Tristram Stuart: The Global Food Waste Scandal
Western countries throw out nearly half of their food, not because it’s inedible but because it doesn’t look appealing. Tristram Stuart delves into the shocking data of wasted food, calling for a more responsible use of global resources. Tristram Stuart sounds the warning bell on global food waste, calling for us to change the systems whereby […]
John Egenes: The Folk Process
John Egenes is a musician from Port Chalmers by way of Santa Fe and Los Angeles. He teaches Digital Music culture. As a fashion designer, he dressed Naomi Campbell. In this talk he discusses the cultural impact of the ‘the folk process’, looking at how releasing your intellectual property into the world and opening it up […]
Tom Fisher: Designing Systems to Avoid Failure
Recent catastrophic events, such as the I-35W bridge collapse, New Orleans flooding, the BP oil spill, Port au Prince’s destruction by earthquake, Fukushima nuclear plant’s devastation by tsunami, the Wall Street investment bank failures, and the housing foreclosure epidemic and the collapse of housing prices all stem from what Thomas Fisher calls fracture-critical design.
Steve Lansing: Bali’s Efficient Water Temples
Steve Lansing discusses the Byzantine system for the distribution of water from a volcanic lake in Bali to over two hundred farming villages. It’s worked since the 12th century, it’s egalitarian and it’s still sustainable. He says “It’s one of the few functioning, ancient democratic institutions that we know about. It’s kind of beautiful.”
Jennifer Indovina: Eliminating Power Poverty
Jennifer Indovina was a finalist in the 2010 Best Young Entrepreneur category for the 7th Annual Stevie Awards for Women in Business. Jennifer has been working to spread energy efficiency initiatives worldwide and helped develop the PICOwattTM Smart Plug, an energy saving outlet adapter.
