Stanford Social Innovation Review

John — Sun, 12 Oct 2008 19:16:51 GMT

A publication of the Stanford Center for Social Innovation and their Graduate School of Business, the Review publishes articles and focus peer review onto strategies, tools, and ideas for nonprofits, foundations, and socially responsible businesses. They also host and sponsor conferences and events, many related to social computing.

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Respect, rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle, and restore: 6 R of Burning Man

John — Mon, 13 Aug 2007 22:05:56 GMT

Respect, rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle, and restore: 6 R of Burning Man

“Recycle” has been such simplistic inside-the-box dogma, fashionable discussion hardly broaches two other, less energy intensive, less expensive, and less sexy “reduce” and “reuse”. But to think 3 Rs suffice may be itself thinking inside-the-box. To break outside and live sustainably requires changing not just practices, but also mindsets, and this calls for more Rs: “respect”—understanding what it means to be part of the solution; “rethink”—if you think outside the box, think again; and “restore”—pay it forward.

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Respect, rethink, reduce, reuse, recycle, and restore: 6 R of Burning Man