The National Aquarium in Baltimore updated its emergency plans after its Inner Harbor location was flooded by the storm surge from Tropical Storm Isabel in 2003. The document discusses strategic framing, a research-based approach to communicating about climate change in a way that helps people understand the issue, see themselves as part of the solution, and maintain a sense of hope. It describes cultural models, explanatory metaphors, community-level solutions, values-based messaging, and avoiding a crisis tone when discussing climate change.
New Climate Media is the first media company that frames climate change as humanity’s chance to realize its full potential.
We create and distribute media that encourages concerned citizens to take personal responsibility for climate change, and to recognize their own unique role in the co-creation of a sustainable future.
Kumi Naidoo: SDGs and Transformation in a Context of Institutional FailureFuture Earth
On 31 May, Rosemary Kalapurakal, Kumi Naidoo and Per Olsson hosted a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transformation. The discussion focused on the implications of transformation research for the implementation of the SDGs, particular SDG-17 – "Partnerships for the Goals" – the only goal that explicitly addresses how nations will meet these sustainability targets.
Rosemary Kalapurakal: Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Daniel Strain
On 31 May, Rosemary Kalapurakal, Kumi Naidoo and Per Olsson hosted a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transformation. The discussion focused on the implications of transformation research for the implementation of the SDGs, particular SDG-17 – "Partnerships for the Goals" – the only goal that explicitly addresses how nations will meet these sustainability targets.
New Climate Media is the first media company that frames climate change as humanity’s chance to realize its full potential.
We create and distribute media that encourages concerned citizens to take personal responsibility for climate change, and to recognize their own unique role in the co-creation of a sustainable future.
Kumi Naidoo: SDGs and Transformation in a Context of Institutional FailureFuture Earth
On 31 May, Rosemary Kalapurakal, Kumi Naidoo and Per Olsson hosted a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transformation. The discussion focused on the implications of transformation research for the implementation of the SDGs, particular SDG-17 – "Partnerships for the Goals" – the only goal that explicitly addresses how nations will meet these sustainability targets.
Rosemary Kalapurakal: Transforming our World: The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...Daniel Strain
On 31 May, Rosemary Kalapurakal, Kumi Naidoo and Per Olsson hosted a discussion about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transformation. The discussion focused on the implications of transformation research for the implementation of the SDGs, particular SDG-17 – "Partnerships for the Goals" – the only goal that explicitly addresses how nations will meet these sustainability targets.
How do you overcome the awkward, have great climate conversations and transform your community to take more action on climate?
Welcome to our recording of this free online training, to help empower yourself.
You’ll learn 5 top tips for effective climate conversations – to build your confidence and knowledge in having conversations from Climate for Change’s Ajaya Haikerwal. And have an exclusive opportunity to hear about upcoming key political opportunities to make the next year a huge one for climate action.
Stories are how we learn and evolve as a society. Healing the problems of society begins with the words we use to shape the past, present, and future. Myth and legends heal because they remind us of right and wrong, and how to each balance again.
This presentation asks: how can we change the story we tell to heal the rifts in our society around climate action and to specifically get bipartisan support for climate action?
Bringing together research from the Climate Compass, story medicine principles, and audience provocations, this presentation sets up the agreed framework for our Australian Parents for Climate Action parent and grandparent spokespeople.
n the lead-up to the federal election, we want to empower you to sit down with your Federal Member of Parliament and ask them to commit to more climate action, including funding Solar Our Schools.
Let’s make climate action a priority election issue!
Here is the AP4CA presentation from "Meet your MP Training Workshop" (held Monday 6th December 8.00 - 9.30pm AEDT)
In the last 12 months, Australian Parents for Climate Action have empowered dozens of parents to meet with their federal and state MP’s.
For more information go to www.ap4ca.org
Dr Simon Bradshaw (Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Australia) - Presentation at the United Nations Association of Australia (Victorian Division) Climate Finance: Sustainability with Integrity Seminar held in Melbourne, 29 October 2012, in partnership with National Australia Bank. The seminar is part of the UNAA (Vic) Sustainability Leadership Series.
Building momentum for collective action post-Rio+20, the seminar brought together key players from government, business and civil society to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with climate finance. In particular, the seminar addressed issues of governance, transparency and accountability for climate finance, key requirements to ensure that climate finance becomes an effective driver of sustainable development.
Expert panel discussion focussed on:
- The Australian Government perspective on climate finance: current priorities, role, contributions, and commitments;
- The global Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Australia's fast-start finance contribution
Issues of transparency and accountability for climate finance governance.
- Investor perspective on climate finance: challenges and opportunities and the role of the investment community.
- Community development perspective on climate finance: achieving sustainable development objectives
- Experiences and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration
Facilitator:
- Rosemary Sainty (Former Head, Secretariat, UN Global Compact Network Australia and Adviser, Corporate Engagement, Transparency International Australia)
Guest Speakers:
- Gregory Andrews (Assistant Secretary, Finance, Forests and Development Branch, International Division, Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency)
- Graham Tupper (Director, Transparency International Australia)
- Nathan Fabian (Chief Executive, Investor Group on Climate Change)
- Dr Simon Bradshaw (Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Australia)
For more information on this or other events in the Sustainability Leadership Series please contact:
United Nations Association of Australia (Vic)
T: (+613) 9670 7878
E: sustainability@unaavictoria.org.au
www.unaavictoria.org.au
Exploring social-ecological transformations and seeds of a good Anthropocene:...Future Earth
On 19 October, Albert Norström, Per Olsson and others from Future Earth´s Transformations Knowledge-Action Network hosted a discussions around mobilising research on social-ecological transformations and exploring pathways toward a good Anthropocene.
This presentation was hold by Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke at the panel on "The evolution of clusters" at the TCI conference in Monterrey Mexico, 2014, November 12th
The Social Challenge of 1.5°C Webinar: Melissa Leach and Susanne Mosertewksjj
Karen O'Brien, Susanne Moser, Ioan Fazey and others from Future Earth's Transformations Knowledge-Action Network discuss mobilising research around the social challenge of a 1.5°C target for climate action.
Presentation given to the Monash University Disaster Resilience Forum on "As risks unfold in cascading events." The presentation focused on resilience and looking at emergencies through a consequence lens.
We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Deeper issues include food insecurity, financial assets drained of value by environmental damage, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin. These and other problems are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system.
In State of the World 2015, the flagship publication of the Worldwatch Institute, experts explore hidden threats to sustainability and how to address them. Eight key issues are addressed in depth, along with the central question of how we can develop resilience to these and other shocks. With the latest edition of State of the World, the authorities at Worldwatch bring to light challenges we can no longer afford to ignore.
Eureeca webinar 1 - The Next Crisis of our Time. Will you be prepared?Eureeca
Presentation by Eureeca co-founder and Managing Director, Sam Quawasmi on strategies to anticipate a possible future economic and financial crisis similar to the 2008 financial crisis, and how investors can best prepare for it and withstand it.
The presentation addresses questions such as:
-What is the next financial crisis?
-What can you do to avoid the crisis?
-What investment strategy can best prepare you for the crisis?
Here's all you need to know about becoming an investment and yield hunter!
How do you overcome the awkward, have great climate conversations and transform your community to take more action on climate?
Welcome to our recording of this free online training, to help empower yourself.
You’ll learn 5 top tips for effective climate conversations – to build your confidence and knowledge in having conversations from Climate for Change’s Ajaya Haikerwal. And have an exclusive opportunity to hear about upcoming key political opportunities to make the next year a huge one for climate action.
Stories are how we learn and evolve as a society. Healing the problems of society begins with the words we use to shape the past, present, and future. Myth and legends heal because they remind us of right and wrong, and how to each balance again.
This presentation asks: how can we change the story we tell to heal the rifts in our society around climate action and to specifically get bipartisan support for climate action?
Bringing together research from the Climate Compass, story medicine principles, and audience provocations, this presentation sets up the agreed framework for our Australian Parents for Climate Action parent and grandparent spokespeople.
n the lead-up to the federal election, we want to empower you to sit down with your Federal Member of Parliament and ask them to commit to more climate action, including funding Solar Our Schools.
Let’s make climate action a priority election issue!
Here is the AP4CA presentation from "Meet your MP Training Workshop" (held Monday 6th December 8.00 - 9.30pm AEDT)
In the last 12 months, Australian Parents for Climate Action have empowered dozens of parents to meet with their federal and state MP’s.
For more information go to www.ap4ca.org
Dr Simon Bradshaw (Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Australia) - Presentation at the United Nations Association of Australia (Victorian Division) Climate Finance: Sustainability with Integrity Seminar held in Melbourne, 29 October 2012, in partnership with National Australia Bank. The seminar is part of the UNAA (Vic) Sustainability Leadership Series.
Building momentum for collective action post-Rio+20, the seminar brought together key players from government, business and civil society to discuss the challenges and opportunities associated with climate finance. In particular, the seminar addressed issues of governance, transparency and accountability for climate finance, key requirements to ensure that climate finance becomes an effective driver of sustainable development.
Expert panel discussion focussed on:
- The Australian Government perspective on climate finance: current priorities, role, contributions, and commitments;
- The global Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Australia's fast-start finance contribution
Issues of transparency and accountability for climate finance governance.
- Investor perspective on climate finance: challenges and opportunities and the role of the investment community.
- Community development perspective on climate finance: achieving sustainable development objectives
- Experiences and opportunities for cross-sector collaboration
Facilitator:
- Rosemary Sainty (Former Head, Secretariat, UN Global Compact Network Australia and Adviser, Corporate Engagement, Transparency International Australia)
Guest Speakers:
- Gregory Andrews (Assistant Secretary, Finance, Forests and Development Branch, International Division, Australian Government Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency)
- Graham Tupper (Director, Transparency International Australia)
- Nathan Fabian (Chief Executive, Investor Group on Climate Change)
- Dr Simon Bradshaw (Climate Change Advocacy Coordinator, Oxfam Australia)
For more information on this or other events in the Sustainability Leadership Series please contact:
United Nations Association of Australia (Vic)
T: (+613) 9670 7878
E: sustainability@unaavictoria.org.au
www.unaavictoria.org.au
Exploring social-ecological transformations and seeds of a good Anthropocene:...Future Earth
On 19 October, Albert Norström, Per Olsson and others from Future Earth´s Transformations Knowledge-Action Network hosted a discussions around mobilising research on social-ecological transformations and exploring pathways toward a good Anthropocene.
This presentation was hold by Dr. Ulrich Harmes-Liedtke at the panel on "The evolution of clusters" at the TCI conference in Monterrey Mexico, 2014, November 12th
The Social Challenge of 1.5°C Webinar: Melissa Leach and Susanne Mosertewksjj
Karen O'Brien, Susanne Moser, Ioan Fazey and others from Future Earth's Transformations Knowledge-Action Network discuss mobilising research around the social challenge of a 1.5°C target for climate action.
Presentation given to the Monash University Disaster Resilience Forum on "As risks unfold in cascading events." The presentation focused on resilience and looking at emergencies through a consequence lens.
We think we understand environmental damage: pollution, water scarcity, a warming world. But these problems are just the tip of the iceberg. Deeper issues include food insecurity, financial assets drained of value by environmental damage, and a rapid rise in diseases of animal origin. These and other problems are among the underreported consequences of an unsustainable global system.
In State of the World 2015, the flagship publication of the Worldwatch Institute, experts explore hidden threats to sustainability and how to address them. Eight key issues are addressed in depth, along with the central question of how we can develop resilience to these and other shocks. With the latest edition of State of the World, the authorities at Worldwatch bring to light challenges we can no longer afford to ignore.
Eureeca webinar 1 - The Next Crisis of our Time. Will you be prepared?Eureeca
Presentation by Eureeca co-founder and Managing Director, Sam Quawasmi on strategies to anticipate a possible future economic and financial crisis similar to the 2008 financial crisis, and how investors can best prepare for it and withstand it.
The presentation addresses questions such as:
-What is the next financial crisis?
-What can you do to avoid the crisis?
-What investment strategy can best prepare you for the crisis?
Here's all you need to know about becoming an investment and yield hunter!
CSCR Community Track #1: Talking About Climate Using Tools of Media Literacy....Sustainable Tompkins
Climate Smart & Climate Ready Conference Community Track #1 on April 20, 2013 at Cinemapolis Theater in Ithaca, NY. Sox Sperry, Project Look Sharp. Talking About Climate Using the Tools of Media Literacy.
"What got us here, wont get us there!" Pirelli july 2014 Mebs Loghdey
I have developed and delivered two fresh and interesting sessions for Hyper Island, Unilever, Mercer and Pirelli. These sessions were developed as a response the Innovation and Sustainability imperatives faced by most managers.
Entitled "What got us here won't get us there!", this sessions teach managers about
1. Language, metaphor and reframing
2. Q-storming - designing powerful questions
3. Systems thinking
Managers leave these sessions better equipped to engage a future that is at once digital, mobile, social, green and data rich.
Act locally, Think Globally, Read and Write CriticallyKim Moore
This session will explore project-based learning by focusing on the questions surrounding stewardship to our planet. Creating Informational Literacy through exploration of topical reading selections, we will analyze and discuss ways to bring relevance to our classrooms through real-world problem-solving. These issues are impactful and relevant to our future; therefore, they have significant meaning in our classrooms.
We will investigate this topic through:
Live interactive technology integration
Discussion
Writing
Hand-on exploration
via group collaboration and individualized learning strategies.
Disruptive Ideas: Public Intellectuals and their Arguments for Action on Clim...Matthew Nisbet
March 27, 2014 presentation sponsored by the Science and Technology Studies Program, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, and the School of Journalism at the University of British Columbia.
In this presentation, I review three distinct groups of prominent public intellectuals arguing for action on climate change. I discuss how these individuals establish and maintain their authority, how their ideas and arguments spread and diffuse by way of the media, and how they shape the assumptions of global networks of activists, philanthropists, journalists, and academics. Then, for each group, drawing on their main works, I describe how they define the social implications of climate change and the barriers to addressing the problem, their vision of a future society and their favored policy actions, their outlook on nature and technology, and their views on politics and social change. In the conclusion, I discuss the need for investment in media and public forums that strengthen our civic capacity to learn, debate, and collaborate in ways that take advantage of different discourses, ideas and voices.
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Climate change has become a hot-button issue in mainstream American politics, and people are divided over its causes, impacts, and solutions. This presentation will offer an overview of how the public views the issue of climate change, several explanations for these differences in perception, and possible approaches for bridging the gaps through innovative communication strategies. I will also present some initial findings from a NSF funded project aimed at communicating about climate change and its long-term association with the issue of agricultural runoff in the Maumee Watershed area of Ohio.
http://www.extension.org/pages/68139/communicating-about-climate-change
Sept 24 Talk @Tufts University: Public Intellectuals in the Climate Change De...Matthew Nisbet
Disruptive Ideas: Public Intellectuals and their Arguments for Action on Climate Change
September 24, 2015 12:00-1:00pm | Rabb Room, Lincoln Filene Center
Map: http://campusmaps.tufts.edu/medford/#fid=m015
Live Stream: Bit.ly/LiveLunchLearn
In this presentation, Dr. Nisbet will discuss his research analyzing the role that prominent public intellectuals like Bill McKibben, Naomi Klein, Jeffrey Sachs, Tom Friedman, and Andrew Revkin play in shaping debate over climate change. He will detail how public intellectuals establish their authority, spread their ideas, and shape political discourse, assessing the contrasting stories that they tell about the causes and solutions to climate change and related environmental problems.He will propose methods for building on his analysis and urge the need for forums that feature a diversity of voices, discourses, and ideas.
Matthew C. Nisbet is Associate Professor ofCommunication, Public Policy & Urban Affairs atNortheastern University. He is Editor-in-Chief of The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication,“The Age of Us” columnist at The Conversation, a consulting researcher to the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and a member of the National AcademiesRoundtable Committee on Public Interfaces in the LifeSciences. Nisbet studies the role of communication, media,and public opinion in debates over science, technology, and the environment. The author of more than 70 peer-reviewed studies, scholarly book chapters, and reports, he teaches courses in Environmental and Risk Communication, PoliticalCommunication, and Strategic Communication.
Among awards and recognition, he has been a Shorenstein Fellow on Media, Policy, and Politics atHarvard University’s Kennedy School of Government, a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation HealthPolicy Investigator, and a Google Science Communication Fellow. The editors at the journalNature have recommended Nisbet’s research as “essential reading for anyone with a passing interest in the climate change debate,” and the New Republic has highlighted his work as a“fascinating dissection of the shortcomings of climate activism.” Nisbet holds a Ph.D. and M.S. inCommunication from Cornell University and a BA in Government from Dartmouth College.
More information: http://as.tufts.edu/environmentalStudies/documents/lunchLearnFall2015.pdf#page=4
Elevating Tactical DDD Patterns Through Object CalisthenicsDorra BARTAGUIZ
After immersing yourself in the blue book and its red counterpart, attending DDD-focused conferences, and applying tactical patterns, you're left with a crucial question: How do I ensure my design is effective? Tactical patterns within Domain-Driven Design (DDD) serve as guiding principles for creating clear and manageable domain models. However, achieving success with these patterns requires additional guidance. Interestingly, we've observed that a set of constraints initially designed for training purposes remarkably aligns with effective pattern implementation, offering a more ‘mechanical’ approach. Let's explore together how Object Calisthenics can elevate the design of your tactical DDD patterns, offering concrete help for those venturing into DDD for the first time!
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
Connector Corner: Automate dynamic content and events by pushing a buttonDianaGray10
Here is something new! In our next Connector Corner webinar, we will demonstrate how you can use a single workflow to:
Create a campaign using Mailchimp with merge tags/fields
Send an interactive Slack channel message (using buttons)
Have the message received by managers and peers along with a test email for review
But there’s more:
In a second workflow supporting the same use case, you’ll see:
Your campaign sent to target colleagues for approval
If the “Approve” button is clicked, a Jira/Zendesk ticket is created for the marketing design team
But—if the “Reject” button is pushed, colleagues will be alerted via Slack message
Join us to learn more about this new, human-in-the-loop capability, brought to you by Integration Service connectors.
And...
Speakers:
Akshay Agnihotri, Product Manager
Charlie Greenberg, Host
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
1. In 2003, the storm surge that followed Tropical Storm Isabel swamped
Baltimore's Inner Harbor and flooded the National Aquarium. Since then, the
aquarium has updated its emergency plans.
I work
here!
2. If we train enough voices in
proven communication
techniques we think we can
change the national discourse
around climate change to be
productive, creative and
solutions focused.
4. Strategic Framing is…
A research based approach that is proven to:
– help the public understand the
mechanisms of climate change
–show the public how they can be
‘heroes’ of the climate change story
–leave the visitor and the interpreter with
a sense of hope
7. Our researchers have identified
several shared cultural models when
the topics of ocean and climate
change were brought up.
Each cultural model comes with positive and
negative cues.
8. The 4 elements of Strategic Framing:
• Tone: reasonable and not crisis
• Values: the ‘why should I care’
• Explanatory Metaphors: making an
abstract idea concrete and sticky
• Community Level Solutions:
Solutions that match the scale of
the problem, activates the ‘we’
12. Values orient a communication
• Values help establish why an issue
matters; what is at stake.
• Framers understand Values as a broad
category of cherished cultural ideals
• Because Values orient understanding of
an issue, it’s important to choose Values
that lead to the type of thinking that’s
needed.
13. ‘Mutual Dependence’ David R.
Johnson, Iowa artist
Interconnectedness
Innovation
Stewardship
Responsible Management
Values: the ‘why should I care’
14. Explanatory Metaphors
• Make an abstract idea concrete and
sticky
• Help people understand the
mechanisms at work
• When linked to causes and impacts
they motivate productive
consideration of multiple solutions
15. The Heat Trapping Blanket
Quite simply, when we burn fossil fuels like
coal and gas, we pump more and more carbon
dioxide into the atmosphere, and this build-up
creates a blanket effect, trapping in heat
around the world. If nothing is done to halt
this process, the planet we leave our children
will be hotter, with more violent weather,
fewer species, and disrupted systems.
17. •They match the
scale of the problem
•They activate the
“we”
•They connect the
issue to regional
effects and the visitor
•They provide hope
Community Level Solutions:
Editor's Notes
Why would the Aquarium care? See the impact of hurricane 11 years ago.
How are we involved? Mostly through our public conversations…
Facilitator: “Seventy percent of our visitors agree that the most important environmental issue confronting the world is climate change (NWZAA, 2009). We know that our visitors are concerned about climate change and believe human actions are directly responsible for it.”
75% of visitors believe zoos & aquariums should make recommendations for how the public can protect the environment. (CLiZEN 2012)
The large majority of Marylanders say they believe that climate change is happening – 86% – with half of respondents saying that they are very or extremely sure. This number is striking considering that a national poll asking the same question during the same period found that only 63% of Americans say that global warming is happening.
Enter Strategic Framing…
A set of recommended elements, that when used together allow us to strategically navigate our way towards the biggest impact.
Read slide
Now let’s play a game to see what I mean.
Tapping game – have one volunteer pick a well known song (from list below) and tap it out for another volunteer to guess. Repeat twice with different songs.
How often was the volunteer correct?
What was the volunteer doing in their head (trying to fit it to something they already know)?
Research shows that the tapper assumes that it is much easier than it actually is. Interpreters fall into the same traps sometimes, they forget that a lot of how the message is received depends on what is already in the visitors heads.
This has implications for our work in that knowing how someone might process our story we can craft the story of climate change to be productive and working towards solutions.
Optional songs:
Happy Birthday
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
The National Anthem
Three Blind Mice
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
Among Americans, there are trends in the way that people think and we can cue positive, productive ideas when we know these trends! These trends are known as ‘Cultural Models’
Cultural models are built over time through repeated interactions with people, institutions, and media.
Think of the brain like a field of tall grass. If you walk through that field once, the grass pops right back up and the field doesn’t change. If you walk through the field the same way again and again, a path is created. The same things happens in our brains with repeated exposures to ideas. That’s how learning happens. Culture is learned.
New experiences are interpreted through old schemas. Once a path is there, you’re likely to go down the established path rather than walking off the path.
As interpreters, our messages are processed in the visitors heads through different familiar and shared cultural models:
Each with its own set of productive and unproductive messages. Our research team mapped out these common themes and tested communication tools to help us form our messages to be positive and impactful.
Here is an example of an ocean cultural model at work – an interpreter is talking to a visitor, and depending on what else the interpreter has said the visitor may have either one of these thoughts (positive or negative). Through working in a full study circle, educators learn how to navigate their messaging to prompt positive conversations.
Strategic Framing is a set of communication tools that when used together tell a clear, concise message that can answer these questions: What is the problem? Why should we care? Who is responsible? What are the solutions?
In the year long NNOCCI training we go over many elements in detail and work with you to put them together. Today we are only going to briefly touch on 4 elements that we feel are a good place to start and can impact your own communications when you leave here.
Why would we want to avoid a crisis tone?
Discuss with the group. Reflect on the tone heard in the two video examples.
Here are a few points to consider:
Crisis evokes fear and ‘fight or flight’ whereas climate change requires ongoing sustained effort. Our work is a marathon, not a sprint.
Crisis can cause people to think, “Oh, this is one more problem I don’t have time for” or
It’s too big for me. Why bother?
They’ve been calling it a crisis for 25 years, but my life is still okay.
The tone we recommend is neutral or “reasonable”
The public has been shown to have crisis fatigue. There will be a bump in interest and calls for action…. Then things return to baseline.
Its also a matter of scale for the threat and risk.
Every frame element has a specific job to do - each is a choice that helps address a particular communication challenge.
Values help establish why we should care.
Strategic framers understand ‘Values’ to be a broad category of cherished ideals - that is, we’re not talking about just religious values, or moral values. They include civic values, and more generally, the things that we believe as a culture are ideals to live up to. Values include concepts like Pragmatism: if we have a problem and know the solution, we should fix it! This isn’t a Value you would find in a sacred text, but it’s a strongly held American value.
Why do we need to think about how to appeal to Values in our climate change communications? If we think about framing as a set of choices we make about what to say and how to say it, one thing that needs to be said is why the issue matters. Values help to establish why something matters - they make a claim about what’s at stake.
Here are the 4 most productive values to use to set the stage for a productive communication. We will go over each of these in more detail.
Interconnectedness
Interdependence: that is, mutual dependence, not one-way
Each part is essential: makes the difference between functioning systems and collapsed systems
Responsible Management
Some policies make greater use of our collective ability to make wise choices about our resources
Responsible Management includes looking ahead to handle problems before they get worse
Responsible Management includes taking advantage of Solutions that already exist
Stewardship
The ecosystems are irreplaceable treasures
The current generation has been entrusted to protect and preserve for future generations
Innovation
Some policies make greater use of our collective ability to be clever, inventive, and resourceful
Ingenuity allows us to outsmart challenges and obstacles
Inventing and replicating effective policies and programs leads to long-term improvements
Climate change is complex and abstract. Our team of social scientists have developed tested and scientifically accurate metaphors that are proven to help people understand the mechanisms of climate change. When inserted into our story they link the causes, impacts and motivate productive thinking on solutions.
AND we want to accomplish this in 60 seconds or less…
Here’s the checklist from the worksheet
Checklist for using Heat Trapping Blanket:
Fossil fuels like gas, oil, and coal are the major underlying cause. (Don’t start the
cause-and-effect chain with ‘humans’ or ‘carbon dioxide.’ Always frame the
problem in terms that lead clearly to a reasonable, easy-to-think Solution.)
The blanket is made of the heat-trapping gas carbon dioxide. The build-up is
creating a blanket effect. (Don’t mix metaphors by substituting the terms
‘greenhouse gas’ or ‘carbon pollution,’ or by pulling in other comparisons on the
fly.)
Always describe an impact of climate change, so that you don’t leave the
impression that the climate/ocean being a little bit warmer is a good thing.
Use a matter-of-fact tone, so you don’t leave the impression that this is a big,
scary, depressing crisis that can’t be solved.
Be concise: Explain Heat Trapping Blanket in 60 seconds or less.
Since our charge as climate interpreters is to help the public see themselves as part of a larger community working together to support local and regional initiatives to address climate change.... how do we get there with framing elements?
Most of the solutions to climate change that are dominating the airwaves are individual actions. While every drop counts, we want to use our opportunity to connect people to larger scale solutions at work. We want to connect people to each other to promote larger system level change – community level change.
It’s about changing their identity in this story from a consumer (buy reusable water bottles) to that of a citizen (organize community plastic bag bans)
• Where Do Solutions Fit in the Climate Story?: Let’s watch this short video from the Field Museum in Chicago.
Connect the Community to Values – We want to associate values with our communities. Emphasize not just that "Americans are problem-solvers," but "our local communities are problem solvers." Share with your visitors that people across America are working in their communities together. This is an issue that is solvable and approachable at a local, regional, and national level.
Question to group: How does this video associate Chicagoans with values?
Emphasize the role of your home institution as a part of a larger community effort to address climate change.
Ex. “Our aquarium and many other groups in _________ (name city or region) are working together to responsibly solve this problem.”
Including solutions is not just something you tack on to the end. They need to be connected to the problem and to the animal for people to consider how their participation can be impactful.
Example
“We are working together as a community to manage energy use more responsibly and reduce carbon emissions. Our new hybrid electric bus fleet in Chicago reduces carbon emissions by 40%. Less carbon in the atmosphere allows us to stabilize increasing temperatures and restore balance to ecosystems in places like the Great Lakes.”