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
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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
Well this has been an interesting festive season for considering values and framing, it seems that more and more of us are regaining consciousness to some of our system fuelled consumer traits….from the inset of Black Friday, so called zombie TV dashes (are we going to also celebrate Thanks Giving next year?) to the hidden online cyber monday. To
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This year London exceeded safe legal air limits, in fact for the past 4 years they have been missing EU targets on air quality and are currently beginning to face up to the prospect of fines for this as the legal proceedings get underway. They have already been given an extra 5 years to comply, but
Making the Invisible Visible Read More »
On the weekend of the 21st to 23rd of November more than 40 individuals came together from diverse backgrounds and experiences to come up with ideas and prototypes for a more sustainable world as part of the Global Sustainability Jam. Alongside them they were guided by experienced mentors including Frank O’Connor, Mark Shayler, Dr Emma Jefferies, &
London Circular Jam 2014 Read More »
The days are flying by and we’re now less than 2 weeks away from the London Circular Jam (part of the Global Sustainability Jam). Still lots to do and I’m beginning to see circles everywhere (but that’s another post). Plenty of time to still get involved too!
Circular Jam Plotting Read More »
An Overview of just some of the quirky London Design Festival offerings It was a busy and interesting last week where, as covered in Sustainable Tents and Talks, London got even more design focused with designers new and old exhibiting their new designs. Meanwhile Birmingham was home to Resource Waste Managements three-day conference and exhibition
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Ever wondered or thought about the scale and types of rubbish that would go through an institution or museum? No? Yes? Not really……. Well the artist Joshua Shoefer did and after apparently a lot of perseverance managed to get the Science Museum in London to as well. The concept itself sounds simple. Imagine a box with
What a load of Rubbish Read More »
Quick overview notes from Nesta’s Hot Topic Talk today – Smart Resources: New forms of open data for a more circular economy. Great intro, panel, questions and debate! See more on twitter #nestahottopics and at Smart Resources Nesta
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