Culture Change – Ponderings of a Perplexed Primate

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Gals and the Global Goals

6 Mar 201914 Mar 2019

As part the United Nations Association of Santa Cruz event celebrating International Women's Day 2019, I facilitated a "Gals and the Global Goals" workshop on Saturday, March 9th. My workshop considered the…

Thanksgiving Thoughts 2018

20 Nov 201821 Nov 2018

We again approach Thanksgiving in the United States, and in keeping with my annual tradition, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Black Friday Buy Nothing Day (and also to let California readers…

Connecting Sustainability Competences and Pedagogies FOR THE WIN!

19 Sep 201819 Sep 2018

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) just announced that our paper 'Connecting Competences and Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Higher Education' is a winner…

“Connecting Competences” paper in finals for AASHE recognition

The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) announced our paper 'Connecting Competences and Pedagogical Approaches for Sustainable Development in Higher Education' as a finalist for the…

Famous Footprints: 49 years ago today, 3.6 million years ago (give or take)

... then, just ~3.6 million years later... Three and a half million years separate the individual who left these footprints in the sands of Africa from the one who left…

Culture Change…

Far from normal…

Just a quick reminder that what you've grown to think of as normal isn't at all normal... Randal Munroe gets me so well. Cars are not at all normal. Other things…

Drawdown tips for Earth Day

Here are some ready-made info sheets for reducing greenhouse emissions, based on Drawdown. The climate solutions team of Santa Cruz Indivisible decided we should post a display with easy steps individuals…

Thanksgiving Thoughts 2017

22 Nov 201722 Nov 2017

Once again, it is the eve of Thanksgiving in the United States, and in keeping with my annual tradition, I'd like to remind you that Friday is Black Friday Buy Nothing Day (and also…

Adventures at AASHE

19 Oct 20173 Nov 2017

Thanks to support from many friends and relatives (and a scholarship from some conference sponsors that covered my registration) I just got back from the American Association for Sustainability in Higher…

Career Panarchy

18 Sep 201721 Sep 2017

Life often reflects some of the key concepts we systems thinkers discuss around change in complex adaptive systems. Nonetheless, it can sometimes be surprising when you notice them clearly reflected…