Archives for February 2019

Revolutionary Airlines?

Trying to find an airline that is considered “revolutionary” is a difficult task. Budget airlines like Spirit and RyanAir have “revolutionized” air travel by having incredibly low base ticket prices, however they are also generally considered uncomfortable and unpleasant experiences, with low customer support. Major airlines like Delta and United have moments of innovation and […]

Wise Consumption

My first thought when thinking about products wise consumers would purchase was thinking about how people in the coldest parts of the country approach buying winter coats. Although this might seem like a slightly obscure example, I think that it encapsulates a lot of what wise consumption is. A good winter coat may be worn […]

Best Framework?

I really struggled with picking a ‘best’ framework because I felt that each framework had their strengths but neglected other aspects, so none were quiet at full-picture as I would have liked. I think my personal favorite for evaluating was the Total Beauty model because I felt that this was the only model that had […]

Brief Cases

I really enjoyed learning about the brief cases because it opened my eyes to a lot of new aspects of sustainability. A lot of the cases opened my eyes to new sustainable products, like Thistle Farms and Loop, and taught me more about companies I’d already heard about with Bird and Founding Farmers. In the […]

Well Being

I expected the google search of “well-being” to return the automatic dictionary result, maybe a few other dictionary results, and maybe even a thesaurus.com page with synonyms. I didn’t expect the third result to be a Center for Disease Control and Prevention page. Under the “Health-Related Quality of Life” section of the CDC’s page, they […]