Founder and strategy lead at ber.st. Design entrepreneurship = applied optimism.

Joined December 2006
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31 Jul 2024
This is Optimism is an intimate one-day conference in the Sussex countryside on Friday 20th September, where we’ll explore the power of optimism in shaping our futures. optimism.is
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31 Jul 2024
Featuring talks from @nicolebradfield, @rachelcoldicutt, @DivideClass, stanleyjamespress.com, @anjali28, @anilkseth and @Optimistontour plus amazing food from bakestone.uk, we hope you can join us.
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21 Oct 2022
The perfect winter storm is coming…
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24 Sep 2022
Coral City Camera is an underwater camera streaming live from an urban coral reef in Miami, Florida. It’s completely mesmeric. #slowdown coralcitycamera.com/
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23 Sep 2022
The business case for user research
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22 Sep 2022
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21 Jul 2022
What’s the best novel you’ve read recently? Got some time off coming up and would love to sink into some fiction. Big fan of Murakami, Auster, LeGuin, Chiang, Pullman.
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19 May 2022
I was lucky enough to work with the smart, talented and generous humans of @ToucanProtocol recently. They’re building an incredible team and are already making a remarkable impact on climate change. They’re also on the lookout for a Product Manager: boards.eu.greenhouse.io/touc…

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19 May 2022
Strongly recommend chatting with @raphabenoi @positoni or any of the Toucan flock to find out more.
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#EarthDay is coming up this Friday, and the ReFi DAO community has a lot going on, including the @ReFiDAOist Hackathon, launches, and some fascinating panel conversations. Check it out, and please RT to spread the word! 🧵👇
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#Regenerati #Regens I created a collection of @gitcoin #Climate grants participating in @ReFiDAOist #FoundersCircles These projects all have incredibly dedicated, mission-oriented, awesome humans behind them. Your donation makes a difference. gitcoin.co/grants/explorer?c…

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8 Feb 2022
We (as in ber.st) are very happy to have just backed Digital Habit Lab—Build Better Digital Habits on @Kickstarter. @jonathangarner_ and his team are creating important, original and practical tools. kickstarter.com/projects/j0n…

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2 Feb 2022
Regenerative vs degenerative systems in @sarah_ichioka and @MichaelPawlyn’s excellent book Flourish. A riff on Bill Reed/Regenisis Group’s work.
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We've got less than 8 years left to reduce emissions by 50%. Currently, emissions are rising. The #ReFi movement in web3 gives me hope, but there's so much work to do. Join us. 🙏🏼 blog.toucan.earth/regenerati…
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12 Jan 2022
Michael Pawlyn, architect and Sarah Ichioka, urbanist, join forces to present a set of visionary design principles for a built environment that is more than just sustainable. thersa.org/events/2022/01/de… @climateXcrypto #ReFi

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📣 First Draft, our pro-bono consultancy offer, is open! For 2022 we're offering the opportunity to four UK-based organisations who are working with under-represented #communities to create change. Apply by 28 Jan 2022 - full details below Please RT! storythings.com/work/first-d…

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24 Dec 2021
Fascinating thinking about the dynamics of the (long) carbon market. Underlines the need (& opportunity) for accelerating sequestration. @climateXcrypto “only truly proven sequestration credits have value in a world of priced carbon emissions” carbonware.substack.com/p/wh…

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15 Dec 2021
One of the most promising areas I’ve bumped into when flirting in the web3 space is called #Refi.
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15 Dec 2021
A few folks, including long term collaborator @climateXcrypto are working hard to put more shape on the movement.
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15 Dec 2021
They’re also raising funds for a 12 episode podcast that will dig into all the questions. You can back it here if you’re interested in learning more: gitcoin.co/grants/4024/refi-…

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