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Nigel P. Melville @bustechprof

sociotechnical scientist @Umich, design science program director, digital transformation, clean tech, 4IR.

Joined November 2009
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I’m proud to have engaged in the co-design process behind the #CODESActionPlan for a Sustainable Planet in the Digital Age. Looking forward to engaging in the collective action needed to implement the Impact Initiatives. #digitalsustainability sparkblue.org/joinCODES
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Planetary (Data) Ecosystem: 3 Perspectives & 1 Question greeningit.wordpress.com/202…

Planetary (Data) Ecosystem: 3 Perspectives & 1 Question

A healthier planet requires better data on a global scale that is enabled by 4IR technologies and systems, such as cloud, AI, sensors, IoT, and APIs. Such data enables insights and actions that sup…

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U-M President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality – greeningit.wordpress.com/202…

U-M President’s Commission on Carbon Neutrality –

Seventeen commissioners and over 1000 people worked for two years to address GHG emissions reductions objectives: “Encompassing two years of work, the Commission’s report provides Presi…

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Can APIs Support a Greener Economy? greeningit.wordpress.com/202… via @npmelville

Can APIs Support a Greener Economy?

An API allows one machine to talk to another for exchange of resources or data, such as: ==> get current weather conditions in Detroit ==> get emotions of person identified in this photo The …

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Blockchain and Energy Consumption – New Evidence greeningit.wordpress.com/202…

Blockchain and Energy Consumption – New Evidence

In “The Energy Consumption of Blockchain Technology: Beyond Myth” published in BISE, Johannes Sedlmeir, Hans Ulrich Buhl, Gilbert Fridgen & Robert Keller analyze the energy consumpt…

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Cryptocurrency energy efficiency crowdfunding @stevewoz = climate change mitigation? #generative4IR greeningit.wordpress.com/202…

Cryptocurrency energy efficiency crowdfunding @stevewoz = climate change mitigation? #gener...

WOZX Trading on HBTC Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced the launch of Efforce, just in time for the holidays. What is it? (and how do you say it?) Installing variable flow rate metering in an…

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New working paper “The Generative Fourth Industrial Revolution: Features, Affordances, and Implications” researchgate.net/publication… . A new vision for machines that not only execute instructions (automate) but also create new ways of doing (​generate​). #generative4IR
Accenture CEO Julie Sweet: CEOs are saying "we are not going to go back." youtu.be/NbWmOG6Cjq0?t=158

Microsoft CEO Vs Accenture CEO

#Microsoft #Accenture #COVID19

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“The World of our Past Is Not our Future” youtube.com/watch?v=8TsHJ5UX… greeningit.wordpress.com/202…

ENGIE is a Trailblazer | How Salesforce is helping to create a...

Instead of contributing to the problem of global climate change, tr...

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AI Should Incorporate Environmental Costs When Evaluating Effectiveness greeningit.wordpress.com/201…

AI Should Incorporate Environmental Costs When Evaluating Effectiveness

Research manuscript published by Emma Strubell, Ananya Ganesh, and Andrew McCallumin in June 2019 and available on arxiv.org ( an AI environmental cost framework and assesses several algorithms. Po…

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Biodiversity Collapse & Climate Change – New Landmark Study greeningit.wordpress.com/201…

Biodiversity Collapse & Climate Change – New Landmark Study

New study finds that biodiversity decline is unprecedented. Links to climate change, and other root causes. Video here:

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U-M President Schlissel: “I am committed during my presidency to putting U-M on a trajectory towards carbon neutrality” greeningit.wordpress.com/201…

U-M President Schlissel: “I am committed during my presidency to putting U-M on a trajectory...

Citing regional collaboration and replicability, University of Michigan President Mark Schlissel commits to net carbon neutrality during his presidency. From the University Record article: Speaking…

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BBC: “Five things we have learned from the IPCC report” greeningit.wordpress.com/201…

BBC: “Five things we have learned from the IPCC report”

Full BBC article about the IPCC special report can be found here. There’s no doubt that this dense, science-heavy, 33-page summary is the most significant warning about the impact of climate …

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PwC: Fourth Industrial Age & Planetary Health greeningit.wordpress.com/201…
Digital Transformation in Energy and Utilities: The Perspective of Amazon Web Services (AWS) – IoT and Rethinking SCADA youtube.com/watch?feature=pl… greeningit.wordpress.com/201…

AWS re:Invent 2017: Modernizing the Energy and Utilities Industry...

Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems are critic...

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New Research Shows Reporting Accuracy, Often Lacking, Is Vital to Reaching Environmental Goals - Michigan Ross michiganross.umich.edu/rtia-…

Spreadsheets Have Some Serious Drawbacks, Especially for Environmental Initiatives

Findings by Professor Nigel Melville suggest that companies that focus on accuracy and incentives in carbon-reduction efforts are more likely to meet targets.

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BlackRock’s Message: Contribute to Society, or Risk Losing Our Support nyti.ms/2EKqCxS
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Agree with @usarid: Partner by exposing business capabilities (via APIs) - or perish mitsmr.com/2qY06ir. But making necessary organizational changes is challenging (mindsets, processes, workflows, culture, skillsets, etc.)

Welcome to the Coherence Economy | MIT Sloan Management Review

A major economic shift is happening — from the experience economy to the coherence economy.

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Now a "conceivable engineering pathway toward creating millions of quantum bits, or qubits" using plain old silicon. Is the world ready for quantum computing? bit.ly/2B8J3ip
Bitcoin may not be energy efficient... enter eco-friendly bitcoin competitor Chia tcrn.ch/2hd4D95 @techcrunch #fourthindustrialage
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