Surveys show that when you ask people about the most effective ways to reduce their carbon footprint, they mention things like rec

In an ever-competitive retail environment, some companies are buying back their old stock as they try to make the most of the growing popularity of the second hand / circular economy. This is being driven by consumers trying to save money as the costs of living change consumers spending.https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-12-29/cost-of-living-circular-economy-retailers-consumers/103143598?An explainer on the circular economy:https://www.ellenmacarthurfoundation.org/topics/circular-economy-introduction/overview

"More than fifteen years of research has shown video games can also have educational benefits. This includes developing problem-solving and literacy skills, creativity, teamwork, and developing a critical understanding of their place in the world." Ubisoft are a leader in their game development for education. Daniel Aivaliotis-Martinez is helping lead the charge here in Australia. There are positives to using this approach in the right setting.  E-sports is proving to be an effective tool in education as well.https://theconversation.com/60-of-australian-english-teachers-think-video-games-are-a-legitimate-text-to-study-but-only-15-have-used-one-2200

Work Trend Alert!According to Standford Professor Bob Sutton “strategic slowness“ will be the big trend to come to work places

The  Hidden Disabilities Sunflower Program allows people with non-visible disabilities to access the support they need  more readily in airports. 1.3 billion people globally are estimated to live with disabilities. Examples of non-visible disabilities include those with neurological, cognitive, mental health and other physical conditions.The  sign on bracelets and lanyards given out for free, prompt trained airport staff that these passengers need more time or assistance navigating through the ticket line, security, through  the terminals, in bathrooms and at boarding.This program is being used in Santa Barbara, Seattle, Portland and Denver airports.

Montreal based fashion designer and professor Ying Gao has achieved distinction through her creative ideas exhibited around the world. She questions our assumptions by combining clothing & fashion design, product design and media design and explores the construction of garments. Taking inspiration from the transformations of the social and urban environment. Design is the medium, situated in the technological and the textile realm: sensory technologies allow garments to become more poetic and interactive. Her work testifies to the profound mutation of the world in which we live and carries with it a radical critical dimension that transcends technological experimentation.