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Celebrating Excellence in Communication within IT in NZ
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
Talking at the Intersection of Games and Sustainability
June 23, 2013
SustainableLens.org explores a sustainable view of the word, usually with an extended interview (last week Nicole Foss told us that politicians who promised growth were deluded or lying, the week before, Bill McKibben said “If 1 degree warming melts the Arctic, we’re fools to be experimenting with the earth to find out what 2 degrees will do”). This year, […]
Posted in: game
Crowdsourcing student business challenge
May 29, 2013
I’m helping run a student business startup competition: Audacious. This year we’re experimenting with crowdsourcing: Audacious Skulksource. The system is 95% complete in terms of interaction design and functions, just missing some graphic elements and real text. The objectives are: To provide a vehicle for student engagement beyond the entrants; To provide a […]
Posted in: student
Chris Preist on Sustainable Lens
May 28, 2013
For the last three years I’ve been recording extended interviews with researchers and practitioners at CHI. Here’s the first of this year’s recordings: Dr Chris Preist (click through for pod). Chris is Reader in Sustainability and Computing Systems at University of Bristol. We talk about his background; his work at HP and Forum for the […]
Posted in: CHI, Computing for Sustainability
Computing for Sustainability 
July 22, 2013
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