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IT and (Un)sustainable Cultures Prof. Bill Tomlinson UC Irvine wmt@uci.edu Goal: Sustainability Tools: IT Tools: IT ! EcoRaft ! GreenScanner First Efforts ! Trackulous ! Sustainable Software Root Causes Unsustainable

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IT and (Un)sustainable Cultures

Prof. Bill Tomlinson

UC Irvine wmt@uci.edu

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Goal: Sustainability

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Tools: IT

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Tools: IT

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First Efforts

! EcoRaft
! GreenScanner
! Trackulous
! Sustainable

Software

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Root Causes

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Unsustainable Norms

! Growth
! Consumption

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Unsustainable (but Reasonable) Aspirations

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Transitions

! Personal
! Institutional
! Infrastructural

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IT Will Play a Role

! Greening

through IT

! Force

multiplier

! IT amplifies

culture

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Nevertheless!

! Ambiguous
! Symptoms

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Shortcomings in my own projects

! Sustainable

Software (Efficiency)

! EcoRaft

(Symptoms)

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Transform Culture

! New phone every 18

months

! Commute 16 miles (one

way)

! Living in Deserts
! Red Meat - 40:1
! Quality of life

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Social, Institutional, Infrastructural Problems

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IT may support them.

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How?

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Especially Hard!

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From Here to There

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Getting back to root causes

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Satisfying Human Needs

Subsistence

Protection

Affection

Understanding

Participation

Idleness

Creation

Identity

Freedom

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Sample Project

! Craigswikihowandwhytoons
! Educational resource

–! Animated how-to guides –! Locally-relevant –! Collaboratively created –! Practically applicable –! Context rich

! Basic Needs

–! Understanding –! Creation –! Participation

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Discourage the Manufacture of Desire

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Stop Shaving Yaks for Happiness

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Investing Excess

! Microlending
! Social Refrigeration
! Prosocial

Conspicuous Consumption

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These Are Not New Ideas

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We Need Bold Plans

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Otherwise, we’re just delaying.

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Otherwise, we need research areas with

ther

names.

! Collapse

Computing

! Descent

Technology

! Peak IT

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IT and (Un)sustainable Cultures

UC Irvine wmt@uci.edu

Goal: Sustainability

Tools: IT

Tools: IT

First Efforts

Software

Root Causes

Unsustainable Norms

Unsustainable (but Reasonable) Aspirations

Transitions

IT Will Play a Role

through IT

multiplier

culture

Nevertheless!

Shortcomings in my own projects

Software (Efficiency)

(Symptoms)

Transform Culture

months

way)

Social, Institutional, Infrastructural Problems

IT may support them.

How?

Especially Hard!

From Here to There

Getting back to root causes

Satisfying Human Needs

Sample Project

–! Animated how-to guides –! Locally-relevant –! Collaboratively created –! Practically applicable –! Context rich

–! Understanding –! Creation –! Participation

Discourage the Manufacture of Desire

Stop Shaving Yaks for Happiness

Investing Excess

Conspicuous Consumption

These Are Not New Ideas

We Need Bold Plans

Otherwise, we’re just delaying.

Otherwise, we need research areas with

names.

Computing

Technology

Thank you for your time. wmt@uci.edu