People have asked what the philosophy is behind the experiment and most assume it’s a statement about consumerism. In reality, we haven’t dictated a driving thought. Rather it’s about putting a challenge out there and seeing what people bring to it, do with it and talk about.

There is nothing natural or inevitable about what’s considered ‘normal’ today. Time, like work, has become commodified – a recent legacy of industrial capitalism. Yet the logic of industrial time is out of step with today’s conditions, where instant communications and mobile technologies bring new risks and pressures, as well as opportunities. The challenge is to break the power of the old industrial clock without adding new pressures, and to free up time to live sustainable lives.

These products have been made to last. So that one day you can hand them down to someone else. And they can carry on their little journeys.

I'm a strong believer in the social value of business done right. We need to build an economy in which the important things are paid for in self-sustaining ways rather than as charities to be funded out of the goodness of our hearts.

This film is a seriously old school direct transmission of information to the viewer, which constructs individual audience members in the Enlightenment model – as rational beings.

Local entrepreneurs meet at Claire's to jointly and cooperatively innovate. The main focus of their effort is to remake Hardwick (a failed mining town) into a vibrant community through a revival of local agriculture. To do so, they are building a complex hybrid of local agriculture, business, technology, finance, and community connectivity.

presumably, if the rent-a-bikes survive a test run in Tower Hamlets without being nicked, stripped down and sold on Gumtree, then the rest of London has nothing to worry about!

We believe that the moment is right for the government to levy a sensible one off windfall tax to guarantee social and environmental justice both now and in the future. This is why.

Some towns aren't waiting to see whether there will be alternative energy sources when the oil runs out - they're already trying to do without it

The world is opening up to new possibilities and dangers. The future may belong to ideas that emerge genuinely out of this crisis, rather than to those (as it were) foisted onto it.

an anthology of forty-four essays brimming with the hopes of reenergizing, reorganizing, and reorienting our government for the Internet Age. How would completely reorganizing our system of representation work? Is it possible to redesign our government with open doors and see-through walls? How can we leverage the exponential power of many-to-many deliberation for the common good?

You live in the big here. Wherever you live, your tiny spot is deeply intertwined within a larger place, imbedded fractal-like into a whole system called a watershed, which is itself integrated with other watersheds into a tightly interdependent biome. (See the world eco-region map ). At the ultimate level, your home is a cell in an organism called a planet. All these levels interconnect. What do you know about the dynamics of this larger system around you? Most of us are ignorant of this matrix. But it is the biggest interactive game there is. Hacking it is both fun and vital.

There is no greater platform than clubbing to reach out to young people. Having an energy-generating dancefloor is a very exciting and interesting-idea that we have been talking to people in Rotterdam about

What are the social and institutional conditions required for a fair and sustainable economic de-growth process?

Process synthesizes the sensibilities of the two houses and adds books on self-reliance and spirituality to a list of non-fiction and illustrated books, publishing writers and visual artists of distinction and unique vision

note that many of these steps use the approach of open source insurgency and even uses the rule of five. Here are the steps:

Based on the idea that being aware of the current environmental crisis doesn't mean that it is easy to recognize its extent and complexity, the "Eco-Vis Challenge" invited artists and designers to submit projects which make meaningful patterns emerge from

A group of New Zealanders have created a new project to help resource and inspire young professionals who work in the rapidly growing field of sustainability research, policy development and business sectors

explores the sociology of knowledge around sustainability, the economic and technological dimensions and institutional imperatives along with implications for political constitution of economic performance

The personal powerPlant is a portable device that harnesses electricity through a solar cell and hand crank generator, into a NiMH battery. The device also includes a visual multimeter that monitors the amount of energy stored. The personal powerPlant can

dott07 has a unique approach in that it's regionally focused and spans a full year, permitting a long view and a considered execution. Rather than a preconceived demonstration, it becomes a continuous case study in integrated, scalable design for sustaina

Beddington Zero Energy Development, is an environmentally-friendly housing development near Beddington, England.

the policy of reducing London’s Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions by introducing Emissions Influenced Charging to the London Congestion Charging Scheme.

It invites everyone to help simulate a global oil shock. People participate by contributing original online stories, created as though the oil shock were really happening.

The UK Interdependence report maps out the depth and breadth of our increasing interdependence and the price the planet pays.

One in seven people live in slum settlements. By 2020 it will be one in three. We don't need to choose between architecture or revolution. What we need is an architectural revolution.

The power of design is an amazing thing. Let's wield it wisely.

Two items of open source news caught my eye lately

The Honey Bee Network is supported by SRISTI (Society for Research and Initiatives for Sustainable Technologies and Institution), which maintains the network's database of innovations

We are working for healthy economies for Aotearoa/NZ - balanced, sustainable and empowering - based on and respecting the living systems of our planet.

perhaps that it is already the case that the ethics aren't really tied to privacy and surveillance as such but just to each individual's use of all of this data in the specific situation.

"Our mission is to build a worldwide gifting movement that reduces waste, saves precious resources & eases the burden on our landfills while enabling our members to benefit from the strength of a larger community."

Live/Work designs systems, and processes, and visualizations of new possibilities, all of which are very much to the point when one is trying to imagine a new vision of urban life, one that is greener, more prosperous and more innovative.

The Wedge Card is a new way to get discounts and special offers from hundreds of local shops and independent businesses. Our aim is to re-vitalise local communities by offering an affinity scheme to customers using local shops and services.

Through Real World Economic Outlook, nef aims to expose the problems with the international finance and economic systems and create appropriate remedies.

Creating a sustainable world means creating new ways for people to live and thrive — while keeping the planet's ecosystems and the global social tissue healthy and able to sustain us and future generations. Our principles of sustainability drive path-br

We aim to show that a sustainable future is both possible and desirable.