Sustainability Curriculum Update – Week 1

Well, after meeting with a few different folks working in the renewable energy/sustainability field, I am feeling ok with my decision to withdraw from a formal MBA program. There are no guarantees either way but the important thing is to continue moving forward learning and networking. I have a handful of followers on twitter and requested that this group take a look at my custom sustainability curriculum. A few did and gave me some excellent feedback and some additional resources. So, I am already stuck in reading and taking notes.

Most recently, I’ve been wading through the EPA’s Lifecycle Assessment and yes, it is a bit dry. I am only through Chapter 3 so I’ll withhold sweeping reactions but one. So far, the assessment has been superb for conceptualizing the idea of boundaries and subsystems and their impact on measurement. But there isn’t any mention of people and their impact or how they might be effected by various decisions to measure products and processes for their enviro. impact. Maybe people aren’t supposed to be included but it seems one of the biggest benefactors to a transparent assessment of a products lifecycle would be people.

Where are the people in this process

Anyway, I’ll reserve a more complete judgment until I have finished.

In the meantime, I have a couple of networking events to go to this week and next: Sustainable Ventures Meetup and Colorado Green Tech. And so in preparation I am trying to figure out how I can pass along my information without using a business card. I have found a few iphone apps via mashable. beamME looks like the most appropriate one. I think I’ll probably try a couple then decide, they’re free so worth trying with a couple.