Building off of the success of GOOD design events in Los Angeles, the magazine's creative director Casey Caplowe will present with John Bielenberg, founder of Project M, on the power of design to shape positive change.

The objectives of GOOD, as a content provider and communications platform, overlap with the mission of Project M, as a instigator of social action. Both organizations inspire and encourage conscious global citizens to band together around shared convictions and experiences of living well and doing good. The Chattanooga event will be the first time that the two organizations have partnered together.

Also presenting at the event will be a core team of Chattanooga designers, architects, urban planners, writers and more on the results of an intensive 12 hour design project, undertaken alongside GOOD and Project M. Inspired in part by Chattanooga STAND, the design team will select a single identifiable challenge facing downtown Chattanooga and apply its members' experience and expertise to bring design-based solutions to business and city leaders, as well as to the public.

"The timing couldn't be more perfect," says Widgets & Stone senior designer Joseph Shipp, who met the GOOD staff in Luxembourg and proposed the collaboration. "STAND is asking Chattanoogans to speak up about challenges in our community, and then step up and take action. GOOD and Project M have proven a model that works around the world - from Los Angeles to Iceland. We're delighted that they've agreed to visit our city, inspiring us all to help make Chattanooga a better place to live."