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
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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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Quick overview notes from Innovate Uk’s Urban Living: Integrated Products and Services workshop held last friday at The Building Centre. This venue itself is an amazing resource that i didn’t know existed with interesting practical exhibits on building materials as well as currently one on Smarter London (you can fly like an eagle over it) and
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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
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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, &
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Quick overview notes from Wrap’s Resources Limited conference today. Key takeaways – the examples and ideas are out there from Ifixit online to LG Electronics repair stations in South Korea, it’s about informing, profiling, supporting and scaling. Oh and some are still chanting the give the consumer what they want………..However isn’t this just a cyclic system
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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!
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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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So it all started with a bottle of Prosecco……. (probably a lot of plans, challenges and ideas have started out like that, or similar), a challenge for a great cause, a gift to former colleagues and friends and a chance to get creative for myself. Why corks? The first ideas for this began a few years
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