Day 2 Outputs and Outcomes

As Dylan says, summertime in San Francisco is full of juxtapostion. From the masses of tourists and their many shopping bags to the street dancers and preachers, the cheque cashers and fast, flash cars. Nothing is done by halves- coffee is HOT, lunches are l a r g e, conversation is generous and hills are higher on the way home (hence short stop in park :-)). 


As well as City Hall, we saw the incredible Public Utilities Building today:

Only opened a few weeks ago, it will use 60 percent less water than the average 13-story office building because most of that water will be recycled for nonpotable uses at the site, running through a system of underground tanks and artificial wetlands that cleans and clarifies whatever is flushed down toilets or washed down drains. It hasn't come cheap but also has its own wind turbines and a stunning screen up the side. Very cool!

Read more at the San Francisco Examiner: http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/2012/06/more-green-water-systems-might-be-tap-sfpuc#ixzz1zFDYrRFQ

Thanks to Dan for an enlightening conversation - Dan epitomised 'heart' for us today. As he said over lunch,"[the artist] Christo has always said that the real tangible art for him is not the art itself but bringing the people together around the collective vision and all the getting consensus and working together in a cooperative way... it is all about the method, and building a culture." 

It will be interesting to see how that plays out in terms of public utilities delivery (outcomes) from the new building (output) in San Francisco.

Now, apparently, we are off to the local diner... food is clearly another way we are experiencing San Francisco's 'heart'!

Denise