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McDonough Innovation

McDonough Innovation provides targeted ideas, product concepts and solutions to a wide range of sustainable growth issues faced by corporate officers, senior executives, product designers and project managers.

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Organizational GovernanceInnovation & Technology
Brand Leaders, Visionaries Gather to Help Sustainability Practitioners ‘Recenter & Accelerate’
Brand Leaders, Visionaries Gather to Help Sustainability Practitioners ‘Recenter & Accelerate’
Published on October 18, 2022
About a 5 minute read

This week at SB’22 San Diego, over 1K sustainability practitioners have converged to share insights, tools, inspiration and opportunities for collaboration with the goal of building a regenerative future for all. On opening night, luminaries from a... View More

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From Cradle to Cradle: Regrounding in First Principles on the Path to Remaking the Way We Make and Do Everything
From Cradle to Cradle: Regrounding in First Principles on the Path to Remaking the Way We Make and Do Everything
Published on October 17, 2022
Runtime: 21:39

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Innovation & TechnologyMaterials & Packaging
Co|Lab is a HITT: Innovative Facility Serves as Hub for R&D of Emerging Materials
Co|Lab is a HITT: Innovative Facility Serves as Hub for R&D of Emerging Materials
Published on April 27, 2021
About a 6 minute read

HITT Contracting’s demo facility was designed to highlight circular design; focus on healthy material selection; and meet the most rigorous, sustainable standards for the construction industry. ... View More

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Circular Economy
AI, Biomaterials, Circularity: The A-B-Cs of a Flourishing Future
AI, Biomaterials, Circularity: The A-B-Cs of a Flourishing Future
Published on June 6, 2019
About a 17 minute read

On Monday and Tuesday at SB’19 Detroit, dozens of encouraging stories and divergent strategies emerged from the growing roster of organizations on a mission to improve some of our most common products and services. ... View More

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A Bold New Vision for the Collection, Processing, Circularity and Productivity of Plastic Waste
A Bold New Vision for the Collection, Processing, Circularity and Productivity of Plastic Waste
Published on June 4, 2019
Runtime: 16:46

Hear the latest from the one and only William McDonough, the globally recognized thought leader on sustainable design and cradle-to-cradle circular thinking. Get the scoop on an ambitious new vision aiming to tackle plastic waste at scale.... View More

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Community Updates
Energy Building for Sustainable Brands '19 Detroit
Energy Building for Sustainable Brands '19 Detroit
Published on May 9, 2019
About a 5 minute read

Sustainable Brands reveals program, networking and activity highlights for its upcoming global flagship conference: SB’19 Detroit. ... View More

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Community Updates
Scientific and Technological Breakthroughs are Transforming Global Brands
Scientific and Technological Breakthroughs are Transforming Global Brands
Published on March 28, 2019
About a 4 minute read

Mastercard, BanQu, Planet Labs sharing insights at SB’19 Detroit, June 3-6 ... View More

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Organizational Governance
SB’17 Detroit, Day 1: Redefining the Good Life with Courage, Reinvention and Pashon
SB’17 Detroit, Day 1: Redefining the Good Life with Courage, Reinvention and Pashon
Published on May 23, 2017
About a 7 minute read

We jump-started an incredibly action-packed week here at SB'17 Detroit with powerful plenaries from thought leaders, researchers and on-the-ground change-makers working to Redefine the Good Life in Detroit and beyond. ... View More

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In Search of More Good: How and Why “Getting the Frame Right” is Essential in Design for the Good Life
In Search of More Good: How and Why “Getting the Frame Right” is Essential in Design for the Good Life
Published on May 22, 2017
Runtime: 16:48

For over two decades, Sustainable design guru William McDonough has led the charge, together with his colleagues, teams and collaborators in calling for the need and opportunity for us collectively to redesign the way everything in the world is made.... View More

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Community Updates
Sustainable Brands Hosts Influential Brand Leaders at SB’17 Detroit
Sustainable Brands Hosts Influential Brand Leaders at SB’17 Detroit
Published on May 22, 2017
About a 5 minute read

SAN FRANCISO, May 22, 2017 – Sustainable Brands® kicks off its largest community gathering today with Sustainable Brands’17 Detroit at the Cobo Center in downtown Detroit. Over 2,000 business executives along with their teams from 35+ countries ... View More

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Innovation & Technology
Plug and Play Accelerator Reveals 12 New Startups Changing the Face of Fashion
Plug and Play Accelerator Reveals 12 New Startups Changing the Face of Fashion
Published on April 19, 2017
About a 4 minute read

Just weeks after the launch of McDonough Innovation’s Fashion for Good innovation and practical action lab in Amsterdam, the 12 startups selected to participate in the Plug and Play — Fashion for Good accelerator have been announced. ... View More

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Innovation & TechnologyInnovation & Technology
McDonough Unveils ICEhouse™, Designed to Illustrate Innovation for the Circular Economy, at Davos
McDonough Unveils ICEhouse™, Designed to Illustrate Innovation for the Circular Economy, at Davos
Published on January 19, 2016
About a 5 minute read

Designer and sustainability visionary William McDonough will unveil ICEhouse™ (Innovation for the Circular Economy house) in Davos this week, as a place for those attending the World Economic Forum annual meeting to gather and discuss the future of... View More

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