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Sustainability at Biosphere 2

“Sustainability is the possibility that human and other life might flourish on earth forever.” This quote by John Aronfeld set up the creative tension that underlies all sustainability projects: How might we be able to flourish and grow forever without depleting the resources...
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Affinity Maps

Affinity mapping is a tool that helps designers find relationships between elements and to simplify complex information.  Groups of individuals are asked a set of questions around a strategic goal and are asked to provide responses to these questions on Post It notes...
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Affinity Mapping

This video illustrates a series of affinity mapping exercises held at Shepley Bulfinch, an architecture and design firm in Boston, Massachusetts.  The second segment of the video (00:24) illustrates a firm-wide activity designed to engage the members of the organization in a...
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Creating Greater Sustainability

This affinity mapping exercise took place at Biosphere 2 in Tucson, Arizona as part of a stakeholder workshop.  The affinity map was the last of three exercises in a workshop designed to facilitate a discussion about sustainability and a sense of collective action and share...
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What Worked…?

This affinity mapping exercise was designed to allow new students of a masters program to provide feedback to the program staff regarding the effectiveness of a highly intensive, month-long program orientation.  All students were asked to respond to the aspects of the orientation...
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