In our book, we were lucky enough to work with an EPA scientist on our chapter on Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), and put projects in the broader sense of their outcomes and the longer-term operation of the project’s product.
But…you can read our book to get more about that…
What we’re writing about today is a resource we think you’ll like.
It’s free.
It’s simple.
It’s educational.
It’s from Sustainable Minds, creators of software which helps designers kick off their projects with the long-term thinking that we discuss in our book.
We got to see their software in action as applied by students at the Rhode Island School of Design, in very nice presentation by Craig Provost of that school.
Co-founders Dave and Rich attended an educator’s conference this week at Sustainable Minds’ headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA.
And so…on to the resource. Sustainable Minds is providing a free webinar on the subject of the Life Cycle Assessment and how their software works in this area. We think that as project managers you should avail yourself of the opportunity to learn about this.
Here’s a description:
Through this orientation and software demonstration, learn about EcoDesign and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and see what’s inside the software.
The webinar is scheduled for 27-July, 2PM to 3PM Eastern US time, and will have live participation from experts at Sustainable Minds. It will be repeated each Tuesday.
Here is the link:
https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/985394193
Enjoy!
A hug for project managers
This posting is more of a pointer to a nice resource and a shout out to all of our readers and project management friends.
We are change agents, all of us.
By definition, projects are about change.
If not: why run the project in the first place?
You want something to be there that wasn’t before. A new medical device. A new branch of a public transportation route. A new training program, bridge, piece of software…whatever. That is – by definition – change. And project managers lead change. It may just be the new training program, but often, it’s larger than that. We, with the bruises and scrapes to show, know this.
So since we’re about change, we better be ready, ourselves, to embrace (or hug) it.
And in the world of sustainability and project management that often requires a change of mindset - one of the hardest things to change of all.
So, allors, without further adieu, we send you to PM Bistro‘s latest post which succinctly captures this topic.
Bon Appetite!
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