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