Last night at San Francisco’s 111 Minna (at 2nd Street), SFist hosted an event to promote Worldchanging: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century, a new book that is focused on building a livable, prosperous future. It explores consumer consciousness, non-toxic homes, socially responsible investing and more……..
From consumer consciousness to a new vision for industry; non-toxic homes to refugee shelters; microfinance to effective philanthropy; socially responsible investing to starting a green business; citizen media to human rights; ecological economics to climate change.
The book is divided into 7 sections which include a vast range of topics:
STUFF
Green design, biomimicry, sustainable food, clothing, trade and technology
SHELTER
Green building and landscaping, clean energy, water, disaster relief and humanitarian design
CITIES
Smart growth, sustainable communities, transportation, greening infrastructure, product-service systems, leapfrogging and megacity challenges
COMMUNITY
Education, women’s rights, public health, holistic approaches to community development, South-South science, social entrepreneurship and micro-lending, and philanthropy
BUSINESS
Socially responsible investment, worldchanging start-ups, ecological economics, corporate social responsibility and green business
POLITICS
Networked politics, new media, transparency, human rights, non-violent revolution and peacemaking go>
planet
BIG PICTURE
Everything from placing oneself in a bioregion to climate foresight to environmental history to green space exploration
Renee Blodgett is the founder of We Blog the World. The site combines the magic of an online culture and travel magazine with a global blog network and has contributors from every continent in the world. Having lived in 10 countries and explored nearly 80, she is an avid traveler, and a lover, observer and participant in cultural diversity.
She is also the CEO and founder of Magic Sauce Media, a new media services consultancy focused on viral marketing, social media, branding, events and PR. For over 20 years, she has helped companies from 12 countries get traction in the market. Known for her global and organic approach to product and corporate launches, Renee practices what she pitches and as an active user of social media, she helps clients navigate digital waters from around the world. Renee has been blogging for over 16 years and regularly writes on her personal blog Down the Avenue, Huffington Post, BlogHer, We Blog the World and other sites. She was ranked #12 Social Media Influencer by Forbes Magazine and is listed as a new media influencer and game changer on various sites and books on the new media revolution. In 2013, she was listed as the 6th most influential woman in social media by Forbes Magazine on a Top 20 List.
Her passion for art, storytelling and photography led to the launch of Magic Sauce Photography, which is a visual extension of her writing, the result of which has led to producing six photo books: Galapagos Islands, London, South Africa, Rome, Urbanization and Ecuador.
Renee is also the co-founder of Traveling Geeks, an initiative that brings entrepreneurs, thought leaders, bloggers, creators, curators and influencers to other countries to share and learn from peers, governments, corporations, and the general public in order to educate, share, evaluate, and promote innovative technologies.
