Katinka Quintelier (VU): CALS-app
Katinka Quintelier (VU): CALS app: an app to Create, Act, Learn & Scale for sustainability
The CALS-app, turns individual actions for sustainability into collective actions that have real impact. By using the power of social media, individuals, but also governments and businesses can be motivated to collaborate all on an equal level. An example is when individual homeowners, housing corporations and governments collaborate to green entire buildings, instead of just an individual terrace by a single inhabitant. Emancipating individuals this way can transform society, politics or structures. With the CALS-app, such examples can be multiplied, and eventually accelerate the transition to a sustainable society.
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Lukas Helmbrecht (AMOLF and UvA): LumetalliX
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