Blogs, online talks, interviews, etc.

John Robinson, “Regenerative Sustainability at the Centre for Interactive Research on Sustainability”, Invited presentation in SoTalk webinar, on Regenerative Cities, sponsored by SoCentral, Oslo, Norway, Apr 15, 2021

John Robinson, “Five Metaphors for Steering Sustainability”, STRINGS project blog, Apr 15, 2020,   http://strings.org.uk/five-metaphors-for-steering-institutional-change/

John Robinson, “Metroquest and FutureTalks”, Invited presentation in webinar on Understanding the Grand Challenges in Socio-Environmental Systems (SES) Modeling:  An Assessment Perspective, sponsored by The Integrated Assessment Society, The National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Centre, and Socio-Environmental Systems Modeling journal, Apr 14, 2021  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDwKIWd96Nw; 32:18 to 43:53

John Robinson, “Fostering Sustainability Leaders”, contribution to the GTI Forum The Pedagogy of Transition: Educating for the Future We Want, Great Transition Initiative, May 2021 https://greattransition.org/gti-forum/education-sustainability-robinson

John Robinson, “COVID-19, travelling and carbon emissions”, #covidWISE media Interview by Prof Kai Hockerts, Copenhagen Business School, Mar 26, 2021 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujGkmAWxFz8&t=5s

John Robinson, “Regenerative Sustainability”, invited lecture in ENV100, Mar 30, 2021, https://play.library.utoronto.ca/play/69a44d4fc85421e55f64d4f5ecf3c3d9

John Robinson, “Sustainability at U of T: Living Labs and Agent of Change”, Presentation to Second Nature Webinar Leading the Way: Global Universities as Living Labs and Agents of Change for Climate Action & Sustainability, Nov 19, 2020; on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ILfjcNiG1o (20:20 – 44:40)

John Robinson, “Sustainability Pathways”, Presentation to Second Nature webinar Universities Making a Difference by Integrating Climate Action and Sustainability, Second Nature webinars, July 20, 2020  https://secondnature.org/webinars-2/; on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AZ-0Qb2yRk&feature=youtu.be (22:54 – 40:35)

Robinson, J. “Integrating Climate Action and Sustainability Across the Curriculum”, Presentation at Universities Making a Difference by Integrating Climate Action and Sustainability Across the Curriculum, Second Nature Webinar, Jul 20, 2020, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AZ-0Qb2yRk&feature=youtu.be

John Robinson, “Grappling with Complexity,” a contribution to the forum After the Pandemic: Which Future?, Great Transition Initiative (July 2020), https://greattransition.org/gti-forum/pandemic-scenario-robinson.

Robinson, J., “COVID-19 and Sustainability”, STRINGS project blog, Apr 15, 2020,  http://strings.org.uk/covid-19-and-sustainability/ ; posted also at https://secondnature.org/initiative/tools-resources-you-can-use-during-covid-19/

Robinson, J. “A Thought on COVID-19 and Sustainability (1)”, LinkedIn post, Mar 20, 2020, https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6646819048636108800/

Robinson, J., “A Thought on COVID-19 and Sustainability (2)”, LinkedIn post, Mar 20, 2020, https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:6646819230073307137/

Robinson, J. “Normalizing Sustainability”, Business of Society blog, Copenhagen Business School, March 18, 2020   http://www.bos-cbscsr.dk/2020/03/18/normalizing-sustainability/.

MacLean, J and C. Potvin, with 49 SCD members, “At the ballot box, cast a vote for climate change innovation and investment,” The Conversation, Oct 18 2019  https://theconversation.com/at-the-ballot-box-cast-a-vote-for-climate-change-innovation-and-investment-125411

John Robinson, “Normalizing Sustainability: from behavior change to metamorphosis”, Keynote Presentation at IST2019: Accelerating sustainability transitions: Building visions, unlocking pathways, navigating conflicts, Ottawa, Jun 25 2019 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2C3YXq4Eug&feature=youtu.be; see also https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2C3YXq4Eug&t=131s

In Conversation with John Robinson, Global Ideas Institute Challenge Expert, Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy, University of Toronto, posted Feb 4, 2019 https://munkschool.utoronto.ca/gii/2019/02/04/in-conversation-with-john-robinson-challenge-expert/

John Robinson, “The University Campus as Living Lab”, Episode 5, Democracy365 podcast, Nov 29, 2018, http://democracy365.libsyn.com/ep5-the-university-campus-as-living-lab

John Robinson, “Meeting the Climate Change Challenge: Phase 1 Results,” Meeting the Climate Change Challenge peer-to-peer learning exchange, Oct 18, 2018, http://mc-3.ca/peer-peer-learning-exchange-2018 

John Robinson and Keita Deming, “A sailboat approach to disruption. A Disruptive Conversation with John Robinson”, Oct 15, 2018  http://keitademming.com/podcast/s2-ep-68-a-sailboat-approach-to-disruption-a-disruptive-conversation-with-john-robinson/

Robinson, J., “Problematizing Collective Behaviour Change: a procedural sustainability approach,” KLASICA Alliance Webinar, Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam, Germany, Nov 6, 2017 http://klasica.org/7-klasica-webinar-held-by-john-robinson-on-nov-06-at-1500-cest-problematizing-behaviour-change/

Robinson, J. “From the Ground Up”, online op-ed, The Mark, posted Mar 23, 2017 http://www.themarknews.com/2017/03/23/from-the-ground-up/

John Robinson, “Transformative Change”, MC3 E-dialogue, Peer-to-Peer Learning Exchange, Feb 24, 2017  http://mc-3.ca/transformative-change; see also  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-nzM3A7Wxg

Robinson, J., Citizen Engagement for a Sustainable Futures”, Tamarack institute blog, Jan 17 2017 http://www.tamarackcommunity.ca/latest/citizen-engagement-for-a-sustainable-future

Robinson, J.“Making it Work: Universities as Living Labs and Agents of Change”, Invited webinar presenter, Environmental Association of University and Colleges, UK, Oct 26, 2016 http://www.eauc.org.uk/shop/mms_single_event.php?event_id=5189

Robinson, J., “Making a Difference: Universities as Living Labs and Agents of Change”, Mistra Urban Futures Annual Lecture, Gothenburg, Sweden, Sept 21, 2016  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i_KFaig9s_U

John Robinson, “Making a Difference: Universities as Living Labs and Agents of Change”, Inaugural Lecture, Copenhagen Business School, Aug 25, 2016  http://www.bos-cbscsr.dk/material/; see also https://cbs.cloud.panopto.eu/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=a25a76ac-3e82-48a6-bc45-424ddf824773&start=8.431654

John Robinson, “Reframing the Way we Think About Sustainability”, Apr 8, 2016  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cpxYsHxTM9k&t=34s

Robinson, J. “Regenerative Sustainability at UBC: Taking the living Lab Seriously”, Presentation at the University of Edinburgh, Mar 4 2016 https://media.ed.ac.uk/media/John+RobinsonA+Regenerative+Sustainability+at+UBC/1_9dzdt3jd; see also  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Z4jz9O6874

Robinson, J. “Commentary on A Higher Calling for Higher Education”, Great Transitions Initiative, http://www.greattransition.org/commentary/john-robinson-higher-education-cristina-escrigas , posted Jun 23, 2016, retrieved Jun 23, 2016

Robinson, J., “Researcher Reflections #6: Social Innovation and Change”, Meeting the Climate Change Challenge blog, http://www.mc-3.ca/blog/researcher-reflections-6-social-innovation-and-change, posted Aug 28, 2015, retrieved Apr 26, 2016

Robinson, J., “Developing community engagement tools and processes through Future Earth”, UGEC Viewpoints – a blog on urbanization and global environmental change, Urbanization and Global Change Program, https://ugecviewpoints.wordpress.com/2015/08/25/developing-community-engagement-tools-and-processes-through-future-earth/, posted Aug 25, 2015, retrieved Apr 26, 2016

Maggs D., and Robinson, J. “Commentary on Bounding the Planetary Future: Why We Need a Great Transition”, Great Transitions Initiative, http://www.greattransition.org/commentary/john-robinson-david-maggs-bounding-the-planetary-future-johan-rockstrom, posted Mar 31, 2015, retrieved Apr 26, 2016

Kai Chan and John Robinson, “Culture Clash, concluding thoughts: Can Science Save Us? Can We Save Science?” Chans Lab Views, Mar 4, 2015, http://chanslabviews.blogspot.ca/2015/03/culture-clash-concluding-thoughts-can.html.

Kai Chan and John Robinson, “Culture Clash part 5: Who is the scientist, and who the humanist?”, Chans Lab Views blog, Mar 2, 2015 http://chanslabviews.blogspot.ca/2015/03/culture-clash-part-5-who-is-scientist.html.

Kai Chan and John Robinson, “Culture Clash part 4: Are Worldviews like Hats (Switchable)? Is Science Morally Prescriptive?”, Chans Lab Views blog, Feb 27, 2015 http://chanslabviews.blogspot.ca/2015/02/culture-clash-part-4-are-worldviews.html.

Kai Chan and John Robinson, “Interdisciplinary Culture Clash, part 3: If Not a Religion, Is Science an Ideology?”, Chans Lab Views blog, Feb 25, 2015 http://chanslabviews.blogspot.ca/2015/02/interdisciplinary-culture-clash-part-3.html.

Kai Chan and John Robinson, “Interdisciplinary Culture Clash, part 2: Is Science a Religion? Were the Dark Ages Dark?”, Chans Lab Views blog, Feb 23, 2015 http://chanslabviews.blogspot.ca/2015/02/interdisciplinary-culture-clash-part-2.html.  

Kai Chan and John Robinson, “Interdisciplinary Culture Clash, Part 1: Sustainability in an Imaginary World”, Chans Lab Views blog, Feb 19 2015, http://chanslabviews.blogspot.ca/2015/02/interdisciplinary-culture-clash-part-1.html.  

Robinson, J., “Sustainability in an Imaginary World, NMSL project”, 2 minute madness presentation at Graphics, Animation and New Media (GRAND) Annual Conference, Vancouver, Apr 14, 2014

John Robinson, “Climate Literacy”, interview with Sarah Burch, Feb 3, 2014  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkVm_9r4rf8

John Robinson, “Sustainability: Are We The Monsters?”, TEDxStanleyPark, Apr 27, 2013  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbGYHX9hskQ&t=1s

John Robinson, “Next Generation Sustainability at the University of British Columbia”, Cambridge Distinguished Lecture Series, University of Cambridge, February 27, 2013  https://vimeo.com/61102200

John Robinson, “Universities as societal test-beds for sustainability”, Interview with Forbes Magazine, University of British Columbia Media Relations, Feb 21, 2013  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-L4eguB0Lr8&t=17s

John Robinson, “A New Challenge: Beyond Zero Waste”, Network for Business Sustainability blog, University of British Columbia, Oct 12, 2012  https://www.nbs.net/articles/a-new-challenge-beyond-zero-waste

John Robinson, “Sustainability through Regenerative Building Design”, UBC, Feb 10, 2012  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c46NCS6H4CQ&t=60s

John Robinson speaks at Sam Sullivan’s May 2011 Public Salon, May 24, 2011  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoxOeW-9_6g

John Robinson, “CIRS Overview”, UBC, Nov 8 2010  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s8B56CNOtfw

John Robinson, “Accelerating Sustainability: A Systems View of Sustainability Indicators in Educational Institutions” presentation at CSIN conference, Toronto, Ontario, March 2, 2010 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2FB922vIv4

John Robinson, “Sustainability is about Infrastructure”, University of British Columbia, July 3, 2009  https://vimeo.com/5445605