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Biomimicry as a super systems metaphor for software engineering?
This post is from a paper we presented recently. It combines ideas from several earlier posts (especially this one). Mann, S. , Smith, L.G. (2008) Biomimicry as a super systems metaphor for software engineering? Supplmentary Proceedings of the 21st NACCQ. 287-296 Abstract This paper examines the use of biomimicry in software engineering. By adopting […]
Seeing the slightly dulled light in Opoho
September 2, 2008
When I was at school those who didn’t feel inclined to be at school could sneak off through the bush, slog up the hill and half an hour later turn up in Opoho. Logan Park is in a hollow and Opoho is renowned in Dunedin for its sunshine. Stuck in the gloom of Mr Tobin’s […]
Michael Braungart bumper stickers
August 31, 2008
Michael Braungart is in NZ for the Better-by-Design CEO summit. He was in an interview with Kim Hill on Saturday (audio from RNZ). Kim did a fabulous job and the interview was highly entertaining. Braungart must face a lot of inane questions from other interviewers, at the end of the interview he thanked her her […]
Simpa diaries
August 27, 2008
We’re busily working with runaka on the Simpā project. Tori and Amber are helping communities build capabilities in digital media as part of engaging in their own narratives. Tori writes up brief notes of each session, and with her permission, I thought I’d share some of them with you. These document a project of combining […]
Global Role Award Winner: Otago Polytechnic for its Education for Sustainability Programme
August 27, 2008
It’s blowing our own trumpet time again. We just won a major award: the ITPNZ Global Role Award marking excellence for a practice that materially prepares New Zealanders to live and work in the wider world. Here’s the ITPNZ press release: (link and below). Much of this text is taken from the nomination (pdf). Otago […]
Posted in: Education for Sustainability, Otago Polytechnic
Computing for Sustainability 
September 4, 2008
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