This document provides a summary of a guest lecture on ecodesign given to the Green Industry Summer Course. The lecture discusses the need for more sustainable design given environmental problems like pollution, waste, and resource scarcity. It highlights how design decisions have significant impacts and that ecodesign must consider environmental and social issues across a product's entire lifecycle. The lecture argues that both individual behavior and systemic changes are needed across industries, education, policies and design to transition to more sustainable practices. Examples of collaborative ecodesign work in Europe are presented to illustrate approaches. The overall message is that ecodesign thinking can help address pressing environmental and social challenges if adopted more widely.
Professor Paul Connett's presentation on the health impacts of incineration September 2010, Merthyr Tydfil, in an office one floor beneath the Incinerator manufacturer Covanta offices. They stated they had no one available to attend.
The presentation by Dr. Paul Connett follows the pathway of dioxins from industrial pollution to an infant's brain.
The recent winners of the Autodesk-sponsored Biomimicry Student Design Challenge come from the Art Institute of Isfahan in Iran. The team set out to use biomimicry-inspired design to reduce energy use in a building designed for Iran’s harsh desert climate. The result, inspired by the desert snail, is the Bio-Arch, which minimizes the surface area exposed to solar radiation with curved surfaces and shading. Learn more about their sustainable design approach and use of Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis software to achieve winning results.
Professor Paul Connett's presentation on the health impacts of incineration September 2010, Merthyr Tydfil, in an office one floor beneath the Incinerator manufacturer Covanta offices. They stated they had no one available to attend.
The presentation by Dr. Paul Connett follows the pathway of dioxins from industrial pollution to an infant's brain.
The recent winners of the Autodesk-sponsored Biomimicry Student Design Challenge come from the Art Institute of Isfahan in Iran. The team set out to use biomimicry-inspired design to reduce energy use in a building designed for Iran’s harsh desert climate. The result, inspired by the desert snail, is the Bio-Arch, which minimizes the surface area exposed to solar radiation with curved surfaces and shading. Learn more about their sustainable design approach and use of Autodesk® Ecotect® Analysis software to achieve winning results.
Proton Training Solution (PTS) is a trusted Training Institute in Pune for MBA Entrance Exams (CAT | IIFT | XAT | SNAP | NMAT | CMAT | TISS | MH CET | MAT | ATMA and many others), BBA Entrance Exams (IPM-AT | DUJAT | SET | NPAT | BMCC | MIT and many others). Proton is also associated with many institutes as knowledge partner & provides Aptitude Training for Placement Preparation.
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Naming the Epoch: Anthropocene, Capitalocene, EcoceneEcoLabs
The Anthropocene is the proposed name for the geological epoch where humanity is dramatically affecting geological processes. The name draws attention to severe environmental problems – but it also does other things. Jason Moore asks: “Does the Anthropocene argument obscure more than it illuminates?” (2014, 4). Donna Haraway argues that the Anthropocene must be “as short/thin as possible” (2015, 160). Moore, Haraway, Solon and Latour claim the concept uncritically imports Western rationality, imperialism and anthropocentrism – and thereby narrows options for the development of sustainable alternatives.
It is important to be specific about exactly what ‘anthropos’ are doing to destabilise climate systems and other planetary boundaries. There is a particular model of development driving dramatic Earth System change. There are other options. In response to this problem, the Capitalocene is a concept that asserts: “the logic of capital drives disruption of Earth System. Not humans in general” (Salon, 2014).
Bruno Latour says the Capitalocene is “a swift way to ascribe this responsibility to whom and to where it belongs” (2014, 139). It is more specific. Consequently it opens space for other opinions. Yet while the Capitalocene is critical, is not creative. Beyond the assumptions of Anthropocene and the critical perspective of the Capitalocene, new ways of understanding social and ecological relations are emergent.
Design theorist Rachel Armstrong states “there is no advantage to us to bring the Anthropocene into the future… The mythos of the Anthropocene does not help us… we must re-imagine our world and enable the Ecocene” (2015). New ecologically informed ways of thinking and living must be generated. The Ecocene has yet to be designed. Its emergence depends on a new understanding of ecological-human relations and new types of development that emerge from this perspective. The transformative Ecocene describes a curative catalyst for cultural change necessary to survive the Anthropocene.
A presentation at Climate Change: Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics University of Brighton, Thursday 28-Friday 29 April 2016.
A practicing architect, designer and sustainability consultant, Pius is teaching Environmental Design at TongJi University, Shanghai, School of Design and Innovation (D&I). For more than a decade he has researched, designed and taught in the realm of sustainable human environment. His current focus are urban ecology, biomimicry, sustainable materials, place-specific design, sustainable rural development projects, and sustainable mobility projects. Pius is director of the biomimetic design lab (http://bidl.tongji.edu.cn/) at D&I and instrumental in the creation of a Regional Biomimicry Network in China (BCN).
Pius presentation talks about what is biomimicry - its philosophy, goals, essential elements, methodology, most famous examples and current extent and actors, as well as the work in Tongji’s Biomimetic Design Lab.
Is our current materialistic lifestyle sustainable for our planet? How long can we continue to do things that make us feel good, but that are harmful and not sustainable for our environment? We need to start seeing our interests and nature’s interest as one and the same.
At, HFI’s Institute of Customer Experience (ICE) we believe that there is hope to turn things around from leading a materialistic lifestyle that is indifferent to the planet to leading a sustainable lifestyle; and we have that hope in people. So we went out searching for people from around the world who do live a sustainable lifestyle, and it shows in their work and in their personal lives each day. They are ordinary people, but with a refreshing new mindset, which makes them extraordinary. They are cleaning up our planet, making it a better place to live in, and empathizing with nature all along the way. They mobilize others into action and have drawn many to their work.
We at ICE believe that these people are the “Trendsetters for Sustainable Lifestyles”. Through the eight photobooks that follow we want to showcase their work to the world for the simple and elegant ways in which they have made a difference to the planet as individuals. They are doing their bit and as a result have positively affected communities and the environment around them. We hope they inspire our readers the way that they have inspired us. If we can learn from sustainability being their state of mind and from their work, we can make changes in our lives and fields of work to start living in a manner that will keep Earth a beautiful and habitable place for us for a very long time to come.
Mapping Climate Communication - A Practice Reflection on the Climate Timeline...EcoLabs
The Mapping Climate Communication project offers an overview of how climate change is communicated in the public realm by visualizing actors, events, strategies, media coverage and discourses influencing public opinion. Two large-scale maps and one Poster Summary Report were published on-line October 2014. The project uses two visualization methods: a timeline and a network visualization. The Climate Timeline (CT) visualizes the historical processes and events that have lead to the growth of various ways of communicating climate change. The Network of Actors (NoA) illustrates relationships between institutions, organizations and individuals participating in climate communication in Canada, United States and the United Kingdom. Together these two visualizations contextualize events and actors within five discourses: climate science, climate justice, ecological modernization, neoliberalism and climate contrarianism. Since communication happens at the level of rhetoric as well as the level of action, discourses in this project include explicit messages and also messages that are implicit within political, corporate and organizational activities and policy. This approach reveals tensions and contradictions in climate communication.
Presented at Bridging Divides: Spaces of Scholarship and Practice in Environmental Communication. The Conference on Communication and Environment, Boulder, Colorado, June 11-14, 2015 - https://theieca.org/coce2015
Biomimicry and biophilia as a powerful business tool nature's inspirationMaclay Architects
In this talk at the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Spring 2014 Conference, Bill Maclay gives examples of biophilic workplaces in Vermont. The talk is part of a workshop titled "Nature's Inspiration: Biomimicry and Biophilia as a Powerful Business Tool" which was lead by Stephen Keller, Bill Maclay, Sarah-Lee Terrat, and Michael Dupee. Workshop details below.
Nature's wisdom and inspiration can be a successful tool for generating design solutions in today's business environment. As humans, we have lived in the bounty of nature for thousands of years and are hardwired to appreciate living systems. This love of engagement with nature is called biophilia. In observing nature's evolution we can learn from the innovative creation of new materials, forms, and living organisms. This learning from living systems is called biomimicry. This forum will explore the emerging fields of biophilia and biomimicry: What are they? How can they be used successfully in business? What are practical and successful examples? And how can they apply to small, medium and large businesses in Vermont today?
A collaborative project on reducing our ecological footprint, students in Mexico and New Zealand had the opportunity to connect, inspire, discover, and take action!
Ecocene Design Economies: Three Ecologies of Systems TransitionsEcoLabs
Despite accumulative social and technological innovation, the design industry continues to face significant obstacles when addressing issues of sustainability. Climate change and other systemic ecological problems demands shifts on an order of magnitude well beyond the trajectory of business-as-usual. I will argue that these complex problems require addressing the epistemological error in knowledge systems reproducing unsustainable designed worlds. Ecological literacy is a basis for nature-inspired design. Ecologically engaged knowledge must inform design strategies across the psychological, the social and the environmental domains. With the expansive three ecologies perspective, interventions at the intersection of design and economics can enable systems transitions. This theoretical work informs a framing of the current epoch in ways that create a foundation for the creation of regenerative, distributed and redirected design economies.
Design embeds ideas in communication, artifacts and spaces in subtle and psychologically powerful ways. Feminist, class, race and indigenous scholars and activists describe how oppressions (how patriarchy, racism, colonialism, etc.) exist within institutions and also within cultural practices. The theory of symbolic violence sheds light on how design can function to naturalise oppressions and then obfuscate power relations around this process. Through symbolic violence, design can function as an enabler for the exploitation of certain groups of people and the environment they (and ultimately ‘we’) depend on to live. Design functions as symbolic violence when it is involved with the creation and reproduction of ideas, practices, processes and tools that result in structural and other types of violence (including ecocide).
Presentation and conversation at the Design Research Society 2016's Design + Research + Society: Future Focused Thinking conference. The University of Brighton. UK and then again at the Decolonising Design group’s Intersectional Perspectives on Design, Politics and Power at Malmo University in November 2016.
by
Dr. Joanna Boehnert, Research Fellow in Design, CREAM, University of Westminster + EcoLabs
Dr. Bianca Elzenbaumer, Research Fellow in Design, Leeds College of Art + Brave New Alps
Dimeji Onafuwa, PhD candidate, Carnegie Mellon University
For more information, visit www.wordstream.com
Whether you're planning your initial PPC budget or re-evaluating your current spend, there are always ways to spend your PPC dollars more wisely. Chances are, your PPC account could use a refresher when it comes to spend planning, overall budgeting, and cost measurement.
In this webinar, WordStream's Larry Kim and Hanapin Marketing's Carrie Albright will share best practices and creative tips for budget management, including:
- Reconciling PPC budget with your overall marketing costs
- Adjusting your strategy for large or small accounts
- Choosing the right metrics to help define your spend
- Incorporating expenses like agency or staff overhead
Watch now to learn proven strategies for better managing your ad spend.
Enterprise Content Management im Zeichen von Enterprise 2.0Thorsten Zoerner
Ähnlich dem Wandel des Internets in den letzten Jahren verändern sich auch Unternehmen; weg von statischen Strukturen und hin zu einer dynamischen Organisationsform. Es ist die Rede von Mitmach-Unternehmen, die Kunden und Mitarbeiter als veränderliche Komponenten in Prozessen und Arbeitsabläufen definieren - Inhalte werden über Systemgrenzen hinweg ausgetauscht und verändert. Die Kontrolle über sämtliche Informationen zu behalten, ohne an Flexibilität zu verlieren, ist Aufgabe einer zeitgemäßen Enterprise Content Management Plattform.
Proton Training Solution (PTS) is a trusted Training Institute in Pune for MBA Entrance Exams (CAT | IIFT | XAT | SNAP | NMAT | CMAT | TISS | MH CET | MAT | ATMA and many others), BBA Entrance Exams (IPM-AT | DUJAT | SET | NPAT | BMCC | MIT and many others). Proton is also associated with many institutes as knowledge partner & provides Aptitude Training for Placement Preparation.
for more information please visit to
https://protons.in
Naming the Epoch: Anthropocene, Capitalocene, EcoceneEcoLabs
The Anthropocene is the proposed name for the geological epoch where humanity is dramatically affecting geological processes. The name draws attention to severe environmental problems – but it also does other things. Jason Moore asks: “Does the Anthropocene argument obscure more than it illuminates?” (2014, 4). Donna Haraway argues that the Anthropocene must be “as short/thin as possible” (2015, 160). Moore, Haraway, Solon and Latour claim the concept uncritically imports Western rationality, imperialism and anthropocentrism – and thereby narrows options for the development of sustainable alternatives.
It is important to be specific about exactly what ‘anthropos’ are doing to destabilise climate systems and other planetary boundaries. There is a particular model of development driving dramatic Earth System change. There are other options. In response to this problem, the Capitalocene is a concept that asserts: “the logic of capital drives disruption of Earth System. Not humans in general” (Salon, 2014).
Bruno Latour says the Capitalocene is “a swift way to ascribe this responsibility to whom and to where it belongs” (2014, 139). It is more specific. Consequently it opens space for other opinions. Yet while the Capitalocene is critical, is not creative. Beyond the assumptions of Anthropocene and the critical perspective of the Capitalocene, new ways of understanding social and ecological relations are emergent.
Design theorist Rachel Armstrong states “there is no advantage to us to bring the Anthropocene into the future… The mythos of the Anthropocene does not help us… we must re-imagine our world and enable the Ecocene” (2015). New ecologically informed ways of thinking and living must be generated. The Ecocene has yet to be designed. Its emergence depends on a new understanding of ecological-human relations and new types of development that emerge from this perspective. The transformative Ecocene describes a curative catalyst for cultural change necessary to survive the Anthropocene.
A presentation at Climate Change: Spatial, Environmental and Cultural Politics University of Brighton, Thursday 28-Friday 29 April 2016.
A practicing architect, designer and sustainability consultant, Pius is teaching Environmental Design at TongJi University, Shanghai, School of Design and Innovation (D&I). For more than a decade he has researched, designed and taught in the realm of sustainable human environment. His current focus are urban ecology, biomimicry, sustainable materials, place-specific design, sustainable rural development projects, and sustainable mobility projects. Pius is director of the biomimetic design lab (http://bidl.tongji.edu.cn/) at D&I and instrumental in the creation of a Regional Biomimicry Network in China (BCN).
Pius presentation talks about what is biomimicry - its philosophy, goals, essential elements, methodology, most famous examples and current extent and actors, as well as the work in Tongji’s Biomimetic Design Lab.
Is our current materialistic lifestyle sustainable for our planet? How long can we continue to do things that make us feel good, but that are harmful and not sustainable for our environment? We need to start seeing our interests and nature’s interest as one and the same.
At, HFI’s Institute of Customer Experience (ICE) we believe that there is hope to turn things around from leading a materialistic lifestyle that is indifferent to the planet to leading a sustainable lifestyle; and we have that hope in people. So we went out searching for people from around the world who do live a sustainable lifestyle, and it shows in their work and in their personal lives each day. They are ordinary people, but with a refreshing new mindset, which makes them extraordinary. They are cleaning up our planet, making it a better place to live in, and empathizing with nature all along the way. They mobilize others into action and have drawn many to their work.
We at ICE believe that these people are the “Trendsetters for Sustainable Lifestyles”. Through the eight photobooks that follow we want to showcase their work to the world for the simple and elegant ways in which they have made a difference to the planet as individuals. They are doing their bit and as a result have positively affected communities and the environment around them. We hope they inspire our readers the way that they have inspired us. If we can learn from sustainability being their state of mind and from their work, we can make changes in our lives and fields of work to start living in a manner that will keep Earth a beautiful and habitable place for us for a very long time to come.
Mapping Climate Communication - A Practice Reflection on the Climate Timeline...EcoLabs
The Mapping Climate Communication project offers an overview of how climate change is communicated in the public realm by visualizing actors, events, strategies, media coverage and discourses influencing public opinion. Two large-scale maps and one Poster Summary Report were published on-line October 2014. The project uses two visualization methods: a timeline and a network visualization. The Climate Timeline (CT) visualizes the historical processes and events that have lead to the growth of various ways of communicating climate change. The Network of Actors (NoA) illustrates relationships between institutions, organizations and individuals participating in climate communication in Canada, United States and the United Kingdom. Together these two visualizations contextualize events and actors within five discourses: climate science, climate justice, ecological modernization, neoliberalism and climate contrarianism. Since communication happens at the level of rhetoric as well as the level of action, discourses in this project include explicit messages and also messages that are implicit within political, corporate and organizational activities and policy. This approach reveals tensions and contradictions in climate communication.
Presented at Bridging Divides: Spaces of Scholarship and Practice in Environmental Communication. The Conference on Communication and Environment, Boulder, Colorado, June 11-14, 2015 - https://theieca.org/coce2015
Biomimicry and biophilia as a powerful business tool nature's inspirationMaclay Architects
In this talk at the Vermont Businesses for Social Responsibility Spring 2014 Conference, Bill Maclay gives examples of biophilic workplaces in Vermont. The talk is part of a workshop titled "Nature's Inspiration: Biomimicry and Biophilia as a Powerful Business Tool" which was lead by Stephen Keller, Bill Maclay, Sarah-Lee Terrat, and Michael Dupee. Workshop details below.
Nature's wisdom and inspiration can be a successful tool for generating design solutions in today's business environment. As humans, we have lived in the bounty of nature for thousands of years and are hardwired to appreciate living systems. This love of engagement with nature is called biophilia. In observing nature's evolution we can learn from the innovative creation of new materials, forms, and living organisms. This learning from living systems is called biomimicry. This forum will explore the emerging fields of biophilia and biomimicry: What are they? How can they be used successfully in business? What are practical and successful examples? And how can they apply to small, medium and large businesses in Vermont today?
A collaborative project on reducing our ecological footprint, students in Mexico and New Zealand had the opportunity to connect, inspire, discover, and take action!
Ecocene Design Economies: Three Ecologies of Systems TransitionsEcoLabs
Despite accumulative social and technological innovation, the design industry continues to face significant obstacles when addressing issues of sustainability. Climate change and other systemic ecological problems demands shifts on an order of magnitude well beyond the trajectory of business-as-usual. I will argue that these complex problems require addressing the epistemological error in knowledge systems reproducing unsustainable designed worlds. Ecological literacy is a basis for nature-inspired design. Ecologically engaged knowledge must inform design strategies across the psychological, the social and the environmental domains. With the expansive three ecologies perspective, interventions at the intersection of design and economics can enable systems transitions. This theoretical work informs a framing of the current epoch in ways that create a foundation for the creation of regenerative, distributed and redirected design economies.
Design embeds ideas in communication, artifacts and spaces in subtle and psychologically powerful ways. Feminist, class, race and indigenous scholars and activists describe how oppressions (how patriarchy, racism, colonialism, etc.) exist within institutions and also within cultural practices. The theory of symbolic violence sheds light on how design can function to naturalise oppressions and then obfuscate power relations around this process. Through symbolic violence, design can function as an enabler for the exploitation of certain groups of people and the environment they (and ultimately ‘we’) depend on to live. Design functions as symbolic violence when it is involved with the creation and reproduction of ideas, practices, processes and tools that result in structural and other types of violence (including ecocide).
Presentation and conversation at the Design Research Society 2016's Design + Research + Society: Future Focused Thinking conference. The University of Brighton. UK and then again at the Decolonising Design group’s Intersectional Perspectives on Design, Politics and Power at Malmo University in November 2016.
by
Dr. Joanna Boehnert, Research Fellow in Design, CREAM, University of Westminster + EcoLabs
Dr. Bianca Elzenbaumer, Research Fellow in Design, Leeds College of Art + Brave New Alps
Dimeji Onafuwa, PhD candidate, Carnegie Mellon University
For more information, visit www.wordstream.com
Whether you're planning your initial PPC budget or re-evaluating your current spend, there are always ways to spend your PPC dollars more wisely. Chances are, your PPC account could use a refresher when it comes to spend planning, overall budgeting, and cost measurement.
In this webinar, WordStream's Larry Kim and Hanapin Marketing's Carrie Albright will share best practices and creative tips for budget management, including:
- Reconciling PPC budget with your overall marketing costs
- Adjusting your strategy for large or small accounts
- Choosing the right metrics to help define your spend
- Incorporating expenses like agency or staff overhead
Watch now to learn proven strategies for better managing your ad spend.
Enterprise Content Management im Zeichen von Enterprise 2.0Thorsten Zoerner
Ähnlich dem Wandel des Internets in den letzten Jahren verändern sich auch Unternehmen; weg von statischen Strukturen und hin zu einer dynamischen Organisationsform. Es ist die Rede von Mitmach-Unternehmen, die Kunden und Mitarbeiter als veränderliche Komponenten in Prozessen und Arbeitsabläufen definieren - Inhalte werden über Systemgrenzen hinweg ausgetauscht und verändert. Die Kontrolle über sämtliche Informationen zu behalten, ohne an Flexibilität zu verlieren, ist Aufgabe einer zeitgemäßen Enterprise Content Management Plattform.
Lecture series on research into the educational experiences of young people with sickle cell disease. A narrated version is available on the SCOOTER project website. http://www.sicklecellanaemia.org/OER/resources/scooter30-35/scooter32.html
A keynote by Frank (Ecodesign Centre) on good design given at the "iSustain Symposium. ‘Does it pay to be green?" organised by the Institute of Sustainable Design (ISD)
This presentation helps you to discover what is circular economy and what are the opportunities of this new model.
In a few slides, you can easily understand the issues on resources and the methods to improve materials, products or components value and life span.
Sustainability, Circularity, Circular Economy have a lot in common with the Agile mindset and values. Also Agilist need to step in and face this complexity to help organizations to run this transformations.
Joined up thinking and ecodesign requires empathyInfo EDCW
There is a disconnect between people and people and planet. To achieve the environmental and social change required we need to put ourselves in other peoples shoes, take time to listen and understand, extend trust and co-create our future.
Incineration: A Poor Solution for the 21st Century, by Dr Paul ConnettFrankie Dolan
Dr Connett's presentation regarding incineration that was given at Ivybridge, Devon, UK on 3rd February 2010. The presentation was to inform the residents of the area regarding the facts of incineration and its alternatives, as they fight against the proposed incinerator at Lee Mill. This is the full version of the presentation, 247 slides long. There will shortly be available a slimmer version containing the most important slides. Find out more about the campagin against the incinerator at http://www.ecoivy.org
the delicate topic of Sustainable Development through a
book which I have co-authored and give to the audience also a perspective on
how Education can sensitively provide support for this framework.
I will participate in my role of affiliate professor of management and behavior
for Grenoble Graduate School of Business, France ( www.ggsb.com)
by mark esposito (m.esposito@ht.umass.edu)
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The Joint Actions on Climate Change Conference will consist of representatives of governments, industry, retailers, researchers as well as NGOs, consumer organisations and the financial sector. It will bring these stakeholders together with the aim of fostering a fruitful dialogue and bridging gaps in views and positions on how innovation and design can tackle the crisis of climate change. This conference will be a building block towards setting targets for the COP15 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen in December.
Fashion Conscience? - Sustainability of the High Street Clothing Industry Seminar
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UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 3DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 3. In this session, we will cover desktop automation along with UI automation.
Topics covered:
UI automation Introduction,
UI automation Sample
Desktop automation flow
Pradeep Chinnala, Senior Consultant Automation Developer @WonderBotz and UiPath MVP
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Kubernetes & AI - Beauty and the Beast !?! @KCD Istanbul 2024Tobias Schneck
As AI technology is pushing into IT I was wondering myself, as an “infrastructure container kubernetes guy”, how get this fancy AI technology get managed from an infrastructure operational view? Is it possible to apply our lovely cloud native principals as well? What benefit’s both technologies could bring to each other?
Let me take this questions and provide you a short journey through existing deployment models and use cases for AI software. On practical examples, we discuss what cloud/on-premise strategy we may need for applying it to our own infrastructure to get it to work from an enterprise perspective. I want to give an overview about infrastructure requirements and technologies, what could be beneficial or limiting your AI use cases in an enterprise environment. An interactive Demo will give you some insides, what approaches I got already working for real.
GraphRAG is All You need? LLM & Knowledge GraphGuy Korland
Guy Korland, CEO and Co-founder of FalkorDB, will review two articles on the integration of language models with knowledge graphs.
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https://arxiv.org/abs/2306.08302
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Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
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Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
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We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
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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.
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2. Heatmap utilization for testing
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4. Demo
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Length: 30 minutes
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This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish Caching
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1.
2. guest lecture / workshop on
ecodesign at the Green Industry
Summer Course organised by
Central European University, in
partnership with UNIDO
July
2013
4. to
believe
in
something,
and
not
to
live
it,
is
dishonest.
Mahatma
Gandhi
5. “… The times of thoughtless design,
which can only flourish in times of
thoughtless production for thoughtless
consumption, are over.
We cannot afford any more
thoughtlessness.”
source:
Dieter
Rams
6. “… The times of thoughtless design,
which can only flourish in times of
thoughtless production for thoughtless
consumption, are over.
We cannot afford any more
thoughtlessness.”
source:
Dieter
Rams
9. image source: ads-ngo.com
source:
Edwin
Datschefski
&
United
NaFons
University
…
and
now
98%
of
products
are
thrown
away
within
6
months.
10. we
conFnue
to
over
consume.
11. …
If
everyone
in
the
world
were
to
consume
natural
resources
and
generate
carbon
dioxide
(CO2)
at
the
rate
we
do
in
the
UK,
we‘d
need
three
planets
to
support
us.
source:
WWF
UK,
DEFRA
three
planet
living
factor
‘X’?
12. Image
source:
Banksy
we
see
even
more
of
a
disconnect
between
people
…..
and
between
planet
and
people.
..
and
true
costs
conFnue
not
to
be
accounted
for.
25. can design be good?
if it does not consider the key
environmental and social impacts
along the life cycle?
26. can design be good?
if it does not consider the key
environmental and social impacts
along the life cycle?
27. we
conFnue
to
experience
a
collecFve
unconscious
behaviour
…..
with
catastrophic
unintended
consequences.
good design is a
behaviour.
28. we
con6nue
to
experience
a
collec6ve
unconscious
behaviour
…..
with
catastrophic
unintended
consequences.
good design is a
behaviour.
29. every design choice has
a consequence
image
source:
Chris
Jordan
80% of impacts
are determined
at design stage
30. There are professions more harmful than
industrial design, but only a very few of
them. And possibly only one profession is
phonier. Advertising design, in persuading
people to buy things they don‘t need, with
money they don’t have, in order to impress
others who don‘t care, is probably the
phoniest field in existence today.
Victor Papanek,
Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social
Change, Thames and Hudson, 1984
33. population growth
source: engine group and UNFPA
source: engine group and UK statistics
ageing population
a move to cities
non-inclusive
resource scarcity
knowledge loss
emerging economies
natural disasters
change
41. between
100
and
1000
species
become
ex6nct
each
year,
because
their
habitats
are
changing
or
being
destroyed.
source: UK Government
responsibility
degradaFon
43. over
1
billion
people
do
not
have
access
to
clean
drinking
water
source: UNDP
responsibility
access
to
water
44. 80%
of
all
disease
in
developing
countries
is
caused
by
consump6on
of
contaminated
water
source: WHO
responsibility
access
to
water
45. 3800children die each day
from diseases associated
with lack of access to safe
drinking water, inadequate
sanitation and poor hygiene
water access
source: UN / flickr
responsibility
access
to
water
48. what would the design brief for the
industrial revolution look like?
design a system of production that:
1. puts billions of pounds of toxic material into the air, water and soil
2. measures prosperity by activity, not legacy
3. requires thousands of complex regulations to keep people and
natural systems from being poisoned too quickly
4. produces materials so dangerous that they will require constant
vigilance from future generations
5. results in gigantic amounts of waste
6. puts valuable materials in holes all over the planet, where they can
never be retrieved
7. erodes the diversity of biological species and cultural practices
source: William McDonough and Michael Braungart in Penny Allen (ed) (2001) Metaphors for Change: partnership, tools and civic
action for sustainability, Sheffield: Greenleaf: 68 – from a presentation by Dr. Emma Dewberry to the Ecodesign Centre & partners in
2008
50. ‘commandments
of
industrialised
society’
1) create
more
desire
(perceived
needs)
2) thou
shalt
consume
(=
good
life)
culture
of
consumpFon
-‐
devaluing
of
culture
source:
Henry
1949
cited
in
Jones
1987
56. images:
Apple
products,
Harman,
miscell.
sites
1988
1993
2013
2009
2006 !
reflecFons
on
my
journey
57. our mission is to make ecodesign happen
through collaboration along the life cycle
58. eco-strategies:
ecodesign is an approach to designing
products and services that aims to reduce
environmental impacts over the full life cycle.
eco-innovation is an approach to innovation
that leads to a reduction in environmental
impacts through targeted technological,
organisational or institutional mechanisms.
source:
EU
Eco-‐innova6on
Ac6on
Plan
website:
hPp://ec.europa.eu/environment/ecoap/index_en.htm
59. ecodesign
thinking
considers
the
materials,
processes
&
pracFces
of
a
organisaFon.
It
can
idenFfy
layers
of
waste
but
also
layers
of
value
60. effecFve
ecodesign
thinking
is
open,
process-‐oriented,
mulFdisciplinary
and
cross-‐funcFonal,
involving
people
as
well
as
stuff
61. it’s
a
way
of
thinking
and
doing
to
saFsfy
real
societal
needs
in
a
responsible
way
62. recent Ecodesign Centre
briefings & outputs
• Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)
• Critical Materials (CRM)
• survey of European Design Centres
• Eco-innovation
• baseline study on resource hungry products
Visit: http://www.edcw.org/en/resources
78. "Sonicare Elite 7000
produced at 11 locations and in five time zones, comprised of 38 components,
parts supplied by Japan, France, China and Malaysia, materials and production
in Austria, Sweden, assembly in Philippines and United States, when fully
assembled and packaged in Seattle the components have travelled a full
27,880 kilometres, two thirds of the Earth's circumference.
source: SPIEGEL Magazine
85. design for…. full life cycles
life cycles, nutrient cycles, material selection, cradle to cradle
image source: mc donagh / braungart
86. design for…. fair &
just production
health and safety, employees
rights, unions, forced labour, child
labour, discrimination,
source: martin charter / CFSD
87.
…...individuals
act
primarily
on
issues
that
impact
their
personal
well-‐being,
their
family,
and
their
immediate
community.
Unless
those
needs
are
tended
to,
most
individuals
won't
commit
to
causes
that
promise
to
benefit
the
world
at
large.
Catherine
Greener
source: WHO / BBC
88. invesFgate
the
internal
and
external
drivers
for
packaging,
product
or
service
(re)
design.
these
drivers
could
include
legislaFon,
customers,
new
technology,
compeFFon.
assess
the
environmental
impacts
of
the
packaging
and
product.
map
the
life
cycle
so
you
understand
where
these
impacts
occur.
idenFfy
where
materials
and
energy
is
used
and
where
waste
is
produced.
select
ecodesign
strategies
that
will
allow
designers
to
tackle
the
main
environmental
impacts.
explore
the
compromises
and
trade-‐offs.
involve
others
from
markeFng,
sales,
producFon,
purchasing.
develop
a
clear
brand
and
markeFng
strategy
to
reflect
and
communicate
the
environmental
improvements.
consider
how
the
packaging
will
impact
upon
the
brand.
rethink
assess
communicate
design
1.
2.
3.
4.
96. a
marketable
set
of
products
and
services
capable
of
fulfilling
a
user’s
need
(Goedkoop
et
al.)
product
service
systems
97. …
also
known
as
a
funcFon
oriented
business
model
(e.g.
Xerox)
product
service
systems
98. hire
lease
/
service
consumer
goods
cooperaFve
full
ownership
shared
(adapted from Cooper et al.)
individual
no
ownership
responsible
business
models
product
service
systems
112. Cradle to Cradle
“remake the way we
make things” thinking about the materials we use, how
our products are designed and assembled, and their cycles
of use with our customers.
No matter how good your products are, there comes a time
when their first useful life comes to an end. In considering
product life cycles Cradle to Cradle asks us to re-think the
commonplace approach of “take, make & waste” and this
prompted us to act.
During the early stages of the design of Ara we established a
relationship with one of Cradle to Cradle’s authors, renowned
industrial chemist Micheal Braungart. Throughout the
development we have been working with EPEA, Micheal’s C2C
organisation based in Hamburg.
We’ve always very carefully considered the materials that we use
in our products but our aim in working with EPEA is to ensure
that what we’re using is truly safe, for humans and the
environment alike, and successful in technical cycles of reuse.
This means looking in much more detail at every chemical
ingredient in the materials we use; to determine which inhibit
this aim and need to be substituted or remove as a result.
Cradle to Cradle is an approach to design which looks to make
us truly environmentally effective, by developing products for
closed loop systems in which all the materials used are safe and
beneficial - either to biodegrade naturally or to be fully recycled
into high quality materials for subsequent product generations,
again and again. In order for us to maximise the value of the
materials used in your chair we’d like to get them back once
you’ve finished with them. It’s pretty simple, all you need to do
is visit our website at www.orangebox.com/endoflife.htm
Returning your ARA at ‘End of Life’
Armsupportthat’sthereonlywhenyouneedit.
Ourgoalwastodesignanewarmpadthatwasmorecomforta
thanever,usingmaterialsthatcouldbesegregatedeasilyandrecyc
moreeffectively.ThetraditionalPUisreplacedbyaflexiblepolym
withaseparateinsertmadefromrecycledfoam.Theresultis
armrestthat’srobust,easytouseandprobablythemostcomforta
we’veevermade.
Dosomethingreallysimple;makethechairbase100%
recyclable.
Notthemostcomplicatedpartonataskchair,granted,butweas
ourselvesthequestion-somelookmuchbetterthanothersbut
plasticchairbasesareprettymuchthesame,aren’tthey?Wellin
sensetheyare,andwithveryfewexceptionstheyallhaveam
collarmouldedintotheplastictostopthegasliftcreepingthroug
thebase.Greatfornotdraggingyourchairacrossthecarpetbut
notsogreatwhenyoucometorecycleit,asthecollarcanbever
difficulttoremove.
Smartdesignandcarefulmaterialselectionhasenabledustocre
abasewithoutacollarinsert.Asimplepointbutunlikealmost
otherplasticbasesoursis100%recyclable.Andrestassuredwe
testeditlikemad.
Weknowthatpeoplecomeinallshapesandsizes.That’swhy
smartengineeringinsidethemechanismmeanstheridecanbe
tunedandbalancedtoyourpreciseneeds,usingadjustment
controlsthatareeasytooperateandlabelledclearly.
disassembly
takeback, reuse
cradle to cradle,
collaboration
Ara: ecodesign = good design
@Orangebox_Ltd
113. do: more for less
part reduction (25% less
weight), disassembly,
dematerialisation
& material streamlining@Orangebox_Ltd
114. do: supply chain
a local supply chain has reduced
manufacturing costs, allowed for closer
working relationships with suppliers and has
reduced environmental impacts through
energy reduction at the transport stage (a
direct saving on average of 20% on the cost of
components = £280,000 saving)
@Orangebox_Ltd
115. do: responsible design
estimated that £750,000 will be saved annually
on the do range alone as a direct result of the
ecodesign led approach employed as part of
core business strategy.
@Orangebox_Ltd
117. product
design
the ‘environment’:
• true cost
• consumption
• business model
• infrastructure
• education
• procurement
• people
• LCA, etc. image source:
http://www.cpnd.org/
118. good
design
consideraFons
considera6on
of
full
life
cycle
/
system
/
true
cost
no
shi[
between
stages
of
life
cycle
/
LCA
design
for
transformaFve
use
cycles
design
for
new
models
of
business
&
un-‐ownership
1
120. good
business
consideraFons
adaptable
supply
circles
instead
of
chains
transparency,
honesty
&
openness
(traceability)
true
collabora6on
through
empathy
&
extending
trust
framework
to
build
capacity
&
competencies
3
121. innovaFon
through
mindset
changes
–
think
…
‘resource’
instead
of
‘waste’
‘need’,
‘use’
instead
of
‘consume’
how
to
transform
‘stuff’
&
not
destroy
wider
life
cycle
/
‘circular
economy’
team
4
123. generic first steps
decide not to stay where you are
find something you love, believe in, are
passionate about
take responsibility, lead
don’t be afraid to fail
learn from your mistakes
understand your own role
ensure you are contributing, relevant
124. generic first steps
clearly define your values
set a clear vision, mission
seek to understand, empathise, trust
focus on building capacity
‘walk the talk’
keep it simple, do it now
132. support reading - personal viewpoint
Can design be good?
http://www.thepeoplesdesignlab.org.uk/can-design-
be-good/
Why we cannot accept bad design
http://www.edcw.org/en/why-we-cannot-accept-bad-
design
Being design
http://hiatusbookblog.wordpress.com/2013/02/22/
frank-oconnor-eng/
137. choose
a
product
to
ecodesign?
explain
your
choice
(of
product)
and
approach
(i.e.
key
strategies).
!
138. choose
an
item
of
clothing
and
map
out
its
story
/
life
cycle?
how
would
you
re-‐ecodesign?
explain
your
decision
making.
!
139. what
is
the
one
thing
you
would
do
to
make
ecodesign
happen?
!
140. what
is
the
one
thing
you
would
do
to
make
responsible
business
happen?
!
141. consider
the
role
of:
§ government?
§ industry?
§ educaFon?
in
an
world
where
responsible
design
&
business
is
the
norm.
!
142. choose a product
sketch circle(s) of use
include key stages
identify key actors
select a life cycle strategy
consider role of:
government, business, education and design
!