"Nothing is finished" – that's the motto under which Klaus Staeck invited guests to celebrate his 80th birthday at the Willy-Brandt-Haus in Berlin. More precisely it was the Social Democratic Party's executive, who organised the evening in Staeck's honour. It turned out to be an entertaining event, which linked politics and culture in the most … [Read more...]
Conflicting objectives in the Sustainable Development Goals and the annoying rebound effect
One of my long-time companions, Helge Wendenburg, is retiring. Most recently, he was the director of the Department of Water Resource Protection at the German Federal Environment Ministry. His deputies organised a wonderful symposium in his honour in early February. It was a wonderful event in general because the agenda featured many pressing … [Read more...]
Snake tales and serious business: Rüdiger Nehberg visits Buchholz
One of the guests at the 2014 Cradle to Cradle congress in Lueneburg was the German adventurer and human rights activist Rüdiger Nehberg. With his open and humorous temperament he proved that he knows how to inspire people. A few years have passed since then, but when "Sir Vival", as he is often referred to, visited the Buchholz events centre … [Read more...]
What is “good design”?
"Good design – how it works and how it can transform companies" – when the Buchholz-based incubator ISI announced a talk with this title we were eager to attend and excited to see what an industrial designer specialised in packaging considers to be "good design". And although we were well entertained as well as thoroughly informed, we did miss … [Read more...]
“Alternative Nobel Prize” winners on tour
The Right Livelihood Award (also known as the "Alternative Nobel Prize") is intended to allow its laureates to make new investments in their projects as well as to provide them with personal support, protection and increased publicity for their causes. It also includes a tour through different European countries that winners undertake after the … [Read more...]
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