Updates

  • UPDATE – POSTPONED UNTIL MARCH 26 Early-stage sustainable innovations face distinct challenges long before questions of scale arise. Moving from ideation and research into real-world use requires access to the right resources, partners, and pathways for adoption. In this session, Ashwathi Iyer will explore how innovators navigate this transition, drawing on concrete case studies that

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    From Ideation to Impact: Commercializing Early-Stage Sustainable Innovation
  • What do plants on sheets, insects on pins, and frogs in jars have to do with entrepreneurship?  Naturalists and scientists have been collecting butterflies, pressing plants, and catching fish to document the evolution, radiation, and diversity of the world’s organisms since the early 1700s. These preserved voucher specimens have been locked away in research and

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    Navigating Open Science and Sustainability: My Year as an Embedded Entrepreneur with iDigBio
  • Join us for the June Sustainability & Innovation Coffee Meet Up. 50 States of Sustainability: Lessons from VeridianA short film and live Q&A on reimagining development in America Join us for an inspiring morning under the tent at Veridian at County Farm! We’ll screen the 20-minute documentary 50 States of Sustainability: Veridian, followed by a live

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    Lessons from Veridian on Reimagining Development – June 2025 Meetup
  • Join us for the May Sustainability & Innovation Coffee, a monthly gathering of changemakers, entrepreneurs, and leaders advancing climate and sustainability solutions across Michigan and the Great Lakes region. This month’s conversation explores the future of water in a changing climate. We’re excited to welcome two featured speakers: Michigan’s legal history viewed water as a

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    Water Use in the Great Lakes – May Meetup
  • Lately, you’ve probably seen more posts from me both here and on LinkedIn about in-person events in Ann Arbor, including the Sustainability & Innovation Coffee Meet Up, Cahoots Mentorship Circles, and more. If it seems like I’m suddenly, loudly everywhere, here’s why: I’m intentionally reconnecting with people, with ideas, and with what’s next. Remote Work

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    In the Room for What’s Next: Why I’m Showing Up for IRL Events
  • Join us Wednesday April 16, 2025 for our monthly Sustainability & Innovation Coffee Series. Details Topic: Moving Beyond Shareholder Primacy Short termism and shareholder primacy have dominated the business landscape for the past four decades, with devastating consequences for society and the environment.  Join us to learn more about what it will take to move

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    Moving Beyond Shareholder Primacy – April 2025
  • We’re continuing our Cahoots mentoring circle with Culturebie Founder and CEO Jasmit Kaur. Join us as we sit down with Jasmit to uncover the secrets of getting promoted, managing performance reviews like a pro, and avoiding those awkward “so… where do you see yourself in five years?” career discussion moments. Having lived through these people

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    Mentorship Circle with Jasmit Kaur