I just wrote a quick email to someone that I’d meaning to do for a while but hadn’t had time……..(sorry). It made me reflect and appreciate the number of amazing projects, initiatives and organisations working on really important and meaningful “stuff”. Thought I’d share as a reminder….. and this was just a quick list…. and yes, sorry, fairly […]
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Before you know it a month or two have passed in a whirlwind and it can take some time (and you need to give yourself this space) to step-back and take it all in. I’m not going to go into any depth at the moment on some of the activities, projects, family meet-ups, weddings and holidays,
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Our World In 2050 (OWin2050) Inspiring the Next Generation of engineers (original version first posted on the Greater London Young Members Committee News) What role will Engineering play in 35 years time? A month ago I coordinated a group of fantastic young volunteer engineers to run the day long Our World in 2050 STEM engagement activity
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Open Source Circular Economy is here! Good design is open! The OSCEdays London team is inviting you to take part in the first Open Source Circular Economy days (OSCEdays) 2015, a global design challenge on open source circular economy. The London event will be held at the Fab Lab London from the 12th to 14th
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A quick update in ways to get involved in the Open Source Circular Economy days in London ( and beyond). 1. Visit and read all about it at the OSCEdays website, as well as see all the countries and places getting involved around the world! 2. Visit the OSCEdays London page and keep an eye
Open Source Circular Economy days – dates for the diary! Read More »
This week I’ve been reminded on thoughts around transparency and building action, the need for more explicit storytelling, connecting and consideration of design consequences. This has been instigated by both managing to visit the Scarcity Waste Exhibition at Somerset house ( well covered in this People Tree blog ) and the photo compilation in the Guardian on
Consuming Photographs Read More »
After a couple of busy weeks filled with conferences, workshops, launches and talks – C2C Bizz district and Living Labs launch, Circular Economy trade opportunities between the Netherlands and the UK and the Resource Event at the excel – the friday and weekend sunshine was a welcome reminder that after all the learning, connecting and
On Monday I was lucky enough to be able to attend The Great Recovery workshop on Material Tracking and Tracing in a Circular Economy at the Fab Lab London. This was looking at examples from around the world that both raised the reasons for the need for this in the current system while also raising the
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I’d like to introduce you to the Open Source Circular Economy Days 2015. The what days I hear you say! Have we just put two of the most current jargon, so-called tribe terms together? Well yes and no and with definite intent……… The Open Source for Circular Economy Days is a globally distributed event and
Getting Open About Our Circles Read More »
Well It’s a month into 2015 and things may have seemed to have been a bit quiet on the TechnicalNature front…..but…. I’ve had my head down, focusing on lots of exciting upcoming developments (that I’ll share in more detail soon). Including: The London Circular Jam – #JAMbition talks and drinks at The Proud Archivist Open Source Circular
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