Engineers for Social Responsibility – Offering lifetimes of professional wisdom It’s an unusual interview when the infamous movie character Hannibal Lector – from the cult horror film Silence of the Lambs – gets mentioned in a conversation about professional ethics alongside Aristotle and an 18th century German philosopher, but engineers are a special breed and Read more…
Cacophony Project – a winning strategy of failing faster and giving away information For self-described ‘data geek’ Matthew Hellicar, the strategy of failing faster and giving away intellectual property are shortcuts to finding effective IT-based solutions to New Zealand’s pest-animal problems. Hellicar, a Christchurch-based IT specialist and volunteer pest trapper, is part of a five-person Read more…
Wellbeing Economy Alliance – a radical rethink of how we measure our economyWhat has a donut got to do with the economy and the wellbeing of our local community? Quite a lot, according to an internationally flourishing network that has a local advocate here in Christchurch. Spreydon resident and economics professor Paul Dalziel is a Read more…
Toy Library Federation – tackling the hidden cost of play Toys contribute to every kids’ enjoyment and learning, but there’s an environmental downside to toy production that the Toy Library Federation of New Zealand is helping to address through its policies and the rationale behind the libraries’ existence. Federation national coordinator and Rangiora resident Lauren Read more…
