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Climathon 2017 with Climate KIC
A GREAT PRACTICAL OPPORTUNITY TO CoNNECT, LEARN AND SHARE ON CLIMATE CHANGE ACTION AND SOLUTIONS! The Climathon movement’s 24-hour climate change hackathon is organised simultaneously in major cities around the world. Climathon 2017 is set to be the biggest hackathon of its kind in world history, taking place in 75+ cities around the world on
Guidance for the Circular Economy
Translating the Circular Economy Principles to Practical Guidance for Organisations For those of you interested in implementing the Circular Economy and wondering where to start, whether in the first stages of starting up, a concept idea or in a larger and more developed business, the BSI has recently published: BS 8001:2017 Framework for implementing the
Vote For Design Change!
What are the wasteful products that really make you angry? If you’ve not already seen, the People’s Design Lab is back, brought to you by Zero Waste Europe, launching the Redesign Europe Challenge (how apt). It’s even easier now to vote for the products that need to be redesigned or phased out the market (as actually
Urban Resilience, Entrepreneurship YES! and Surfing – Week 2
For 5 weeks over summer 2016 I was lucky enough to be one of the startup business coaches on the Climate KIC Journey Programme. See this previous post for more background and an overview here. Here’s a taster of the 2nd week of trips and inspiration in the Netherlands. The Netherlands – Week 2 Building Sustainably – Materials,
A Journey of Sustainable Inspiration – Week 1
For 5 weeks over summer 2016 I was lucky enough to be one of the startup business coaches on the Climate KIC Journey Programme. With a group of 36 students from universities across Europe, we spent 2 weeks based in Den Haag visiting and being inspired by a range of urban and academic sustainability initiatives,
The Past and Future of Product Design Engineering
Recently I was lucky enough to join and take part in the Glasgow School of Art and Glasgow University, Product Design Engineering (PDE) 25 year anniversary celebrations (as well as marking 10 years since I myself graduated). It was great to visit the new studios, see the latest degree show, catch-up with the PDE course leaders