Free Tools and Open Courseware:
Introduction to Sustainability
A hands-on, holistic approach to sustainability. The critical, and actionable, first steps to move the whole of any effort to a more sustainable operating model.
Introduction to Sustainable Design and Business
A hands-on, holistic approach to sustainable design and business. The critical, and actionable, first steps to move the whole of a company or effort to a more sustainable operating model.
Eco-entrepreneurship
Here we examine how eco-businesses are making their way into the mainstream, as well as look at how niche players have carved out healthy and stable market share. Students will further develop their own, or a client’s, business using proven tactics by pioneering eco-companies. In addition the class will look at ways of using eco-entrepreneurship ideas to leverage positive things a company may already be doing but not taking full advantage of — better positioning for today, while strategically planning for tomorrow.
Cause-Based Marketing
This course examines Cause-Based Marketing techniques to promote ethics-based companies, and as a tool to move mainstream companies into the green marketing arena. Building week to week, the students will create a simple cause-based marketing campaign to help support a local charity, business, or effort.
Brand-Management in an Ever-greening Market
An eco brand-management primer for brand-managers, entrepreneurs, and the creative service people who serve them. This course is designed as a compliment to sustainable product and packaging design-focus classes, as well as Marketing and Business classes.
Introduction to Environmentally Preferred Purchasing
and Supply Chain Management
This is a quick introduction to Environmentally Preferred (and Socially Responsible) Purchasing (EPP) and Supply Chain Management, one of the first operational steps in moving a mainstream company to a more sustainable business model, and THE core essential for the operations side of an ethics-based company.
Walking the Talk 2.0:
Ethics, Marketing, Sustainability and Design
Going way beyond looking green, this is a deeper, business and design focused look at creating not only meaningful messages and products, but ways of using core values as a way to strengthen a company’s brand, as well as foster a more cohesive, and far-looking business operating system. The essential how-to for walking, and living, your talk.
Course Plans, Syllabi, and other teaching tools provided on request.
Contact Wendy Jedlicka: 651-636-0964
Professional Development:
Introduction to Sustainable Design and Business:
Educators' Professional Development Edition
The educators inside look at how to teach: A hands-on, holistic approach to sustainable design and business. The critical, and actionable, first steps to move the whole of a company or effort to a more sustainable operating model.
This course can be conducted as a dedicated in-house professional development effort within the school's online platform, in either a semester long format, or as a January-Term or Summer intensive.
Interested in hosting this course as a public offering?
Contact Wendy Jedlicka: 651-636-0964
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