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Posted on 27/02/201804/04/2019

Always Question And Make Your Choice Count (4)

The Role, Responsibilities and Choices of Product Designers and Buyers Having trained as a Product Design Engineer, I've always enjoyed solving problems, looking at peoples's…

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Posted on 14/02/201807/01/2020

Try a Taste of Sustainability (3)

Sustainable Eating and Drinking This is 3rd in a 5 part series looking at everyday activities, organisations and campaigns that support contributing to sustainable change. Although…

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Posted on 30/01/201817/02/2018

Get Creative in Making Positive Change (2)

This is 2nd in a 5 part series looking at everyday activities, organisations and campaigns that support contributing to sustainable change (in Reading UK and beyond)…

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👋Rather late notice..... but if you’re in Reading this evening or the surrounding area, we’ve the 2nd circular economy club session featuring a panel from 4 great organisations working with, in and inspired by the Circular Economy. From research and academia to design thinking and education. Big brand consulting and fashion to refilling and eco home swaps. . With the news that the worlds use of resources is up more than ever and even recycling is getting worse ( apparently from @circleeconomy we’re down to 8.6% circular).... we’ll be hearing their reflections from experience working with different organisations and citizens alongside explore their hopes and dreams for 2020 and beyond. . Curious to learn more? We’re a relaxed and friendly bunch looking to share, connect and create action for more circular, sustainable, regenerative business and society. . I’ve popped the link to signup in my bio and perhaps see you from 6pm @curiouslounge ? . . P.s. there will be @toastale at our honesty bar🍻😉 . . . . . #circulareconomy #rdguk #thamesvalley #berkshirebusiness #rdgukbiz #circulardesign #sdgs2030 #reflection #greenbiz #ecobiz #resourceful #recycling #reuse #refillrevolution #cec_rdg #materialvalues Walk Talk Reminisce Dream Discuss Laugh Hug Wind Rain Sun Cosy pubs Moments together Moments alone . 💚surfacing after a weekend connecting and just being, with friends and nature. . . . . . . . . . #minibreak #holidaylocal #onyourdoorstep #besidethesea #dorset #windyweekend #getousidemore #humannature #productdesignengineering #connectingwithnature #oldfriends #horizonviews Anyone else find bulbs a little magical 💫 . This underground root structure holding the complete lifecycle of a plant. Every year, awakening and beginning to peak its head, breaking through the surface, absorbing sunlight and the nutrients in the soil to grow and flourish and even multiply. . I read a lovely quote / thought somewhere recently about feeling buried or lost - perhaps like a bulb we’ve been planted and need to take our own time to grow and emerge 🌱 . They seem to embody the power of not striving for quick and instant results, encouraging taking time, practising patience ..... and looking forward with hope. . . . . . #asknature #growinggood #flowerbulbs #inspiredbynature #technicalnature #creativenature #thelittlethings #everdaymagic #gentleliving #ecodesigner #inmygarden #lifecycle #circulardesign #biomimicry #natureinspireddesign Just in case you needed a reminder too 🙌💛 . . . . . . . 📷 @endo_sister #mondaymorning #mondayvibes #yougotthis #motivationquote #yellow #january2020 #ecodesigner #pituitaryawareness #endometriosisawareness #sustainabledesign #circulareconomy #rdguk #ethicalbusiness Flowing and Growing . May you gently flow . Flow across and explore the mossy forest floor, seeping into the earth, be cushioned and absorbed by its embrace. Taking the time to reach deeper, deeper down to the roots and nourish the soul. . May you purposefully grow . Grow like a tree, reaching wonderingly to the sky, branching out and connecting, supported by the forest community. . May you quieten the noise, the external buzz of tech. . May you be still Still enough to listen Still enough to hear, hear the beat of wild nature, hear the wild with in you. Still enough to realise . You are enough . . . . . . . . . . #listentonature #greenliving #ecodesigner #growinggood #intotheforest #forestlight #foreststream #scottishwood #highlands #greendreams #naturethoughts #rsareading #wildwellbeing #soulwork #inspiredbynature #woodlandstream #naturepoetry #findingflow #endofthedecade #regenerativedesign #biomimicry #generativedesign #seasonalliving #slowliving #journeyoflife #greenpathway #natureswisdom #hogmanay Peacefully meandering into Christmas Eve and the last golden days of the decade ( yikes). 💛🌲 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 . . . . . . . #scotland #highlands #endofthedecade #riverdee #sevenbridges #outdoorlifestyle #greenliving #thebestthingsinlifearentthings #cairngormsnationalpark A wee note before Christmas and it’s potentially getting to that time of slipping into panic buy mode! 🤯 Stop 🛑 and consider - how and where the product might have been made, by who, the workers conditions and rights, the resources used from the planet? 🌎 And then, is it really needed, will it be useful, loved, cherished or just single use, discarded or even forgotten? Can it be reused, repaired, rented, recycled? 🤔 Search online this Christmas there’s a whole host of eco gifting guides out there for alternatives and companies that are shifting and considering these things more and more. Or maybe you can support local and handmade. 🙌 Also it doesn’t event have to be a physical object but potentially a memorable experience can be even better. . . The best gift of all is probably just to be simply “present”. . . . 📷 @sarahlazarovic 👉 @daysworkstudio . . . . . . . #lifecycle #lifecycleassessment #ethicalbusiness #ecodesigner #socialenterprise #fairtradeproducts #greenbusiness #ecogifts #consumerism #thebestthingsinlifearentthings #sustainablechristmas #ecochristmas #rdgukbiz #circulareconomy #shoplocal #conciousconsumer #circularthinking #systemthinking Little furry heads-up before Christmas. For those in the know 😉 You can pre-register for community shares of @rdghydro main share offer coming up at the end of the year. Head on over to their profile or website to find out more and ensure you reserve some before they all go! 👇 www.hydro.readinguk.org 💧 Let’s bring community energy to the river Thames at Reading 🙌 . . 📷 behind the scenes footage for the share offer film with the Reading hydro furry supervisor 🐶 . . . . . . . #communityenergy #ethicalgifts #renewableenergy #sustainablechristmas #communityshares #rdguk #berkshire #riverthames #thamesvalley #readinguk #rdgukbiz #ethicalinvesting #tech4good #engineeringimpact #impactinvesting #sdgs2030 #greenenergy #shopethicalinstead #shopindependent #communitybusiness #localinvestors #buylocal #supportlocal I had a great reminder on creativity yesterday and another one on a project kick-off this morning, we often ignore the time and space needed to cultivate and practice it in this ever busy and on demand world. 🌎 We need it and it matters more than ever to solve our climate crisis and shift to regenerative business and lifestyles. 🌳 My recommendation for tending to it? Stepping away from the screen, the boundaries of the laptop to exercise those creative muscles alongside nature, with less noise. . . Over the festive break may be just the chance....(if you let it) . . Thanks for the Creative inspiration @designthinking_mark . 📷 @socialfabric1 #mayaangelouquote . . . . . . . . #creativenature #CreativesForClimate #creativityquotes #steam #stem #designnature #startupnature #designthinking #ecodesigner #creativegreen #circulardesign

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