Brodie McLaughlin's Blog

When you consider big business, creative social solutions isn’t exactly the first thing to come to mind. In Michael Porter’s TED Talk The Case for Letting Business Solve Social Problems, Porter highlights many points that are extremely relevant in our present society. Historically, business has been viewed as the producers of social issues in the world, whether it be the fast food industry, extraction industries, drugs,… the list goes on, and that there is a trade-off between social and economic performance. To deal with this taboo, people relied upon, and…read more

In the growing age of urbanization it is easy to get caught up in the hustle and bustle of everyday life in a jungle of concrete. As we create lives in these spaces designed to distance us from natural spaces, how can we reconnect with the natural world and the resources that form the foundation of our existence and supply the raw materials taken for our consumption? City parks and green spaces are a way to overcome this separation. Not only are green spaces integral to mental health, they also…read more