-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
- The Blue Economy on Gunter Pauli – Blue Economy … my confused thinking
- indiebio on My thoughts on the Theme of TEDxCapeTown 2012: What We Play Is Life
- Denis Beckett on My thoughts on the Theme of TEDxCapeTown 2012: What We Play Is Life
- Bernelle on Walking Two Worlds – Proudly Unemployable.
- Bernelle on ShackLabs – version 2.
Archives
Categories
Meta
Category Archives: Water Maverick
LeadSA article: Justin Nurse profiles bioprocess engineer, Bernelle Verster.
Whoop whoop! Got myself interviewed. Thanks to Claire Janisch and Justin Friedman who suggested me to Justin Nurse – who did the writing (thanks bru!). Two notes here, the informal style is because the only time we managed to meet … Continue reading
Posted in Water Maverick
Leave a comment
TEDx and doing stuff
After a conversation around Food security and Water, and a few related things, including a rather thought-provoking conversation around how professionals communicate, I thought about the Action bit around TEDx. Organising a TEDx event is an intensely personal experience. I … Continue reading
Posted in TEDxCapeTown, Water Maverick
Tagged action, communication, inspiration, strategy, TEDx
Leave a comment
TEDxCapeTownSalon Food|Water|Cities conversation
Im stuck on figuring out where to put this. We’re busy editing and sending out shorter versions to the world. Here’s the big, 3000 word transcribed conversation. TEDxCapeTownSalon Food|Water|Cities conversation 29 March 2012 Chemical Engineering Seminar Room, University of Cape … Continue reading
Posted in TEDxCapeTown, Water Maverick
Tagged complexity, decision makers, food security, resilience, water
Leave a comment
Creating Community – what a bioprocess engineer is learning about life, tameness and our attempts at ‘sustainability’.
Green Drinks: Bernelle Verster 18 September 2011. Title: Creating Community – what a bioprocess engineer is learning about life, tameness and our attempts at ‘sustainability’. Bio: Bernelle believes an integrated approach to education, waste management (a subsection of ‘sustainability’) and … Continue reading
Posted in PhD-by-blog, TEDxCapeTown, Water Maverick
Leave a comment
TEDxCapeTown, Water and UCT…
I was asked to write a motivation for something TEDx related … including ‘my activities at UCT’. I thought it would be short, it wasn’t and I liked what came out so I didn’t shorten it. I think its an … Continue reading
Posted in TEDxCapeTown, Water Maverick
Leave a comment
TEDxCapeTown – my talk and the reason behind it all.
I am the Water Maverick. I am for love of water. Clean water is crucial but adequate wastewater treatment is THE main gateway to human disease prevention. Think about it, every 20 seconds a kid dies of cholera. It’s not … Continue reading
Posted in TEDxCapeTown, Water Maverick
Leave a comment
A Maverick’s take on Capacity Building in the South African Water Sector.
Another time, another place Another country, another state of grace You’ll walk beside me, I’ll tell you no lies And then you’ll see another country in my eyes ‘Another Country’ – Mango Groove The youth of this country, be they … Continue reading
Posted in Water Maverick
1 Comment