Missing pieces and moving parts: Puzzles of sustainable organizing
What's missing in sustainable organizing?
How and why do people interact with technology? How does the materiality of that technology - how it looks, feels, and sounds - shape the interaction people have with technology? And how do these interactions over time change the underlying social structures of organizing and society more broadly? Professor of Sustainable Christine Moser offers pathways forward, through novel and interdisciplinary research, education, and public engagement.
In the puzzle of sustainable organizing, there are many missing pieces and moving parts. First, invisible social norms guide our behaviour, yet these norms are rapidly shifting under pressures like climate change and social media. Second, the power of material things—smartphones, buildings, and even cocoa beans—is often overlooked but shapes in important ways how we live and work. Third, while AI is often seen as a mere tool or instrument to be deployed for efficiency, it is slowly transforming morality, decision‑making, and public institutions.