The Next Big Thing in NRM? Andrew Johnson March 2015 Prediction is - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

The Next Big Thing in NRM? Andrew Johnson March 2015

Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future! Niels Bohr Nobel Prize in Physics 1922 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 2

A changing world........ Source: Reuters NRM - The Next Big Thing! 3

Plan B for Australia?????? Source: Nicholson Cartoons, 2013 4 NRM - The Next Big Thing!

Fruits of consensus...... Source: Australian Government NRM - The Next Big Thing! 5

Digital revolution..... Source: BBC, 2012 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 6

Flash in the pan???? Source: The Whitehouse, 2015 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 7

Complex transformations...... Source: AFP NRM - The Next Big Thing! 8

Digital revolution and NRM.... Measuring and monitoring the environment Evaluating environmental performance Organizing and influencing decision making NRM - The Next Big Thing! 9

Power to the people..... This image cannot currently be displayed. This image cannot currently be displayed. Source: The Economist, 2015 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 10

The next frontier: mm-nano scale sensing…. Source: Tim Wark, CSIRO NRM - The Next Big Thing! 11

The “Internet of Things”….. NRM - The Next Big Thing! 12

Digital data and citizen science…. Source: www.ala.org.au NRM - The Next Big Thing! 13

Sensors and sensor networks….. Deploy unobtrusive sensors and actuators on and inside livestock and in the farm environment Measure position, context, food intake, and behavior of farm animals and correlate these with environmental factors Source: Tim Wark, CSIRO NRM - The Next Big Thing! 14

Size does matter….. Source: sfdata.startupweekend.org NRM - The Next Big Thing! 15

Big data in action….. weather forecasting Input data Data assimilation Forecast Model Source: Bureau of Meteorology, 2013 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 16

Big data in action….. species persistence Dark green shows areas of high vertebrate and vascular plant persistence under higher temperatures Source: Sheppard, A., Ferrier, S., and Cowardine J., CSIRO, 2014 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 17

A world of difference..... Old Power Values New Power Values Managerialism, institutionalism, Informal, opt-in decision making: self- representative governance organisation; networked governance Exclusivity, competition, authority, Open source collaboration, crowd resource consolidation wisdom, sharing Discretion, confidentiality, separation Radical transparency between private and public spheres Professionalism, specialisation Do-it-ourselves, “maker culture” Long-term affiliation and loyalty, less Short-term, conditional affiliation; more overall participation overall participation Source: Heimans, J. &Timms H. Harvard Business Review 2014 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 18

New media......a new frontier..... > 1 Billion users access Facebook from with ~ 10,000 different devices 1.15 Billion+ Over 10 Million Facebook apps total 23% of Facebook user’s check their account > 5 times a day users 74% of marketers believe Facebook is important for their lead generation strategy 350 Million photos uploaded every day Source: www.digitalbuzzblog.com NRM - The Next Big Thing! 19

Public participation 2.0.... Source: Brad Moore, Wordpress.com, 2014 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 20

....not all beer and skittles..... Source: politicalcartoons.com, 2005 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 21

Big conversations.....critical choices.... Source: USA Today , 2012 NRM - The Next Big Thing! 22