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VOSS Week 4 Update: Orientation Video & Call For Conversation Hosts
The Virtual Open Space for Sustainability officially started with the Opening Circle (Check In) on Saturday September 22. We have an incredibly diverse group of 25 people from 18 countries. The coming week is the last chance to join us, … Continue reading
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Virtual Open Space for Sustainability
This Virtual Open Space is primarily designed for the participants of the Introduction to Sustainability course (University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign), though anyone interested in collaboration for sustainability is welcome to join. THEME: The Theme of this Virtual Open … Continue reading
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Course Discussion – Week 4 – When I hear the words “cheap, effective, shocking solution” I think about the 30 million deaths one “cheap, effective, shocking” solution caused
Lisa Ehrenfried and Juvencio Almeida have already presented thoughtful critique of the geo-engineering method. Building on their excellent analysis I would like to suggest a historic example that illustrates how careful we should be when dealing with complex problems. Everything on our planet … Continue reading
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Course Discussion – Week 3 – My Country Broke Down Because of the Tragedy of the Commons
People may hold different opinions about the Soviet Union, but beyond negative and positive judgments there is the fact that this country dissolved in 1991. I was 6 years old at that time, but I do remember empty stores, long … Continue reading
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VOSS 2012 Projects
Projects of the participants of the Virtual Open Space Conference for Sustainability 2012 organized for students of the online course “Introduction to Sustainability” at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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Course Discussion – Week 2 – Governments Should Allow People To Shape Their Own Future
Evidence suggests that most of the world’s regions are either going through a demographic transition or have already went through it. However, we should pay special attention to Africa. The UN predicts that Africa will have a transitional age structure … Continue reading
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Bridging The Gap Between Theory And Practice
One of the four specific activities of the Academy of Management Entrepreneurship Division determined by its Constitution is “promoting and conducting the interchange of information concepts, ideas and research results among those academicians and practitioners interested in entrepreneurship”. In the … Continue reading
Course Discussion – Week 1 – How Would We Know If The World Is On An Unsustainable Path?
As an influential part of the Earth System we can look at ourselves to figure it out. I suggest the main factor that determines whether the growth of our collective consumption will behave as a J-curve or an S-curve is … Continue reading
Delightful Quest for Presencing 