The Problem

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/apr/09/plan-to-ban-dark-roofs-abandoned-as-nsw-government-walks-back-sustainability-measures How many times have you seen what seems like a neat sustainability idea with hard-to-dispute benefits, and then agonizingly watch it run straight into a massive wall of resistance? This story doesn’t tell us what background work was already done, but just the outcome alone is worth pondering over. While it’s critical to have the right so

Came across the term “transition engineering” recently and thought it sounded like a useful way to encapsulate today’s fresh challenge for engineers of various industries. The challenge can be framed broadly, beyond the scope of the much-discussed energy transition, into sectors like building, water and environment. What will it take to do the important work of engineering design, innovation and adaptation of infrastructure systems that meet the needs of today without comprom

On this day of 24 November in 1859, Darwin’s Origin of Species was published. Since then, even the dominant interpretations of natural selection has... how to put it... evolved. We’ve moved from understanding it as the survival of the strongest, to survival of those who can best manage/adapt to change, to (my favorite current version) survival of those who can best use their strengths to lead & protect the tribe, and flourish in the face of complex changes. The greatest chall