My CreativeMornings SF talk
During a recent talk at CreativeMornings SF, I asked the question,
"What are we doing? Like for real. WTF
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I'm Marc O'Brien, a fractional Strategic Designer, Creative Director, and Design Educator
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Is this it? Is this the best we can do?
We’re living in the imagination of the dominant system that is actively fucking the planet up.
Everything around us
What CCA gave me over the last 13 years
California College of the Arts has played a monumental role in my career and life.
I've had opportunities
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Nov 13
I can't draw to save my life
Yes, you heard that right. I can't draw.
But, that's never stopped me from sketching ideas,
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Nov 05
Shape the future of Climate Designers
Last month was the 6 year anniversary of Climate Designers.
We launched Climate Designers in 2019 in response to a
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Oct 31
October Recap
A quick recap of things that happened this month.
Dusting off old tools
I finally got around to adding a
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Oct 29
My Doom & Bloom recap: S1E9
I host the Doom & Bloom podcast from Climate Designers. Below is my recap of the latest episode.
This podcast
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Oct 28
Most facilitators help you think better. I help you think better about climate
I've produced and facilitated over 100 creative workshops with startups, nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies. I've
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Oct 17
When does 2+2≠4?
I watched "Orwell: 2+2=5" recently and I can't get it out of my head.
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Sep 25
My Doom & Bloom recap: S1E8
I host the Doom & Bloom podcast from Climate Designers. Below is my recap of the latest episode.
We know
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Sep 25
Sharing our successes and struggles
Imagine a world where every designer working on climate has access to the collective wisdom of everyone who came before
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Aug 26
August Recap
A quick recap of things that happened this month.
A portfolio site is never finished
I update my site about
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Aug 26
My Doom & Bloom recap: S1E7
I host the Doom & Bloom podcast from Climate Designers. Below is my recap of the latest episode.
Stevie and
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Aug 24
Think Global. Design Local.
When I was working at a natural food grocery store in college, I would often see the phrase, "Think
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Aug 20
Imagine if design schools built their foundation with sustainability and regeneration materials
Most companies set up and operate a sustainability department within their org.
Great!
Smart companies don't do this.
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