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Title: Decentralized Solutions: Applying Human Stigmergy to Address Environmental Complex Challenges
Speaker: Robin Takashi Lewis, co-founder of mymizu & representative director of Social Innovation Japan
Date & Time: Wednesday, October 30th, 2024 18:00 to 20:00 JST
Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus
Overview: This seminar illustrates the power of human stigmergy to address complex environmental issues. Based on the Stigmergy Network Theory by Dr. Marvin Starominski-Uehara, Robin shares how intentional and random digital traces are reproduced by unknown and unconnected parties with minimal or no direct communication and coordination. In stigmergy networks, individuals are connected only through shared interests and only communicate and coordinate their actions through the traces they leave on digital environments. Robin demonstrates the power of these organic and ever-evolving connections of like-minded people through relevant and contemporary examples of individuals and organizations taking action online and offline to tackle urgent societal problems. Robin also breaks down this theory by asking the following questions to help participants grasp some of the nuances of operating and managing a complex task under a mediated communication and coordination environment:
(i) Autonomous Acts: What is an urgent problem you have seen, experienced, or witnessed in a community important to you?
(ii) Reproducible Domains: What are the individuals and organizations you want to connect with? And how can you connect with them?
(iii) Scalable Platforms: How can you amplify the impact of your actions?
Learn with Robin how to build a collaborative and innovative network that enacts transformational change at scale while sparking mutual empowerment and leveraging your passion.
Moderator: Marvin Starominski-Uehara (Temple University, Japan Campus)
This event was organized by Research, Temple University, Japan Campus.
About TUJ: https://www.tuj.ac.jp
Research and Creative Works at TUJ: https://www.tuj.ac.jp/research
Event information: https://www.tuj.ac.jp/events/2024/1030/transformational-digital-leadership-hybrid
AI Summary: This video features a seminar on self-organizing sustainability, focusing on the role of technology in social change and community building. Robin Takashi leis, a social entrepreneur, shares his experiences and insights, illustrating how technology can be leveraged to address pressing global issues like plastic waste and environmental degradation. The presentation uses interactive exercises and real-world examples to engage the audience.
Key Takeaways
Rapid Technological Advancement: The speaker highlights the rapid pace of technological progress and its potential to address urgent societal challenges. He uses examples such as the shift from flip phones to smartphones in just eight years.
The Triangle of Inaction: This concept illustrates how citizens, companies, and institutions often blame each other for inaction on societal issues, hindering collective responsibility.
Mymizu App: The speaker details his creation of the Mymizu app, a platform enabling users to locate free water refill stations, reducing plastic bottle usage. The app's success is attributed to its co-creative and open-source nature, fostering community engagement.
Social Entrepreneurship and Systems Thinking: The speaker advocates for social entrepreneurship, combining business acumen with social impact. He emphasizes systems thinking—a holistic approach to understanding complex problems—as crucial for effective solutions.
Scalable Platforms and Digital Change: The presentation underscores the power of digital platforms in amplifying messages for change, encouraging collaborative action and community building.
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