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Making the invisible visible: Yeon-jung Ahn at TEDxSeoul

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2012 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Yeon-jung Ahn is a social designer and the CEO of the social enterprise, "Norizzang." (literally means 'play with culture) She has been directing culture and art education programs in conjunction with the teen creators of cultural projects in and around the Hongik University area.

"Norizzang" implements an environmentally sustainable recycling system of discarded wood products in a reality where a meager 3% of two million tons of wooden projects are recycled. She operates a neighborly workshop where she creates a design that converts consumption to production, ownership to sharing, ultimately yielding sensible and practical products.

"Norizzang" is invested in sustainability in doing what you love, sharing the limited resources, extending the use of a given product, and discovering simply joys and source of happiness in life.

"How great would it be to find in our workshop, possibility for greatness, a possibility for fun, fair, healthy, meaningful way of living a life? These values in life allow us to find feasible and sustainable way to lead meaningful life. The model that we aim to achieve is to create a framework where such solutions can operate in a sustainable manner. It was discarded wood products that came in our conception, but we are open to embrace what comes our way!"

"Norizzang" offers a shared economy model that many can share not just possess.

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