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900…791 Diagrams of Sustainability Sat on the Wall
I hereby declare that it is impossible to read the volume of sustainability-related literature being published. At least I can’t do it. So I choose to read papers only that contain a diagram. I think they convey the essence – and often the detail – in a way that I find way more engaging than […]
Posted in: Computing for Sustainability
A woodpecker, a genie and a snake
September 1, 2023
I’m giving a keynote at CompEd in India in December. My working title is “searching for computing’s soul”. I’m using the examples of ethics, sustainability and decolonising in the context of computing education. Very aware of being the white “expert” talking about these things in a colonised country with rich and varied understandings, I went […]
A virus, a pyramid, and a butterfly walked into a sustainable bar…
July 19, 2023
Adding to the collection of diagrams of sustainability. This time we add dimensions – so a triangle becomes a wedge and a pyramid And spirals and links become a pandemic. We finish with an ontological butterfly. 655. PlanetEarth Concept (if the planet is conceived as triangles) (Al-Thour 2016) 656. Washing machine (Mansell 2019) 657. SDGs […]
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June 26, 2023
This collection includes a flurry of diagrams bringing regenerative aspects of sustainability to the fore. As usual, wading through the ever-persistent pillars models, now usually disguised as things such as “sustainable business innovation”. Is it just me, or is the management literature 20 years behind sustainability science? Updating the collection of images describing sustainability. 601. […]
Six months in a freaky boat
June 13, 2023
Six months of Blowing Bubbles – summer, storms, travel and artificial intelligence. Featuring three conversations with Lucky Hawkins in the aftermath of the cyclone, recovery and renewed leadership. Adding to the archive here: 452. Undividing Digital Bubbles – Keld Hunia in Wainui 453. Possibilities of Bubbles – Greg Hughson in Caversham 454. Wild Whenua Bubbles […]
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Computing for Sustainability 
October 27, 2023
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