As part of my dissertation fieldwork, I attended the 2011 Unite for Sight Global Health & Innovation conference at Yale University in New Haven Connecticut. While I was in New Haven I had the opportunity to take a photo of this alley. The visual illusion is quite stunning -- it took a moment for me to figure it out.
To me, this photo represents what I view is the only way to achieve true environmental, economic, and social sustainability in innovation processes. It can be 'read' as showcasing the interesting intersections between top-down and bottom-up approaches to sustainability through innovation. Alternatively, It represents a life lesson that -- while it may appear that sustainability, like this orange diamond, is easily within our grasp, in reality sustainability requires careful planning, coordinated effort and possibly changing our point of view.
To me, this photo represents what I view is the only way to achieve true environmental, economic, and social sustainability in innovation processes. It can be 'read' as showcasing the interesting intersections between top-down and bottom-up approaches to sustainability through innovation. Alternatively, It represents a life lesson that -- while it may appear that sustainability, like this orange diamond, is easily within our grasp, in reality sustainability requires careful planning, coordinated effort and possibly changing our point of view.
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