A bog that documents my journey exploring what is sustainability?! and design thinking insights along with other sources of inspirations found on my travels.
It is extremely rare when the cinematography and writing of a film are equally exquisite, converging in a poignant meditation on the secrets of happiness and what it means to be human. That’s exactly what creative duo Dan Riordan and Dana Saint, better known as gnarly bay productions, accomplish in a story for tomorrow — the most breathtaking, heart-stirring film I’ve seen since Radiolab’s Symmetry.
Watch with headphones, watch until the end, and watch with your whole heart.
I love the RSA Animate series a creative clear and informative way of presenting talks.
Empathy is the invisible hand.
Jermery Rifkin describes the evolution of empathy, how it has shaped us and its importance in creating a collective shared understanding amongst the entire human race. ‘If it’s impossible to imagine then I don’t see how we are going to make it’.
Just a quick shout informing you about this excellent website and app Studydroid. Has helped greatly in my quest to master the french language; simple and intuitive interface allows for quick input and additions to ‘flipcard packs’. Sync and updated to your android smart phone of choice allows for portable learning on public transport, chosen well because you have too.
“Narrative truth
“When talking about their lives, people lie sometimes, forget a lot, exaggerate, become confused, and get things wrong. Yet they are revealing truths. These truths don’t reveal the past ‘as it actually was,’ aspiring to a standard of objectivity. They give us instead the truths of our experiences”
Gehl, now 74, is the closest thing urban planning has to a rock star. Over the past 20 years he has been consulted by cities around the world, from Melbourne, Perth and Christchurch down under, to London, Oslo and New York in this hemisphere, with one simple request: how can our city become more like Copenhagen? Gehl’s message is straightforward: “If we wish for lively, safe, healthy cities we must improve public spaces for pedestrians and cyclists.”
“We take a people-centred approach,” says Helle Søholt, Gehl’s partner in the practice. “It is not just about infrastructure but about reconquering our cities,” she adds. From Gehl’s decades of research, it is clear that the city environment affects how people behave and feel. There are three things that cities wanting to emulate Copenhagen must do to their infrastructure: improve pedestrian and cycle networks; improve the quality of public space to invite behavioural change; and invite people to spend more time out in public spaces.
