The document discusses five initiatives that address different water-related issues: the Akatu Institute raises awareness of conscientious water consumption; Watersquare collects floodwater in the city square; Grundfos provides clean water through ATMs in slums; Avery Brewing improves the city's water standards; and Pandora's water-centric playlist encourages shorter showers to influence user behavior.
Water use and management in Port wine productionEIP Water
Presentation hold during EIP Water Conference in Porto, as part of the Porto Water Innovation Week in Session 1 "Water and the circular economy, part 1 – industry"
The CfWI horizon scanning team has produced a series of posters to represent the key messages from the CfWI report Big picture challenges for health and social care - implications for workforce planning, education, training and development which is due to be published shortly.
The posters focus on the five domains of Health Education England's Education Outcomes Framework
excellent education
competent and capable staff
adaptable and flexible workforce
NHS values and behaviours
widening participation
using them as a basis to put forward thought-provoking questions.
The posters are available to download below.
If you would like to contribute to our horizon scanning work, contact horizonscanning@cfwi.org.uk.
120 years ago the emergent field of experimental psychology became embroiled in debates as to whether plateaus in performance are real (or not) and if so whether they were due to periods in which league-stepping methods (originally defined as a hierarchy of habits that enabled experts to step leagues while novices were ``bustling over furlongs or inches'') were being acquired (or not). 20 years ago both the human-computer interaction and cognitive science communities were seized with concerns over performance plateaus (i.e., extended periods of stable suboptimal performance) from experts. I briefly review this history with the aim of drawing distinctions between performance asymptotes and performance plateaus, and argue that remediating one is the domain of design while remediating the other is the domain of training.
Foresight driven innovation - boosting pulp and paper with scienceFredrik Rosén
What does self-opening packaging, textile like paperboard and the world’s first lignin-based carbon fibre composite have in common? They are all demonstrators of future use of wood fibres developed by Innventia – a world leading research institute that works with innovations based on forest raw materials.
Fredrik Rosén will present Innventia’s approach to foresight driven innovation at the RISI European Conference. Highlights from the Innventia Global Outlook Reports “Packaging 2020” and “Papermaking Towards the Future” will be presented. Packaging 2020 describes seven global forces and their impact on the packaging industry and the packaging of the future. The conclusions are based on a survey carried out among consumers in the US, India and Sweden. “Papermaking Towards the Future” is based on an expert survey with 150 respondents from 21 different countries and maps the most important trends and driving forces for tomorrow’s papermaking.
Water use and management in Port wine productionEIP Water
Presentation hold during EIP Water Conference in Porto, as part of the Porto Water Innovation Week in Session 1 "Water and the circular economy, part 1 – industry"
The CfWI horizon scanning team has produced a series of posters to represent the key messages from the CfWI report Big picture challenges for health and social care - implications for workforce planning, education, training and development which is due to be published shortly.
The posters focus on the five domains of Health Education England's Education Outcomes Framework
excellent education
competent and capable staff
adaptable and flexible workforce
NHS values and behaviours
widening participation
using them as a basis to put forward thought-provoking questions.
The posters are available to download below.
If you would like to contribute to our horizon scanning work, contact horizonscanning@cfwi.org.uk.
120 years ago the emergent field of experimental psychology became embroiled in debates as to whether plateaus in performance are real (or not) and if so whether they were due to periods in which league-stepping methods (originally defined as a hierarchy of habits that enabled experts to step leagues while novices were ``bustling over furlongs or inches'') were being acquired (or not). 20 years ago both the human-computer interaction and cognitive science communities were seized with concerns over performance plateaus (i.e., extended periods of stable suboptimal performance) from experts. I briefly review this history with the aim of drawing distinctions between performance asymptotes and performance plateaus, and argue that remediating one is the domain of design while remediating the other is the domain of training.
Foresight driven innovation - boosting pulp and paper with scienceFredrik Rosén
What does self-opening packaging, textile like paperboard and the world’s first lignin-based carbon fibre composite have in common? They are all demonstrators of future use of wood fibres developed by Innventia – a world leading research institute that works with innovations based on forest raw materials.
Fredrik Rosén will present Innventia’s approach to foresight driven innovation at the RISI European Conference. Highlights from the Innventia Global Outlook Reports “Packaging 2020” and “Papermaking Towards the Future” will be presented. Packaging 2020 describes seven global forces and their impact on the packaging industry and the packaging of the future. The conclusions are based on a survey carried out among consumers in the US, India and Sweden. “Papermaking Towards the Future” is based on an expert survey with 150 respondents from 21 different countries and maps the most important trends and driving forces for tomorrow’s papermaking.
Final session of executive session at the Kellogg Graduate School of Management's Allen Center program "Leading into the Future." http://www.kellogg.northwestern.edu/execed/programs/century.aspx
Using game-design pedagogies to embed skills in the law or social science curriculum - a 1 day conference held at Staffordshire University on behalf of the Higher Education Academy (HEA).
“Horizon-scanning: A brave new world or re-inventing wheels” By Kris Lines, Senior Lecturer & Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Business Education & Law
Session outline: This session will explore how feature technologies (MOOCs, Wearable devices, Learning Analytics etc) will impact on the current educational pedagogies, and what implications this will have for learning, teaching and assessment strategies
Presentation made at the 4th Workshop on Strategic Crisis Management (Paris, 28-29 May 2015). For more information, visit the meeting webpage: http://www.oecd.org/gov/risk/4th-workshop-strategic-crisis-management.htm.
Farmers manage large areas of landscapes that are altogether designed by heterogeneous actors. Conflicts may eventually arise in complex regions like the Mediterranean where the urban and agricultural actors’ spaces for action easily overlap and concur for the use and management of soil and water. A territorial or landscape perspective is therefore required to inform the design of land management systems capable to meet the place-based development goals. A greater involvement of agronomy in the landscape arena would help to design landscape management policies that are better informed of farming systems. Our aim is to present a territorial approach that supported a prospective analysis for the design of shared land management actions using the territory game.
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Oral communication presented at the 14th conference of the European Society for Agronomy, Edinburgh 5-9 September 2016: "Growing landscapes: cultivating innovative agricultural systems"
Cecily’s fun and inspiring programs take groups on a guided tour of the future where they find fresh answers to the age-old questions, “Who are you?” “Where are you going?” and “What’s your territory?” Whether an industry forecast, innovation challenge, leadership development, or for future-proofing a brand, Cecily is able to penetrate core issues and get to the best questions quickly. Her provocative and engaging programs offer a practical approach to connecting near-term realities with long-term objectives.
All programs are tailored to the interests and objectives of each group.
Ever wondered why some organisations have the ability to re-invent entire industries, time and time again?
Where does this source of continuous innovation and foresight come from?
Ever considered that these organisations have two separate innovation cycles in motion?
Good organisations are able to innovate and improve what they know. What the great organisations are able to achieve is the continuous ability to regenerate its own core strategies, based on what they don’t yet know, re-inventing entire industries along the way.
Geovation Water Challenge: Joining Data by Location, John MurrayGeovationchallenge
Presentation by John Murray, Fusion Data Science, giving examples and applications of joining data by location, using OS and other open data.
@MurrayData
Introduction to the Geovation masterclass materials using open data, open source software and exploring geospatial analytics.
Presentation by Gemma McAusland and Kealan Freeman.
Masterclass supported by OS GI Developer/Consultancy team: Clive Melleney, Gemma McAusland, Ian Bennett, Ilhan Coskun, Kealan Freeman, Magdalena Low, Max Stephan, Phil Bridges.
Opendatabay - Open Data Marketplace.pptxOpendatabay
Opendatabay.com unlocks the power of data for everyone. Open Data Marketplace fosters a collaborative hub for data enthusiasts to explore, share, and contribute to a vast collection of datasets.
First ever open hub for data enthusiasts to collaborate and innovate. A platform to explore, share, and contribute to a vast collection of datasets. Through robust quality control and innovative technologies like blockchain verification, opendatabay ensures the authenticity and reliability of datasets, empowering users to make data-driven decisions with confidence. Leverage cutting-edge AI technologies to enhance the data exploration, analysis, and discovery experience.
From intelligent search and recommendations to automated data productisation and quotation, Opendatabay AI-driven features streamline the data workflow. Finding the data you need shouldn't be a complex. Opendatabay simplifies the data acquisition process with an intuitive interface and robust search tools. Effortlessly explore, discover, and access the data you need, allowing you to focus on extracting valuable insights. Opendatabay breaks new ground with a dedicated, AI-generated, synthetic datasets.
Leverage these privacy-preserving datasets for training and testing AI models without compromising sensitive information. Opendatabay prioritizes transparency by providing detailed metadata, provenance information, and usage guidelines for each dataset, ensuring users have a comprehensive understanding of the data they're working with. By leveraging a powerful combination of distributed ledger technology and rigorous third-party audits Opendatabay ensures the authenticity and reliability of every dataset. Security is at the core of Opendatabay. Marketplace implements stringent security measures, including encryption, access controls, and regular vulnerability assessments, to safeguard your data and protect your privacy.
Adjusting primitives for graph : SHORT REPORT / NOTESSubhajit Sahu
Graph algorithms, like PageRank Compressed Sparse Row (CSR) is an adjacency-list based graph representation that is
Multiply with different modes (map)
1. Performance of sequential execution based vs OpenMP based vector multiply.
2. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector multiply.
Sum with different storage types (reduce)
1. Performance of vector element sum using float vs bfloat16 as the storage type.
Sum with different modes (reduce)
1. Performance of sequential execution based vs OpenMP based vector element sum.
2. Performance of memcpy vs in-place based CUDA based vector element sum.
3. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector element sum (memcpy).
4. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector element sum (in-place).
Sum with in-place strategies of CUDA mode (reduce)
1. Comparing various launch configs for CUDA based vector element sum (in-place).
In July 2015, the Akatu Institute, (an NGO that encourages responsible consumption and sustainable lifestyles), launched The Voice of the Drought: a project to raise awareness of the severe water shortages due to drought in Brazil. The project centered on bespoke typography inspired by the parched soil of the Cantareira reservoir - the primary water source for São Paulo. The font was free to download and share via social media. According to the NGO, the project reached over 14 million people worldwide.
Link: http://www.avozdaseca.com.br/index_eng.php
Watersquare Benthemplein is a public space in Rotterdam that automatically becomes a reservoir for excess water during heavy rain. Completed in December 2013, the plaza features three basins: one that includes a small stage, another which can be used as a skatebowl, and the largest one which features a multi-sports pitch with terraced seating for spectators. Rather than keep water tanks and canal systems hidden from view, the square has been designed so that it's clear that the three basins are also reservoirs, with drainage chutes clad in stainless steel.
Link: http://www.urbanisten.nl/wp/?portfolio=waterplein-benthemplein
June 2015 saw the launch of ATM-style water dispensers in Nairobi's Mathare slum. Four ATMs have been installed, using a smart card system to provide water to slum residents. The ATMs are designed to provide an alternative to traditional slum sources of water – which are generally polluted or expensive. People insert a smart card (which can be topped up at kiosks or via cellphone), and then specify how much water they'd like, before it's dispensed from a pipe below the ATM. The devices have been set up as part of a partnership between the Kenyan government and Danish water engineering company Grundfos.
Link: http://www.grundfos.com/cases/find-case/grundfos-lifelink-projects-in-kenya.html
February 2015 saw Boulder-based Avery Brewing Co. partner with the city to help meet federal clean water standards. Weak wort is a substance which can be used to remove nitrogen from wastewater, and is a byproduct of the brewing process. The initiative increases the removal of nitrogen from 50% to around 70-75%. Boulder's Nitrogen Upgrades Project costs around USD 3 million, with system at Avery's brewing costing USD 25,000.
Link: http://averybrewing.com/
In the midst of September 2015's severe drought, the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California partnered with US-based digital radio station Pandora to launch Water Lover’s Station: a playlist that features songs solely related to water. All songs are under five minutes long, with the aim of encouraging shorter showers and the conservation of water.
Link: http://bewaterwise.com/index.html
