SXSW Eco

06/06/2017

Check out alum Michael Ford's Hip Hop Architecture Camp inspiring the next generation to form their own visions for their communities.

Non-profit organization Urban Arts Collective is about to kick off their 2017 youth Hip Hop Architecture Camp, a one-week experience that introduces under-represented youth to architecture, urban planning, and economic development — all through the lens of hip hop culture and its historic...

04/25/2017

Learn why 2016 Keynote Bill Nye The Science Guy wants you to care about the environment.

03/12/2017

The Social Good Hub at begins today! See pop-up art, design, and VR exhibitions as well as two full days of collaborative programming.

For the fourth year, SXSW Social Good Hub is a destination for creatives, designers, media, and other attendees to connect around the multi-faceted topic of social change. This year’s Hub is at Techspace and features pop-up art, design, and VR exhibitions as well as two full days of collaborative pr...

03/10/2017

is going live! See Social Good Hub speaker Jean Case go live on Facebook on March 11.

We’re going LIVE! Each day of SXSW 2017, we’ll be live streaming exclusive conversations with speakers from our Facebook Live Studio.

03/02/2017

"Curiosity and play are central to design." - Kat Holmes, Director of Inclusive Design at Microsoft. Hear her speak at the Social Good Hub at on March 13. http://ow.ly/uIlh309uS3b

Learn how four Microsoft designers from across the company are revolutionizing the user experience.

02/24/2017

Join us at the 2017 at for a session with Venu Aggarwal, Impact Senior Associate at Acumen. Learn how a lean data mindset goes hand-in-hand with successful social change.

After working with PRADAN, a grassroots non-profit in India that focuses on livelihood generation, Venu now concentrates on optimizing the social impact of Acumen investees across global markets.

Learn about her current projects in the lean data world: http://ow.ly/X25z309kuZR

02/23/2017

Don’t miss returning speakers such as Bill Nye, Sarah Morris + more. Reconnect with our community of leading designers and innovators at this March! http://ow.ly/WRcU309iNAA

Many of our speakers and participants who made 2016's SXSW Eco such a creative and stellar event are coming back to Austin for SXSW next month. Join us and reconnect with these designers and innovators who are reshaping society to be more responsible and impactful.

02/22/2017

We are pleased to announce Colleen Macklin, Professor of Design and Technology at Parsons School of Design, will be leading an interactive workshop at the 2017 at .

She is the Co-Director of PETLab, a lab focused on developing games for experimental learning and social engagement.

Learn about her current projects linking games with politics and social justice. http://ow.ly/DSsq309gf2i

02/21/2017

The team is excited to share that we will be joining in March. Learn more about the changes ahead! http://ow.ly/cZ3y309dO34

SXSW Eco is changing.

02/06/2017

The Social Good Hub at is back! Join us March 12-13 for collaborative sessions with Microsoft's Inclusive Design team, The Case Foundation, IDEO + more. ow.ly/HWoT308Kcon

Back for its fourth year, the Social Good Hub is a SXSW destination for attendees who want to increase their advocacy and impact, and contribute to a more empathetic and equitable society.

02/01/2017

Excited for 2016 Keynote, Bill Nye The Science Guy to return to this March for the premiere of his film! http://ow.ly/Qiwy308AHdn

A documentary film exploring the life and work of Bill Nye, television's famed Science Guy, will get its world premiere at the South by Southwest festival

01/30/2017

At our head of programming ate one of the world's first non-browning apples on stage. Now, Arctic Apples are entering grocery stores in the U.S. http://ow.ly/CYJ5308uSM1

After years of development, protest and regulatory red tape, the first genetically modified, non-browning apples will soon go on sale in the United States.