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+ | === Overall Business Framework === | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== Helpful Ideas ==== | ||
+ | * [http://via-visioninaction.org/Sahtouris_BiologyOfBusiness.pdf 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? | ||
+ | ** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SogmsQCCmc&feature=related Peter Senge]on 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 [http://www.natcap.org/ Natural Capitalism website] | ||
+ | * Triple Bottom Line expanded by the Ecotrust in [http://www.reliableprosperity.net/ Reliable Prosperity] | ||
+ | * Financial Permaculture | ||
+ | * [http://www.e-myth.com/ e-MYTH] | ||
+ | * [http://www.annarborspark.org/ SPARK]in Ann Arbor | ||
+ | * [http://www.bizdom.com/ Bizdom U] at WSU | ||
+ | * Steve - Attorney | ||
+ | * [http://www.themedc.org/Default.aspx 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]] | ||
+ | |||
+ | |||
+ | [[Category:site index]] |
Latest revision as of 16:30, 1 December 2010
<return Fall 2008 - Design Studio sessions
Contents
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
- Process
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
- 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
- Soil layers
Platform
- Fax
- Architecture
- Faxage
- Levels
- at Green Garage level
- buy unlimited fax volumes...set up user accounts for Green Garage members
- Member level
- at Green Garage level
- Architecture
- Phone
- Architecture
- Google Voice
- Levels
- Green Garage level
- Member level
- Architecture
- Website
- Architecture
- Media
- Video
- YouTube
- Images
- Flikr
- Video
- Informational
- Wiki
- Google Site
- eCommerce
- Media
- Levels
- Green Garage level
- Member level
- Architecture
- Social Network
- Architecture
- Linkdn
- Architecture
- Development Platform
- Architecture
- Forum
- Design collaborative (Don C. could help here)
- Architecture