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<return Fall 2008 - Design Studio sessions

Overall Business Framework

Helpful Ideas

• Biology of Business - look especially at the last section and how organisms grow. Living Systems Design is developed by Elisabet Sahtouris, Ph.D, Evolutionary Biologist, Futurist, Author and Consultant.
• Nature of Economies - Jane Jacobs
  • Process
    • General to differentiated
    • Differentiated becomes generalized...begets next differentiated
    • Co-development...leads to differentiated

Outcome

Develop a plan for launching and supporting green businesses. This includes:

• one green business plan (template)
• defining the business resource center + GG Business Network
• develop a strategy for sharing common resources
• develop the Sustainability Challenge program plan
• funding model
• resourcing strategy

Sustainability Goals

• Environmental Integrity
• Community Wellbeing
• Economic Energy and Justice

Key Questions

• Which businesses should be given first priority?
  • Peter Sengeon Sustainability
• What is the legal structure of the GG and the building?
• How will costs and revenues be shared?
• What are the core competencies of the GG

Resources

• Natural Capitalism is available free on-line at Natural Capitalism website
• Triple Bottom Line expanded by the Ecotrust in Reliable Prosperity
• Financial Permaculture
• e-MYTH
• SPARKin Ann Arbor
• Bizdom U at WSU
• Steve - Attorney
• Michigan Economic Development Corporation - Ned
• Michigan Business School
• A. Glassberg

Green Business Ideas

• Potential Green Business Ideas potential businesses that could be started/centered in the Green Garage

Green Office Services

Overall Process / Strategy

• bioregional ... one planet
• zed Factory...standards
• Green Dragon ... green lodging in Europe
• Sarasota green business
• 2x2 Priority

Green Office Supplies

• Printer ink cartridges
• Stapleless Stapler

• Post Its (3 sizes)
• Paper Clips
• Binder Clips
• Push Pins
• Business Cards
• Sticky Name Badges
• Staples
• Hole Reinforcement stickers for 3 hole punched paper
• Scissors
• Ruler
• Pens
• Pencils
• Hand Sanitizer
• Staple Remover
• Stapler
• Markers
• Tape
• Tape Dispenser
• Earphones
• Highlighters
• Gluestick
• White-out
• Steno Notepads
• File folders
• white mailing envelopes (multiple sizes)
• Inner-Office envelopes
• Manila envelopes
• 3 ring Binders (4 sizes)
• printer paper

Water

Food

Healthy Environment

• Cleaning Supplies
• Air Quality
• Water

Transportation

• Incentives

Green Incubator / Business Services

Ideas

• Mash up of Deming, permaculture, IDEO
  • Deep economy - Paul Hawkins
• Natural Enterprise
  • Soil layers
    • Roots - Relationship Network
    • Competency
    • Energy Flows
    • Eco-system
  • Seed
    • Opportunity
    • Efficient value engine
    • Value circle
  • Growth Disciplines
    • Deming
    • permaculture

Platform

• Fax
  • Architecture
    • Faxage
  • Levels
    • at Green Garage level
      • buy unlimited fax volumes...set up user accounts for Green Garage members
    • Member level
• Phone
  • Architecture
    • Google Voice
  • Levels
    • Green Garage level
    • Member level
• Website
  • Architecture
    • Media
      • Video
        • YouTube
      • Images
        • Flikr
    • Informational
      • Wiki
      • Google Site
    • eCommerce
  • Levels
    • Green Garage level
    • Member level
• Social Network
  • Architecture
    • Facebook
    • Linkdn
    • Twitter
• Development Platform
  • Architecture
    • Forum
    • Design collaborative (Don C. could help here)

One Planet Place

Our Business Pages

• Potential Green Business Ideas