{"id":1346,"date":"2018-02-16T09:20:46","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T14:20:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/?p=1346"},"modified":"2018-02-16T10:35:36","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T15:35:36","slug":"vermonts-sustainable-innovative-roots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.uvm.edu\/si-mba\/2018\/02\/16\/vermonts-sustainable-innovative-roots\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont’s Sustainable, Innovative Roots"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s popular to think of the 1960s and 1970s as a time when the hippie and counter-culture movements found and flooded Vermont<\/a> — “turn on, drop out” and all that.<\/p>\n

\"\"Lesser known is the history of that time when, although many moved to Vermont to find and build a different way to live, a number also were inspired to find and build a different way to do business. Some of Vermont’s most iconic brands — like Ben & Jerry’s<\/a> and Burton Snowboards<\/a> — were born out of this spirit, and have set the standard for an approach to business that emphasizes multiple bottom lines.<\/p>\n

The Jogbra<\/a>, which revolutionized women’s sports and is in the permanent collection at the American History Museum at the Smithsonian Institute, was invented here in Vermont in 1977. One of the inventors, Hinda Miller<\/a>, is a member of The Sustainable Innovation MBA Advisory Board<\/a>, and is very active in helping our students think about and launch careers in sustainable, innovative businesses.<\/p>\n

Listen to Hinda — trained as a theatrical costume designer — talk about her Vermont entrepreneurial awakening in this podcast produced by the Vermont Historical Society, the Vermont Humanities Council, and VTDigger.<\/p>\n

Podcast:\u00a0 Before Your Time: From communes to commerce<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

It’s popular to think of the 1960s and 1970s as a time when the hippie and counter-culture movements found and flooded Vermont — “turn on, drop out” and all that. Lesser known is the history of that time when, although many moved to Vermont to find and build a different way to live, a number … <\/p>\n

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