Chris Turner Blog

A novel approach to an invasive species: Conservation gastronomy
Invasive Pacific lionfish are wreaking havoc on Caribbean reefs. A new cookbook points the way to an unexpected win-win approach to culling their numbers: Eat them.
As big-box grocers move downtown, is this the end of the suburban dream?
From the 'Social Safeway' to the miniature Walmart, downtown grocery stores with radically reduced floorspaces are all the rage in retail. Does this mark the end of the Big Box age?
Forget sci-fi cities: Street-level livability is a better way to urban sustainability
On the outskirts of Abu Dhabi, Emirati gold is being spun into a solar-powered city of the future called Masdar. But the most widely copied model for sustainable urban design is the humble, pedestrian-scale 'complete street' approach.
To inspire radical change, focus on people's minds, not gadgetry
The Segway was all about gee-whiz technology. Opower's energy bill redesign is all about human behavior. Guess which one is the transformative innovation tool?
What does wheeled luggage teach us about the nature of innovation?
Innovation is too often confused with invention. And gee-whiz gadgetry is sometimes not as important as identifying a need.

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