I’m an optimist, by nature, so I’ve had to befriend failure over the course of my career—seeing it as instructive for the next big thing, rather than a referendum on my leadership or the capacity of change in design. I experienced this most acutely when I co-created “The 1%” pro bono design program with my colleagues at Public Architecture in the mid-aughts.

City governments are increasingly recognised as leaders on environmental issues. But one important tool they use to promote sustainability—procurement—sometimes flies under the radar.

La industria del diseño de hoy es compleja. Sus principales ingredientes solían ser la atención a los detalles, el análisis de mercado y un conocimiento técnico sólido. Sin embargo, la ética y la construcción de consenso emergen crecientemente como habilidades importantes para el diseño.

More than 60 trans-disciplinary projects including two large-scale, site-specific installations. Five curators. A six-person advisory board. A 240-page book. And countless hours of investigation, meditation, experimentation and scholarship. Those are just a few ingredients in the heady stew of “Nature—Cooper Hewitt Design Triennial,” the sixth instalment of the museum’s signature exhibition.

City governments are increasingly recognised as leaders on environmental issues. But one important tool they use to promote sustainability—procurement—sometimes flies under the radar.

I’m an optimist, by nature, so I’ve had to befriend failure over the course of my career—seeing it as instructive for the next big thing, rather than a referendum on my leadership or the capacity of change in design. I experienced this most acutely when I co-created “The 1%” pro bono design program with my colleagues at Public Architecture in the mid-aughts.