Advance notice – Taiao Hackathon

Te Piha Niha of NGEN Room is leading a taiao (environment) hackathon with the support of the Northland Regional Council and Climate Action Tai Tokerau. The hackathon will bring together people with diverse skills and backgrounds to generate solutions to address environmental issues. This might include environmentalists, developers, creatives, hapĆ«, entrepreneurs, business, local government, or perhaps you! So what … Continue reading Advance notice – Taiao Hackathon

community Building

The two previous posts have focused on the human response to the climate crisis, including the work on high conflict by Amanda Ripley. What emerges for me is the absolute importance of understanding how we are complicit in the crises that are afflicting us. Daniel Hoyer and his colleagues from the Crisis Database Programme have … Continue reading community Building

Global risks and the meta-crisis

The World Economic Forum's assessment of Global Risk is based on a survey of 1,490 leaders. The risks are grouped into five categories, but to me they all look to be created by humans - including the top risk, extreme weather. Note that these risks focus on material crises so tend to have an economic … Continue reading Global risks and the meta-crisis