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Jay Cousins is a renowned designer dedicated to creating innovative solutions for a sustainable world. As the co-founder of Futurecape, he has pioneered the use of biomimicry and circular economy principles in product design.
Cousins' work has been featured in numerous design publications, and he is the recipient of the Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation Institute's Gold Level Material Health Certificate. With a passion for empowering communities, his keynotes inspire audiences to rethink how design can address global challenges and foster a more eco-friendly future.
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The future of economic success is collaborative
These days, even big corporations are joining the open-source movement (ie. Tesla Motors sharing their patents with anyone interested in adapting and advancing the technology). How does this sharing concept compare with our current competition-trumps-all economic model? Jay Cousins explains that success today is often based on investing in not only the corporation but the rest of the industry's ecosystem. Urging us to "think like a mushroom, not like a dinosaur," Cousins explains why company longevity doesn't come from acting alone.
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