Category Archives: The SHIFT Report
Impact of Political Affiliation on Connection with Sustainability Issues and Motivation
Inspired by The Visual Miscellaneum’s Left vs. Right Political Spectrum, we thought we’d take a dive into The SHIFT Report and see the impact of political affiliation on connection with sustainability issues and motivation. It is interesting to look at … Continue reading
Posted in , The SHIFT Report Tagged Canada, climate change, community, global warming, insight, local, market research, political affiliation, sustainability, USA 1 Comment
It ain’t about the dollar or trying to go fast.
Design for durability, or heirloom design as it is sometimes called, is gaining traction is the world of industrial design, slowly but surely. It is a noble sustainable design strategy and it always makes me think of the lyrics to … Continue reading
TED Ads Worth Spreading – Media built on passion
Jack Myers is right – TED is the role model for media companies of the future. As someone who doesn’t own a television but spends a fair amount of time online, I was curious to learn more about Chris Anderson’s … Continue reading
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Are People Who Meditate the Top Social Change Agents?
Meditation and Social Change: Are people who meditate the top social change agents? Continue reading
Posted in Changemakers, , The SHIFT Report, cultural shift, insight, sustainability Tagged brand empathy, ci-shift, connection, empathy, kierstin de west, market research, meaning, meditation, portlandia, sindya banhoo, social change, sustainability, sustainability research, tableau, The SHIFT Report, transformation, vedic meditation, well blog Leave a comment
SHIFT Data Love
The art and science of data visualization is blooming like algae. At Ci, we continue to sponge it up because we are in the midst of researching new ways to visualize The SHIFT Report quantitative data. Everyday across our favourite … Continue reading
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Gen Why Media Project
Wow, I just discovered Gen Why Media Project which is based here in Vancouver. I am inspired and filled with hope. Cool to recognize some friends in there too! We are the change we’ve been waiting for. Gen Why is … Continue reading
Posted in The SHIFT Report, Thought Leaders, cultural shift, insight Tagged creativity, crowd source, documentary, gen y, generation y, happiness, hope, lost generation, media, millennial, sustainability, vancouver 1 Comment
Valentine’s Day – humour, generosity and your brain on love
Valentines Day is here to remind about love, humour and consumption (or preferably generosity). For the humorous – Visit Polluter Harmony! It’s a brand new match making site for polluters, industry lobbyists, & politicians. Check out Peter and Janet’s amazing … Continue reading
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Making, measuring and communicating a lasting impact
Philanthropist and thought-leader Kevin Starr’s Pop Tech talk is making me think on all kinds of levels. His 18 minutes on stage seems to fly by at just the right pace, given that he is tackling some seriously large issues. … Continue reading
Posted in Changemakers, The SHIFT Report, insight Tagged authenticity, business, development, PopTech2010, research, SHIFT Report, sustainability 1 Comment
Kierstin’s message – What’s the colour of sustainability? Hint: More than green. – strikes a chord with the Compost Modern community. Check out Dwell Magazine’s Review of the conference also Core77′s article – What’s your sustainability story? The folks from …
Posted in The SHIFT Report, cultural shift, insight, more than green Tagged #cpm11, Compostmodern, sustainability
Nike Better World
The Nike Better World website is a wonderful feat of interaction design. Maybe it’s just because this is the first time I’ve seen this parallax scrolling action, but I keep going back. It is an example of a company who … Continue reading
