In 1993, I spent six months on Vancouver Island, off the coast of British Columbia, Canada. I was actively involved in protests against the clear-cut logging of the Clayoquot Sound watershed (see my photographic impressions on Youtube and Wikimedia). Thanks to the efforts of a broad coalition of communities, the destruction of this vital ecosystem was successfully prevented.
My experiences on the island have profoundly shaped my professional journey. They inspired me to pursue a Ph.D. in Community Informatics and ultimately led to the founding of my research consultancy, CommunitySense. My R&D focus has evolved to center on “collaboration ecosystems cartography”—participatory mapping and collaborative sensemaking of complex issues such as deforestation, climate change, and the interconnected web of wicked problems affecting humanity and nature.… Read more...