This topic is about insurance for educators, programs or activity hosts (e.g. garden tours) in Permaculture. This topic crops up every now and then on socials. I have run a few sessions at convergences and heard some tales that made even my eyes widen. Taking out insurance for public liability, business or professional liability […]
I find it really hard when a colleague phones and tells me they would like a reference. Happy to do that I say, but Why? I am resigning. The conversations then typically go something like this: Why – you love that place/that work?. Yes …but… a manager just told a senior group that x had […]
This conference paper was presented by me at the IEA2021 – an amazing online congress of human factors and ergonomics researchers all over the world working out how to design better products and more enjoyable work for all. So grateful to the social enterprise for supporting me to gather the data and present their efforts […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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