I think that it is very important how you go about trying to create change. I think the best way to go against something is by simply not participating in it. If you don’t like something don’t do it and encourage others to do the same. I believe that there is no reason to get violent in order to start a revolution. I have never experienced a revolution but I imagine that they are terrifying and dangerous. I also don’t think that protesting something is a way to go about it either. By focusing on the problem you are only causing more of the problem instead focus on the solution or the alterative and in doing that you are contributing to that. Mother Teresa was asked to attend an anti-war protest she said, “I will never attend an anti-war protest but if you have a peace rally invent me.” Mother Teresa, Gandhi and Martian Luther King Jr. all understood that if you want change you need to put your time and energy into what you do want instead of fighting against what you don’t want.
I had the pleasure of visiting New York, Chicago, Washington D.C and St. Louis this past year. One thing remains constant from city to city (except St. Louis) is that most of its residence avoid buying cars or use their cars very loosely, only on large trips. When I did take a car through a lot of these places, especially in New York and Chicago, I found it impossible to navigate through the city in a brisk fashion. I would be constantly late to meetings because the traffic was very unpredictable. I found that the best methods of getting around in all three cities were by taking a sequence of several trains and buses. Even if I arrived to a place on time with a car, I was always pressured to find a parking spot. In the end, the parking spot would cost me more than if I took the train. I really like the idea of charging people to drive through the congested areas like they are implementing in the London. The only downside however is that if you are in a hurry and need to get through the city, you might not have the time or the option of paying for a ticket online or at a kiosk. I think a better option would be to increase the incentive for people taking the public transit instead.
Collaborative Design It is clear collaboration is the key to creating successful innovations in the near future. No one can specialize in every subject, but many people can apply their specific level of expertise to group projects to cover broad range of information which helps to make sure the product materials are environmentally friendly, designed intelligently, manufactured and assembled efficiently and fairly, and broken down for re-use or alternative used effectively. The new 3-D software Alias allows designers to see the potential environmental impacts of the choices they make during the design process. Making big changes to alleviate our environmental impact has to start from the ground up and has to start with the design. Alias is working toward making every part of the production process visible so that people can track the full lifecycle of an object. There is no need to conceal the production process if all parties involved are being paid fair wages for honest work, which is not the case in many aspects of modern manufacturing.
Nonviolent Revolution
ReplyDeleteI think that it is very important how you go about trying to create change. I think the best way to go against something is by simply not participating in it. If you don’t like something don’t do it and encourage others to do the same. I believe that there is no reason to get violent in order to start a revolution. I have never experienced a revolution but I imagine that they are terrifying and dangerous. I also don’t think that protesting something is a way to go about it either. By focusing on the problem you are only causing more of the problem instead focus on the solution or the alterative and in doing that you are contributing to that. Mother Teresa was asked to attend an anti-war protest she said, “I will never attend an anti-war protest but if you have a peace rally invent me.” Mother Teresa, Gandhi and Martian Luther King Jr. all understood that if you want change you need to put your time and energy into what you do want instead of fighting against what you don’t want.
I had the pleasure of visiting New York, Chicago, Washington D.C and St. Louis this past year. One thing remains constant from city to city (except St. Louis) is that most of its residence avoid buying cars or use their cars very loosely, only on large trips. When I did take a car through a lot of these places, especially in New York and Chicago, I found it impossible to navigate through the city in a brisk fashion. I would be constantly late to meetings because the traffic was very unpredictable. I found that the best methods of getting around in all three cities were by taking a sequence of several trains and buses. Even if I arrived to a place on time with a car, I was always pressured to find a parking spot. In the end, the parking spot would cost me more than if I took the train. I really like the idea of charging people to drive through the congested areas like they are implementing in the London. The only downside however is that if you are in a hurry and need to get through the city, you might not have the time or the option of paying for a ticket online or at a kiosk. I think a better option would be to increase the incentive for people taking the public transit instead.
ReplyDeleteCollaborative Design
ReplyDeleteIt is clear collaboration is the key to creating successful innovations in the near future. No one can specialize in every subject, but many people can apply their specific level of expertise to group projects to cover broad range of information which helps to make sure the product materials are environmentally friendly, designed intelligently, manufactured and assembled efficiently and fairly, and broken down for re-use or alternative used effectively. The new 3-D software Alias allows designers to see the potential environmental impacts of the choices they make during the design process. Making big changes to alleviate our environmental impact has to start from the ground up and has to start with the design. Alias is working toward making every part of the production process visible so that people can track the full lifecycle of an object. There is no need to conceal the production process if all parties involved are being paid fair wages for honest work, which is not the case in many aspects of modern manufacturing.