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Kristen Bor’s Bearfoot Theory article aims to educate fellow lovers of the outdoors about the stacked rock structures often found alongside hiking trails. The article covers some historical uses for rock cairns, outlines when and where they should be built, and warns hikers about the implications of building these
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Curbing the problem of plastic waste involves more than just recycling. At a more fundamental level, the culture of consumerism must be challenged. Drawing on practices from antiquity, PolyForm fosters personal connection to plastics by encouraging artistry and craft. Similar to Crayola mold machines and 3D printer pens, PolyForm liquifies
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This article from Cultural Survival makes the case that the topic of sustainability must not be limited to material lifecycles only. Products are the result of human needs, and therefore how companies source, create, and dispose of said products are going to have affects beyond materialism alone. We pass on
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Bavuso's chapter on defining modalities shed's light on the otherwise invisible incentives people living in the middle-ages may have had to justify circular material practices. The specific cases highlighted by the author in this chapter have to do with Jewlery. Although reuse and recycling are
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Long before the term "recycling" was coined, communities across the world have found value in collecting discarded items and giving new life to them. This was primarily driven by scarcity, but also to curb the collection and manufacturing of virgin materials. This article by American plastics company, Gladson,
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From the report Circular economy in the Roman period and the early Middle Ages, the authors highlight how past societies practiced circular use of materials, showing that reuse and repurposing were not just practical but cultural. Designers and consumers alike can learn from this mindset by treating plastic not as
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The art of Kintsugi is an ancient Japanese method of pottery repair that intentionally highlights surface fractures and broken geometry as design features. In this article from My Modern Met, the author describes the different kinds of Kintsugi techniques that artists have used throughout history. Poetically translated to “golden joinery,
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For the rest of my primary research I decided to do a series of semi-formal interviews that were followed immediately with a brainstorming session, as well as onsite observations of the IT department of The Marzetti Company (The respondents of my survey) Interviews/Collective Brainstorming Data Interviews/Brainstorming Data
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Studies have shown that meditation can reduce stress and alter physical parts of the brain to promote emotional stability (Cleveland Clinic, 2022). During my interview with Upper Arlington's Intervention Specialist, Mary Weaver, I learned about numerous tactics to keep children calm in the classroom (M. Weaver, personal communication,
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Today the workplace is a hotbed of people of all ages interacting with one another. Because of this there have been concerns of miscommunication. In an article written by Corporate English Solutions for the British Council website (citation), there are many different factors as to why there seems to be
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It's known that open communication is the key to any relationship. This is especially true for professional relation ships. Arguably the stakes are higher in work relationships due to the fact that one wrong move can cost you a career. Open communication is a style of communication in
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In most business around the world you will find people across different generations working together. This article highlights some of the barrier in communication and some ways of breaking down those barriers. Research shows that the older generations in the workplace prefer meetings and phone calls, while the younger generations