What a usability interview looks like with a subject testing a wireframe of a web site What I did: Here I designed a web page (after a client briefing and critical/expert review of an existing site), used a digital platform to create the prototype for a web service (sales context), designed the test plan method […]
I do talks occasionally when begged, tempted or inspired. I would rather be doing something helpful with you while talking . Other topics: Complexity Risk management in projects (workshop applying ISO risk management principles) Wellbeing Solar Punk Popular topics at community festivals: How to start living well The Permaculture Flower
A quick survey by Permaculture. Link to the survey Why I want to know…. I recently trialled this survey at a workshop with some happy Australian volunteers to understand where their money went on food purchases and maybe start to challenge themselves how they could do it differently. It was an interesting activity and I […]
Giving, gifting and meaning – reflections over the year of my time and effort Now that I have stopped for a bit to have a break and found time to think about it, I realised I have given many hours of unpaid work over the last year in various ways. Whether it is doing more […]
I could be watching netflix until 1 am instead I am imagining possible futures with some really cool people in Europe and South America. I just finished an intro to speculative design with this mob – J. Paul Neeley and the school of critical design. Wondering how to apply into regenerative systems and permaculture projects […]
People who run produce box schemes are typically bloody practical and grounded. You have to be to believe in local food systems, organise all those producers and people receiving the goodies on the day they expect them. What we might forget to focus on is the people in the middle — the ones handle […]
Starting with why? why would I need a mission statement to grow some veggies for my family? There is a concept called ‘bounded applicability’ which means something similar to ‘horses for courses’. The right method for the right situation or context or the importance of understanding the limits that any tool, technology or method has. […]
Method: Kan Ban board I am hosting an ‘Introduction to Permaculture’ workshop at my home in a few months. So I best get cracking to set up everything we need. Rather than write (and rewrite) a list, I am using a method called: Kan Ban or a visual task management board. I made mine […]
Yesterday my daughter applied to renew her passport. In a fit of hope and optimism after years of repeated set backs, she put on a mask for the photo that will capture her life experience so far. She suffered through the detail of the process to enable an aspiration that has been two decades in […]
Creative futures studio to explore and immerse in our thinking and actions for positive futures – what will the intersection between nature, humans and technology be like? Right now? Solar Punk Art Workshop