@boxman

Founder and strategy lead at https://xitter.cf/t.co/dQW8YOxljr. Design + entrepreneurship = applied optimism.

 Brighton, England
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Joined December 2006
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This is Optimism is an intimate one-day conference in the Sussex countryside on Friday 20th September, where we’ll explore the power of optimism in shaping our futures. optimism.is

This is Optimism | Friday 27 June 2025

Friday 27 June 2025 | Artelium Wine Estate, Sussex

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Featuring talks from @nicolebradfield, @rachelcoldicutt, @DivideClass, stanleyjamespress.com, @anjali28, @anilkseth and @Optimistontour plus amazing food from bakestone.uk, we hope you can join us.
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The perfect winter storm is coming…
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Coral City Camera is an underwater camera streaming live from an urban coral reef in Miami, Florida. It’s completely mesmeric. #slowdown coralcitycamera.com/

Coral Morphologic Presents Coral City Camera

Coral City Camera is an underwater camera streaming live from an urban coral reef in Miami, Florida.

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The business case for user research
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What’s the best novel you’ve read recently? Got some time off coming up and would love to sink into some fiction. Big fan of Murakami, Auster, LeGuin, Chiang, Pullman.
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I was lucky enough to work with the smart, talented and generous humans of @ToucanProtocol recently. They’re building an incredible team and are already making a remarkable impact on climate change. They’re also on the lookout for a Product Manager: boards.eu.greenhouse.io/touc…
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Strongly recommend chatting with @raphabenoi @positoni or any of the Toucan flock to find out more.
#EarthDay is coming up this Friday, and the ReFi DAO community has a lot going on, including the @ReFiDAOist Hackathon, launches, and some fascinating panel conversations. Check it out, and please RT to spread the word! 🧵👇
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#Regenerati #Regens I created a collection of @gitcoin #Climate grants participating in @ReFiDAOist #FoundersCircles These projects all have incredibly dedicated, mission-oriented, awesome humans behind them. Your donation makes a difference. gitcoin.co/grants/explorer?c…
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Loved this episode bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/m0…

The Green Planet - Series 1: 5. Human Worlds

Two out of five wild plants are threatened with extinction. Today people are finding remarkable ways to help them, and so make our world a little greener and a little wilder.

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We (as in ber.st) are very happy to have just backed Digital Habit Lab—Build Better Digital Habits on @Kickstarter. @jonathangarner_ and his team are creating important, original and practical tools. kickstarter.com/projects/j0n…
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Regenerative vs degenerative systems in @sarah_ichioka and @MichaelPawlyn’s excellent book Flourish. A riff on Bill Reed/Regenisis Group’s work.
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We've got less than 8 years left to reduce emissions by 50%. Currently, emissions are rising. The #ReFi movement in web3 gives me hope, but there's so much work to do. Join us. 🙏🏼 blog.toucan.earth/regenerati…
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Michael Pawlyn, architect and Sarah Ichioka, urbanist, join forces to present a set of visionary design principles for a built environment that is more than just sustainable. thersa.org/events/2022/01/de… @climateXcrypto #ReFi
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📣 First Draft, our pro-bono consultancy offer, is open! For 2022 we're offering the opportunity to four UK-based organisations who are working with under-represented #communities to create change. Apply by 28 Jan 2022 - full details below Please RT! storythings.com/work/first-d…
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Fascinating thinking about the dynamics of the (long) carbon market. Underlines the need (& opportunity) for accelerating sequestration. @climateXcrypto “only truly proven sequestration credits have value in a world of priced carbon emissions” carbonware.substack.com/p/wh…
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One of the most promising areas I’ve bumped into when flirting in the web3 space is called #Refi.
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A few folks, including long term collaborator @climateXcrypto are working hard to put more shape on the movement.
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They’re also raising funds for a 12 episode podcast that will dig into all the questions. You can back it here if you’re interested in learning more: gitcoin.co/grants/4024/refi-…
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