Global Sustainability Summer School 2013

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Beskrivelse

Forty young professionals and academics came together in July 2013 and have been deliberating about urban sustainability at the Global Sustainability Summer School (GSSS) hosted by the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK). Weaving throughout Potsdam on their bicycles, they have attended lectures, workshops, and discussions; met world renown experts; visited start-ups; and enjoyed many leisure activities showcasing the sights and tastes of Berlin and Brandenburg. The GSSS boasted a busy and well-coordinated programme – but it was not just about delivering knowledge – it was and is about connecting people and ideas. The forty participants came from 26 different countries located across the globe and both hemispheres. Scientists, architects, economists, business people – these were a few of the professions of members from this diverse group. In this way, the GSSS is a social experiment. The issues surrounding cities and sustainability cut across disciplines; the field of study is young. By bringing this large range of perspectives, cultures and values together, participants had to develop intercultural skills and had to explain their work to new audiences. The GSSS removes established barriers of communication in order to allow for the free flow of ideas and obliges participants to confront their preconceived notions and ideas. This contributes to two developments. It generates a creative spark which leads to new innovative ideas and methods; and develops the professional network necessary to support these innovations.
Periode30 jun. 201314 jul. 2013
BegivenhedstypeWorkshop
PlaceringPotsdam, TysklandVis på kort