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Futures thinking on steroids
Radical openness by Jason Silva. Could this video be any more awesome? Check out the rest of Jason’s mind-expanding work at thisisjasonsilva.com. Filed under: Video Tagged: evolution, futures, memes,...
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The futures triangle
This is the second post in a series sharing my ‘toolbox‘ of processes for facilitating change. This week I would like to share a futures thinking process called the futures triangle. The futures...
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Building a community of scholars
It’s been a busy couple of weeks for me. First up was the 21st NSW Coastal Conference in beautiful Kiama, where I presented a paper on engaging communities in climate change adaptation. This was a case...
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15 years of the Institute for Sustainable Futures
The Institute for Sustainable Futures recently turned 15. We had a great party with excellent speeches from our Vice Chancellor Ross Milbourne, Lord Mayor Clover Moore, a 15-year old Girl Guide...
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Meat Free Mondays launch in Australia
Could you give up eating meat for just one day a week? If you did, would it make any difference? Do Something! and the Fry’s Family Foundation think the answer to both those questions is yes. They’re...
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Chris Riedy: Sustainable futures thinker and climate action facilitator
Reblogged from Sustainable Futures: It was during my sustainable development master studies in England that I first heard about Chris Riedy and his work at the Institute for Sustainable Futures in...
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ISF: 15 years of sustainable futures research and consulting
Reblogged from Sustainable Futures: Based at the University of Technology, Sydney, the Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF) recently celebrated 15 years of creating change towards sustainable...
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Disappointment in Doha
Nobody expected much from the recent United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiations in Doha. And they appeared to have met those expectations by delivering, well, not much....
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Top 10 sustainability good news stories of 2012
Top 10 lists are big at this time of year. As the holidays approach, it’s a good time to reflect on the year that was and think about the year ahead. Somehow, wrapping it up into a top 10 seems to make...
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2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 7,500 views in 2012. If...
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Back to reality
Stand up paddleboarding at Bendalong I’ve just enjoyed a month off, spending time with my family and camping in some beautiful places on the South Coast of NSW – Jervis Bay and Bendalong. It was a real...
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Language Intelligence – the art of rhetoric
Language Intelligence by Joe Romm I only read one serious book over my summer break – Joe Romm’s Language Intelligence. The rest of my reading time was devoted to indulging my love of science fiction –...
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What does it mean to be a citizen?
What does it mean to be a citizen? It might seem like a simple question, with a simple answer. If you are a citizen of a country, you receive certain rights, such as being allowed to vote. You also...
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Dirty fossil fuels need to stay in the ground
If we want to avoid dangerous climate change, dirty fossil fuel resources like oil shale need to stay in the ground. The Stuart Oil Shale Project, Gladstone, 1998. Photo: SkyTruth Last week, Queensland...
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Chris Jordan’s message from the gyre
I’ve been an admirer of Chris Jordan’s digital photographic art for several years now. His Running the Numbers series paints an unflattering portrait of American and global consumer culture that...
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Tactical urbanism
Can you think of an urban space that just doesn’t work? Or a space that could work so much better if someone put some effort into fixing it? Devonshire Street pedestrian tunnel For me, it’s the...
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Imagining utopia – a review of News from Gardenia
I’ve just finished a fascinating novel by Robert Llewellyn called News from Gardenia. The futurist Richard Slaughter - a colleague and mentor of mine - introduced me to the book when he gave a guest...
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Staying with strangers – my first experience of Airbnb
Thanks to Airbnb, this is what I saw this morning when I woke up I’ve just spent a few days in Melbourne, which gave me a chance to do something I’ve been meaning to do for a while – try out Airbnb....
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The state of climate action in Australia
The CANA conference cancels fossil fuel subsidies This week, the Climate Action Network Australia held its annual conference in Melbourne. Having just got back from the conference, it feels like a good...
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Subsidies for unburnable carbon need to go up in smoke
The body of people and organisations speaking out against fuel and energy subsidies is growing. AAP Image/Penny Bradfield More than half of global greenhouse gas emissions come from burning fossil...
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