Mining the Mind

In our work, we constantly generate new knowledge and insights about sustainable development. Below, we share articles based on our work and research introducing new ways of thinking. We imagine what a sustainable society can look like, as well as publish tools and guides to help us get there.

All material is free to share and open source under Creative Commons (CC-BY-SA).

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Articles archive

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The COP26 Outcome: What it Means for Orchid City

Nov 2021

The COP26 Outcome: What it Means for Orchid City

On the evening of the 13th of November 2021, Alok Sharma, the acting president for COP26, the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference, proudly declared that history had been made i…

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Nov 2021

The COP26 Outcome: What it Means for Orchid City

On the evening of the 13th of November 2021, Alok Sharma, the acting president for COP…

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A natural yet unobvious symbiosis

Dec 2020

Exploring Sustainability and Cybersecurity

This year’s Doomsday Clock, a metaphor of how close humanity is to doom developed by the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, shows that catastrophe is creeping ever-close. The 1…

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Dec 2020

Exploring Sustainability and Cybersecurity

This year’s Doomsday Clock, a metaphor of how close humanity is to doom developed by t…

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The comparison is complex and context-dependent

Oct 2020

Is digital more environmentally friendly than paper?

“Go paperless, save trees”. Is that really the case? According to this popular motto, documents in digital versions are environmentally sounder than their old-school, paper c…

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Oct 2020

Is digital more environmentally friendly than paper?

“Go paperless, save trees”. Is that really the case? According to this popular motto, …

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...or, why you should put lemons in your beer

Oct 2020

What innovations-gone-wrong can teach us about sustainability

What links an abandoned housing complex and a green beer bottle? An innovation that instead of bringing positive results — may it be a heightened standard of living, environm…

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Oct 2020

What innovations-gone-wrong can teach us about sustainability

What links an abandoned housing complex and a green beer bottle? An innovation that in…

Crona Virus

Why preparing for uncertainty and adaptation is critical

Apr 2020

COVID-19's lesson to the world: the need for resilience

For years, we've seen different theories on how to best steer society in a different direction. As we are facing the impending worsening of the climate crisis, resource short…

Crona Virus

Apr 2020

COVID-19's lesson to the world: the need for resilience

For years, we've seen different theories on how to best steer society in a different d…

2020 May Bananas Resilience

Lessons about resilience from nature

Jan 2020

Lacking Resilience is Bananas

While society is struggling with the Corona pandemic, bananas are facing their own, a fungus called Foc-TR4. It is not the first time that bananas face a serious threat. …

2020 May Bananas Resilience

Jan 2020

Lacking Resilience is Bananas

While society is struggling with the Corona pandemic, bananas are facing their own, a …