Tag: Sustainability
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Walking Through Deep Time: Regenerative Learning in Action
As we begin the new semester and academic year, many IN4RF members have experienced exciting new changes. From starting new positions at new universities, traveling across the country to new locations, we settle to catch up on all the inspiring new projects thriving in great company. Congratulations to Dr. Kent Williams for a new position…
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Interdisciplinary Action-Minded Inspiration: How do you do it?
This week we welcomed a new student, William Sayles, to the Glasgow University team connected to the IN4RF project. In dialogue with William, I found out about the great contributions he will be able to make through his interdisciplinary background. William is studying on a dual degree program in Environmental GeoScience and Economics. He has…
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Student Narratives Workshop
On Monday, with the great help from Raaja Berry and Zack Stacey at Arcadia Univeristy we held an online workshop that gave the opportunity for students, researchers and members of the Impact Network for Regneratuve Futures (IN4RF) to share their sustainability stories, projects, and initiatives while connecting with like-minded peers. The session featured student-led presentations,…
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Listening to Heart-Holders
Over the last few months I have had the great pleasure to listen to the narratives of practitioners that have been working with sustainability learning experiences. There are several members of the Impact Network for Regenerative Futures (IN4RF) that have a lot of experience working in different organisations and have recognised the need to transform…
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Sublime Collaborations and Support with the IN4RF
Recently, I have had the great pleasure of working with Dr. Kshamta Hunter, a pedagogic expert at The University of British Columbia. Her passion for sustainability education shines as we had dialogues about our mutual drive for transformation in the higher education system. It was great to begin a journey with Kshamta and the Impact…
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Sustainable Futures Workshop
Over the past few weeks, I have facilitated workshops with different groups of students that study across subjects at Umeå School of Business, Economics and Statistics, and we have had a really inspiring experience. The students envisioned possible projects that can provide learning experiences for regenerative futures. As part of the Impact Network for Regenerative…
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Planting seeds
This week I have had the pleasure of meeting with new interests in the sustainability competence mindset map project, as well as updates on inspiring ideas in the Impact Network for Regenerative Futures (IN4RF) that are evolving well. We have been talking with Dr. Linda Pommer and her colleague Dr. Anders Rebling at the Department…
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Facilitating A Transformative Approach with Students
Following last week’s student narratives, this week I introduce another member of the Impact Network for Regenerative Futures (IN4RF). Professor Guillermo Palau Salvador works at the Polytechnic University of Valencia and researcher at the Ingenio CSIC-UPV institute (www.ingenio.upv.es). Together with professor Cristina Chaminade, Pablo Aránguiz research fellow and researcher Oksana Udovyk, this team has implemented…
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Green Biking Initiative
This week I have been talking with Angel Costa-Perales and Lars jacob, students who are involved with the Impact Network for Regenerative Futures (IN4RF). Angel studies Agrifood and Biological Engineering at University Polytechnic Valencia (UPV) in Spain, with Dr. Guillermo Palau Salvador as the facilitating teacher. With this educational background, Angel is very aware of…
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Student Seed Initiatives
Last week, I had the pleasure of being introduced to two very engaged students who have begun to plan seed projects about regenerative futures. As part of the Impact Network for Regenerative Futures (IN4RF), students are supported by the impact network to implement ideas for local and global challenges. By sharing their narratives here, we…