from Informal SystemsTwo thirds of the world’s population works in the informal economy of unregistered and unprotected businesses. This panel will explore how the sector makes do with limited resources, as well as how to design products and services for proliferation in informal contexts.

Myles Estey, Editor, Makeshift MagazineGwen Floyd, Founder, GroupshotModerated by Steve Daniels, Researcher IBM

Friday, 4:15 PM - 5:45 PMSalomon 001 - Brown

Friday Night MixerTo cap off the first day excitement, Better World will host a mixer on Friday night at ANCHOR, a brand new office space created for start-ups and individuals focusing on design, architecture, and art.

The mixer will put a spotlight on grassroots creativity and invention around the world with the theme “Makeshift Design.” An exhibit will bring together live examples and photographs of inventions created across the globe in the DIY spirit, with a particular focus on resource-constrained areas. Conference Co-Founder Steve Daniels will launch Makeshift: A Journal of Hidden Creativity.

In the spirit of Makeshift Design, entertainment will feature the Get Lively Experiment, a DJ that employs mobile, human-powered sound systems to activate people, places, and policy by “Bringing Bass to Public Space.” Food will be provided by local food trucks, including Mama Kim’s Korean BBQ, La Strada Wood Fired Pizza, Mijos Tacos, and the Providence Juice Company.

Friday, 7:30-10:30pmAnchor, 42 Rice Street, Providence

Shuttles will leave Brown for Anchor every 20 minutes from Faunce Arch.

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 1

8:30am - 9:30am Registration and BreakfastSalomon Center Lobby

9:30am - 10:45am | PANEL SESSION 2

Alternative Arts for Environmental ChangePetteruti Lounge

Design DevelopmentSalomon 001 - Brown

Entrepreneurial NetworksStudio 2 - Granoff Center

Socially Engaged ArchitectureStudio 2 - Granoff Center

10:45am - 11:00amEnergizer BreakSalomon

11:00am - 12:30pm | SPEAKER SESSION 2

11:00 - 11:30am Panthea LeeSalomon 101 - Brown

11:30 - 12:00pm Rob SchuhamSalomon 101 - Brown

12:00 - 12:30pm Trung LeSalomon 101 - Brown

12:30pm - 2:00pmPicnic Lunch Main Green / Sayles Hall (for rain)

2:00pm - 3:30pmKeynote Panel: Disaster ReliefSalomon 101 - Brown

3:45pm - 5:30pm | WORKSHOPS

Art and Ecology: Positive Change Through Paper Making WorkshopKaspar Multi-Purpose Room,Stephen Robert Campus Center

Design for America WorkshopPetteruti Lounge

GIS: An Introduction to Applying Data Mapping to Disaster PlanningMacMillan 105

Infographics in Today’s World: What, Why, and HowStudio 2 - Granoff Center

3:45pm - 6:15pmDesign Thinking for Social Innovation WorkshopStudio 1 - Granoff Center

8:00pm - 12:00amSaturday Social EventHope Artiste Village1005 Main Street, Pawtucket


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Panel Session 2Alternative Arts for Environmental ChangeThis panel examines the role of performance and the interactive arts in educating and mobilizing around critical environmental issues, both at the creative and production end. Theater producers, performance artists, and curators will frame this participatory discussion of sustainability and interdisciplinary work.

Hal Fickett, Green Theatre CollectiveAmy Lipton, ecoartspaceAviva Rahmani, Ecological artistModerated by Adam Kotin, Brown Center for Environmental Studies

Saturday, 9:30 AM - 10:45amPetteruti Lounge - Brown

Design DevelopmentThe panel examines the way design can be used to spur development around the world. Particularly, the panel will feature individuals who work on developing areas different from their own homes. Panelists will specifically discuss the challenges involved in designing for these populations.

Noel Wilson, Catapult DesignPatrice Martin, Ideo.orgJason Severs, Frog DesignModerated by Daniel Sobol and Elizabeth Keen, Continuum Innovation

Saturday, 9:30 AM - 10:45amSalomon 001 - Brown


Entrepreneurial Networks Young Entrepreneurial Networks examines the unique opportunity that a network of highly creative entrepreneurially minded people can bring to further the use of design and technology. With a specific focus on social entrepreneurship this panel brings together the leaders of some of the world’s most innovative networks to further the discuss the future of these networks and their possible interrelationships.

Mathias Holzmann, Palomar5Blair Miller, Acumen Fund Adriana Pentz, StartingBlocFabian Pfortmuller, SandboxVictoria Schramm & Dylan Reid, Kairos Society

Saturday 9:30 - 10:45am Granoff - Brown

Socially Engaged ArchitectureThe Socially Engaged Architecture Panel looks at the impact of small, built, works in underserved or neglected communities and the power that design has to change people’s opinions of themselves and their surroundings. Our panelists all bring different angles to the discussion with a common understanding of the challenges and rewards that design-build processes can play in community engagement and outreach.

Silvia Acosta, RISD ArchitectureElena Barthel, Rural Studio Andres Lepik, Loeb Fellow at Harvard GSD

Saturday, 9:30-10:45amGranoff Studio 2 - Brown

Panel Session 2

Panthea LeePanthea Lee is the co-founder of Reboot, a firm dedicated to improving the services, programs, and investments of socially minded institutions. Panthea’s work focuses on the practical applications of design and technology in international development. Specializing in design research, she has conducted field studies in countries such as Afghanistan, Indonesia, Jordan, and Suriname, working on diverse issues from education to financial inclusion to governance reform.

Saturday, 11:00-11:30amSalomon 101 - Brown

Rob SchuhamRob Schuham is a strategist and creative writer who cofounded The FearLess Revolution, tapping into a network of experts and consumers who are driving transparency among global enterprises. He also launched COMMON, a collaborative network for rapidly prototyping social ventures and sharing social wealth.

Saturday, 11:30am-12pmSalomon 101 - Brown

Speaker Session 2


Trung LeTrung Le is a pioneer of Cannon Design’s education practice and has an incessant energy and passion for learning. As the lead designer for Cannon Design’s education group, he creates spaces that encourage student inquiry and imagination and offer students a sense of what it means to be a part of a global community.

Saturday, 12:00-12:30pmSalomon 101 - Brown

This panel will frame a central discussion at A Better World by Design this year on building for the future in the wake of disasters, led by individuals and representative organizations that have had extensive experience working in major disaster sites and devastated communities including New Orleans, Haiti, Sri Lanka, and Japan. We hope to bring interdisciplinary perspectives to identify physical, political, cultural, and economic opportunities as well as barriers in implementing rehabilitation and systems-level change strategies. By exploring the range of work needed from short-term relief to long-term reconstruction and emergency preparedness, this inclusive discussion aims to address a variety of stakeholders and key players in disaster relief from impacted residents to the role of government, NGO’s, professionals, and the built environment.

Saturday, 2:00-3:30pmSalomon 101 - Brown

Kate Stohr (Moderator)Kate Stohr, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, has been instrumental in coordinating design services and bringing in more than $4 million for community development and rebuilding in the wake of the Southeast Asia Tsunami and Hurricane Katrina. As a former journalist, Stohr brings a background in project management, website development and a strong understanding of urban planning issues to the organization.

Keynote Panel: Disaster Relief


David PerkesDavid Perkes is the founding director of the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, a professional outreach program of Mississippi State University College of Architecture, Art + Design. The design studio was established in Biloxi, Mississippi soon after Hurricane Katrina to provide planning, landscape and architectural design support to Gulf Coast communities and non-profit organizations.

Peter HaasSince founding AIDG, an NGO that supports small infrastructure companies in Haiti and Guatemala, in 2005, Peter has become an active voice for poverty issues, speaking at the World Bank, Harvard, MIT and other forums on technology, entrepreneurship and SME finance.

Dominique ToussaintMr. Toussaint is Chairman of the Board of Mobilize for Haiti, a not-for-profit organization formed to dramatically increase Haiti’s emergency preparedness, to build a 911 style emergency dispatch system and to promote adoption of a national emergency plan for the Republic of Haiti. Toussaint was appointed Manager of The Command Center at the Embassy of Haiti by Ambassador Raymond Joseph. He is Vice President of the Board of The Haiti Renewal Alliance and a member of the Haiti Redevelopment and Reconstruction Task Force.

Art and Ecology: Positive Change Through Paper-MakingProfessor and Artist Mary Hark leads a hands-on investigation into the intersection between material choices, art, ecology and paper-making. A presentation of Hark’s ongoing work in Ghana crafting paper from local invasive plant species will lead to a discussion of how material choices can have positive or negative social and environmental impacts. Participants will also be led through the process of making paper and will each leave with their own handmade piece.Note: This workshop is limited to 15 people.

Mary Hark, Assistant Professor of Design Studies, University of Wisconsin - Madison

Saturday, 3:45pm-5:30pmKasper Multi-Purpose Room – Brown

Workshops


Design for America:Strategies and Actions for Social ChangeAn interdisciplinary environment is often sought in today’s design world, but what design methods are most effective in such an atmosphere? How does this open-minded spirit carry into the actual process of working through a design challenge? In this hands-on, high-energy workshop, the Brown/RISD Design for America studio will run through the steps of user research, brainstorming, and mock-ups to tackle local and social issues with a real problem and actual users. DFA’s is a nation-wide network of student-led studios creating local and social impact through interdisciplinary design. The efforts during this workshop will be used as a foundation for DFA’s ongoing project throughout the fall term, so come contribute to the success of Design for America in Providence!

Aaron Horowitz, Northwestern DFA StudioAnnie Wu, RISD/Brown DFA StudioDavid Emmanuel, RISD/Brown DFA StudioSophia Yang, RISD/Brown DFA Studio

Saturday, 3:45pm-5:30pmGranoff Studio 3 – Brown

GIS: An Introduction to Applying Data Mapping to Disaster PlanningGIS Instructor Lynn Carlson will guide attendees through the basics of Geographic Information System (GIS) software, giving them the tools to apply it to their own line of work. In addition to discussing how GIS and other data mapping tools can help with participants’ own projects, concrete examples will be given of how GIS is used to plan for sea level rise and natural disasters.Note: This workshop is limited to 10 people.

Lynn Carlson, GIS Manager, Brown

Saturday, 3:45pm-5:30pmMacMillan 105 – Brown

Infographics in Today’s World: What, Why, and HowInfographics have captured our minds and imaginations as we are increasingly exposed to facts, data, and visual traffic. As they have done over the centuries under various guises, today’s infographics help us distill information, provide additional analysis, reveal patterns, and facilitate comparisons. They communicate what words and numbers can’t easily do alone. This workshop will introduce you to what it takes to build a compelling infographic. We will review the basic resources for knowledge and inspiration like websites, books, and online lectures; explore tools such as charts, timelines, and maps; discuss principals of design such as hierarchy of information, color, and size. We will analyze a scenario and its data sets, and sketch out thematic ideas in small groups. Participants from all walks of life are welcome!Note: This workshop is limited to 15 people.

Julia Vakser Zeltser, Hyperakt



Design Thinking for Social Innovation“Design Thinking” or the practice of applying the design process toward a myriad of problems is being thrown around a lot these days. But can it be applied toward social innovation? How do we even know if we are trying to solve the right problems in the first place? Led by Continuum, this hands-on workshop will take participants through the design thinking process as we apply it together to address a complex social problem. Come ready to collaborate, and use both critical and creative skills. We encourage participants with both design and non-design backgrounds to join!Note: This workshop is limited to 25 people

Daniel Sobel, Continuum DesignJenny Liang, Continuum Design


Saturday Evening GalaThe Saturday Evening Gala will bring together conference participants in a relaxed, elegant atmosphere: the Solarium at Hope Artiste Village.

The space has a rich history. It was built in phases beginning in 1899, used as a webbing mill through World War II, and then converted to a candy and plastics factory. After several decades of abandonment, the building was repurposed by real estate development company Urban Smart Growth.

Our event will take attendees on a journey through the history of the space and the revitalization of Providence and Pawtucket. Part of Sasaki’s “Urban Fabric” exhibit will be on display. Photos, entertainment, and food will all connect to the chronology of the American City — its industrialization and rise, decay and decline, and recent revitalization. A dueling piano show will kick off the event, and the later hours will feature audio/video DJ Dave Allyn. Be prepared for a delicious array of food provided by Whole Foods Market and a “farm-to-table” bar, featuring local cocktails courtesy of Millonzi Fine Catering.

Saturday, 8:00-11:00pmLocation: Hope Artiste Village, 1005 Main Street, Pawtucket

Shuttles will leave Brown for Hope Artiste Village every 20 minutes from Faunce Arch.

Social Events

SUNDAY, OCTOBER 28:30am - 9:30am

Registration and BreakfastSalomon Center Lobby

9:30am - 10:45am | PANEL SESSION 3

Graphics That InspireStudio 1 - Granoff Center

Health Research and DesignStudio 3 - Granoff Center

Research in the Future of Zero Energy Architecture Studio 2 - Granoff Center

Urban Access to FoodPetteruti Lounge

10:45am - 11:00amEnergizer BreakSalomon

11:00am - 12:30pm | WORKSHOPS

Eco-Design: Putting Sustainable Design Strategies into PracticeStudio 2 - Granoff Center

Innovation ResearchPetteruti Lounge

Rapid PrototypingSayles Hall

Small Business MarketingStudio 2 - Granoff Center

Working the Web for Social InnovationStudio 3 - Granoff Center

11:00pm - 2:00pmExpo SessionSayles Hall

Emergency Shelter Design and DistributionMain Green

12:30pm - 2:00pmLunchMain Green /Kasper Multipurpose (for rain)

2:00pm - 3:30pm | SPEAKER SESSION 3

2:00 - 2:30am Kirk SorensenSalomon 101 - Brown

2:30 - 3:00pm John FettermanSalomon 101 - Brown

3:00 - 3:30pm Steven BinglerSalomon 101 - Brown

3:30pm - 4:00pmConference ClosingSalomon 101 - Brown


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Graphics That InspireThe panel focuses on the use of infographics and simple animations to inform individuals about important issues and to spur them to take action. Panelists will discuss their infographics that do everything from educating the broader public about large issues to explaining particular city laws to specific groups of relevant citizens.

Julia Vakser Zeltser, HyperaktScott Stowell, OpenLindsay KinkadeSteve Duenes, New York Times

Moderated by John Caserta, The Design Studio

Sunday, 9:30AM - 10:15am Studio 1, Granoff Center - Brown

Health Research and DesignThe panel will discuss the usage of design in healthcare, particularly the way that good design and technology can improve the patient experience. Panelists will focus on all parts of the patient experience from doctor’s interactions to the physical space to the doctor’s tools.

Whitney Hopkins, Smart DesignMichael Murphy, Mass DesignKrisa Ryan, Independent Service Designer, Project RED at Mayo Clinic Center for InnovationModerated by Jon Campbell, Continuum Innovation

Sunday, 9:30AM - 11:15amStudio 3, Granoff Center - Brown

Panel Session 3


Research in the Future of Zero Energy Architecture Rather than taking the traditional route of discussing energy efficient architecture by looking at current standards and trends within the building sector this panel will examine emergrnt technologies that may shape our future world. This panel brings together vary different disciplines within architecture that are on the cutting edge of emergent technology to develop a new perspective that is able to view a full system approach to zero-energy Architecture.

Dror Benshetrit, Studio DrorAlexander Felson, Yale UniversityErin Rhae Hoffer, Autodesk Peter Yeadon, Decker Yeadon

Sunday, 9:30 - 10:45amStudio 2, Granoff Center - Brown

Urban Access to FoodThe panel focuses on the innovative design of programs and physical spaces that are improving access to fresh, healthy food in America’s urban areas. Panelists will talk about their specific successes in the realm as well as the future of urban food systems, and how it can be improved.

Anastasia Congdon, Rhode Island School of DesignLucy Flores, Food Corps Panelist TBD

Moderated by Somebody, Company

Sunday, 9:30am-11:15Petteruti Lounge - Brown

Eco-Design:Putting Sustainable Design Strategies into PracticeSustainable design concepts such as whole systems thinking, green materials selection, and energy efficient design can seem complicated and daunting to any designer or engineer—but they don’t have to be. In this workshop, Autodesk sustainable design program manager Dawn Danby and RISD faculty Craig Provost take these complex eco-design strategies and break them down into simple decision making processes to help you identify and minimize the environmental impact of your work. Join them as they introduce easy ways to bring sustainability considerations into your designs and give you the opportunity to put these principles into practice. Dawn Danby, AutodeskCraig Provosk, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design,RISD

Sunday, 11:00am-12:30pmStudio 2 - Granoff Center – Brown

Innovation ResearchJoin Kipp Bradford and Lisa DiCarlo – entrepreneurs, teachers and co-founders of the Field School for Social Innovation – as they guide an investigation into innovation research. Good solutions start with clearly defined problems. But how do you define those problems and move on from there? Learn and experience the tools, techniques and processes that successful design consulting companies such as IDEO and Smart Design utilize everyday in clarifying challenges and creating effective innovation.

Kipp Bradford, Brown University School of EngineeringLisa DiCarlo, The Field School for Social Innovation

Sunday, 11:00am-12:30pmPetteruti Lounge – Brown

Workshops


Rapid PrototypingNew faces and perspectives are invited to further develop the design ideas brainstormed in Friday’s Think Wrong session. Participants will work together to produce visualized and tangible ideas that address specific issues in the fields of health care, transportation and education. Individuals and teams will then have the opportunity to present these rapid prototype objects at the Expo, displaying the potential of their ideas while gaining valuable feedback.

Marc O’Brien, Project MBen Gaydos, GOODGOODKaren Stein, GOODGOODMatt White, DIRK+WEISS

Sunday, 11:00am-12:30pmSayles Hall – Brown

Small Business MarketingTWOBOLT provides accountable marketing communications services focused on data, analysis, testing, and measurement. Come uncover hidden business opportunities through expert analysis of data. This is our key differentiation and one that creates success stories everywhere we go. We have clients of all sizes in many different industries. Our experienced team of professionals includes strategists, data analysts, creative designers and innovative thinkers.

TWOBOLT

Sunday, 11:00am-12:30pmGranoff Studio 2 – Brown

Working the Web for Social InnovationSocial media are not only connecting Tweets, Friends and LinkedIn networks, they are also helping to connect funders, tools, skills and volunteers to social innovation projects around the world. But how do you determine if Kickstarter, Kiva, LoudSauce, or Public Architecture are right for your work? Charlie Cannon, RISD Professor and co-founder of the Alabama Innovation Engine, will introduce participants to these tools and work with you to identify which sites may best advance your own projects.Note: This workshop is limited to 15.

Charlie Cannon, Associate Professor Industrial Design, RISD

Sunday, 11:00am-12:30pmGranoff Studio 3 – Brown

Emergency Shelter Design and DistributionExplore the full-scale emergency shelters of Shelter Box, Studio Dror, Shelter 2.0, and Decadome as they discuss the principles behind shelter design and the challenges of distributing them throughout disaster-torn areas. Arrive early to help construct and erect the innovative structures.

Sunday, 11:00am-2:00pmMain Green Outside Sayles Hall – Brown

SPECIAL FEATURES

Better World ExpositionHeld on Sunday from 11am to 2pm in Sayles Hall at Brown, the Better World Expo is a place to share ideas, projects, and products - in whatever stages of development - with the greater ABWxD community. The Expo is open to anyone (students, companies, start-ups, etc.) It is an eclectic and inspiring collection of ABWxD passions, come and check it out!

Sunday, 11am - 2pmSayles Hall and Main Green - Brown

Kirk SorensenKirk Sorensen is a co-founder of Flibe Energy and currently serves as President and Chief Technical Officer. Kirk has been a public advocate for thorium energy and liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) technology as an alternative energy source for many years.

Sunday, 2:00-2:30pmSalomon 101 - Brown

John FettermanAs Mayor of Braddock, Pennsylvania, Fetterman has drawn international attention in trying to revitalize its economy. He founded the non-profit Braddock Redux, and following his election, initiated youth and art programs, transforming much of the town’s mostly ruined buildings and poor economy to community centers, active art space, and urban farms.


Steven BinglerSteven Bingler is the founder and President of Concordia, a planning and architectural design firm based in New Orleans and Pasadena. Steven has undertaken projects focused principally on the planning and design of environments for living and learning as hubs for community revival.


Speaker Session 3

Better World LoungeWhen the endless commotion of innovation that is A Better World by Design gets to be too much for you, take a break in the lounge. The Better World Lounge is a place to relax. You can sit down, check email, and chat with other conference attendees and presenters. Free coffee will be provided by Coffee Exchange, a sustainable coffee shop located on Wickenden Street in Providence.

The lounge, located in “The Underground” (in the Stephen Robert Campus Center), will be open until 6 pm on Saturday and 4 pm on Sunday. Coffee will only be available on Saturday.

DCi ChallengeThe DCi Challenge is the consumer product design challenge that A Better World by Design, in conjunction with Decor Craft Inc. (DCI), hosts annually in the winter months. Open to all designers from around the globe, this year’s challenge aims to inspire innovators from multidisciplinary backgrounds to create a tangible product that brings people into the great outdoors.

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Better World ChallengeOpen to students everywhere, the Better World Challenge inspires young

innovators, from multidisciplinary backgrounds, to solve a social problem. This year’s challenge asked participants to re-imagine coastal communities facing increasing threats from coastal erosion and climate change. The Better World Challenge winner will be rewarded $1,000, the opportunity to showcase their design and will work with acclaimed non-profit, Save the Bay, to advance their vision. The BWC winner will be chosen by our celebrated judging panel:

Kevin Flynn, Director of Rhode Island State PlanningAidan Petrie, Save The Bay Board Member, Professor of Industrial DesignFred Presley, Matunuck Representative, Planner, founder of PathTree

Finalists will present at Friday’s Opening Ceremonies and the winner will be presented on Sunday.

A BETTER CONFERENCEComposting

Environmental sustainability is one of the fundamental values of the Better World by Design community. We are moving towards eliminating waste from the conference.

We’re beginning with our food system: this year’s daytime food events are zero-waste events. Our food system is now completely designed around local food and composting. All pre-consumer and post-consumer byproducts from the conference are transported in MORPH bins (designed by RISD grad Michael Bradlee) to a composting facility run by PF Trading in East Freetown, MA.

Plates, bowls, forks, knifes, spoons, and cups used at the conference are all biodegradable. We encourage attendees to “bring your own mug” to reduce demand for disposable beverage containers.

Food Design

The food for A Better World by Design 2011 has been conscientiously designed to reflect our values. Our mission is to provide nourishing, delicious, and exciting food that reflects values of sustainability and equitable treatment of humans and animals; celebrates local culture and diversity; encourages communication and does not create waste. To this end, we have selected food that is locally sourced, sustainably produced, and compostable in presentation.

Conference meals and energizer breaks are provided by RISD Catering, Brown Catering, Social Enterprise Rhode Island’s “Buy with Heart” campaign, Whole Foods, and several food trucks, including Clover Food Lab, Mama Kim’s, La Strada Wood Fired Pizza, Mijos Tacos, and Providence Juice Company. Each of these caterers emphasizes local ingredients and implements sustainability practices in line with the ideals of A Better World by Design.

Bottles, Badges, and Bags

No bottled water is served at A Better World by Design; we serve only delicious Providence tap water. (In 2009, the Environmental Working Group ranked big cities by the quality of their water and placed Providence second in the nation.) The badges used at A Better World by Design are biodegradable and will be composted along with the food waste. In addition, this year’s tote bags are unique in that they are made from street banner material, which are reclaimed and brought to life again via upcycling.

Recycling and Creative Resource Use

All papers and plastics used at the conference are recycled. All printing needs have been printed on Mohawk Fine Papers, the world’s most comprehensive line of recycled and environmentally-friendly papers. Each paper is made with post-consumer fiber and the company contributes to renewable energy offsets.

Both evening social events are taking place at redeveloped factory spaces. Furthermore, the Friday Night Mixer highlights sustainable design innovation in the face of resource scarcity through its exhibit on global creativity.

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