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There’s a word for that: Anupholesteraphobia
I found myself reading a book on music performance (long story). I like this page, and this awesome word: Anupholesteraphobia: The fear of not being able to cover the material. We could replace music with any discipline for quite a bit of insight. In education those of us who advocate Education for Sustainability see it […]
Audaciously sustainable
August 30, 2013
The Audacious Student Business Challenge has expanded this year to encourage business for good with a social enterprise category. It has also moved to encourage wider participation with a new crowd-sourcing platform Skulksource. You can encourage the development of sustainable start-ups by voting for the fledgling businesses such as: Spread the Help: Spread your donation […]
Sustainable action points
August 30, 2013
I’m working with a final year Career Practice student – Lily Parker. Lily is interested in the notion of the sustainable practitioner from a career counselling perspective. For her is it is as much about personal understandings – life as a journey as it is about changing work practices. We are producing a set of […]
Posted in: Education for Sustainability, professional practice
Celebrating Excellence in Communication within IT in NZ
July 22, 2013
I’m flying a kite – looking for feedback and a vague non-committal indication of support in principle – or at least an idea of who I might talk with to begin a conversation. I’m thinking that there is an opportunity to address the standard of communication seen in computing graduates. I want to produce a […]
Posted in: education, professional practice
What’s your favourite quote?
July 17, 2013
There’s lots for computing folks to take on board in this round up of recent guests on SustainableLens.org. Enjoy. Tell us which is your favourite quote in the comments.
Posted in: sustainable practitioner
Computing for Sustainability 
October 15, 2013
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