Design Thinking is a fully immersive method of problem solving that is centered on the user, the person the solutions serve. Best learned by doing, Design Thinking involves a series of five steps that are analytical/convergent (focus) and creative/divergent (flare). The five steps are Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype and Test.Design Thinking has been proven to crack complex ambiguous problems ranging from the development of new products and services to entire processes and strategies for…See More

Climate change, peak oil, food shortages, resource depletion, degraded landscapes, rising population, apathy, and dis-empowerment...  Do these global issues sometimes seem just too depressing, overwhelming and unsolvable? Do you feel that we are on the precipice of an ecological and social disaster and there's very little you can do about it?  In this meet-up we will be discussing and sharing ideas about how permaculture can be used in the UAE and abroad to solve some of the world's toughest…See More

Are you an aspiring or established social entrepreneur? Are you a business entrepreneur with a social vision? Interested in learning how social innovation can benefit you, your work, organization, or business? Interested in the growing social entrepreneurship in the UAE and GCC?  Join us for the 1st of a series of events aimed at developing social entrepreneurship in the UAE and GCC.Tuesday, April 24, 2012Doors will open at 7 PMThe event is free and open to the publicPlease RSVP on …See More

Today, we do not choose our birthplace, but with a little help we can choose our path in life. Ouazzaniyat is a non-profit organization that aims at setting up self-sustainable educational community centers in the rural areas of the Ouazzane Province in Morocco, using permaculture to provide local grassroots solutions to the global problems of environment, poverty, illiteracy and human migrations. Nazik Moudden is the founder of Ouazzaniyat (…See More