Christian Dimmer

Many people are still unsure when I ask about the “endgame” of our work. Back in 2014, we held a #deepadaptation bootcamp & mapped out root causes of the #planetarycrisis. Yet, despite accelerating change, far too many still assume a business-as-usual future. → rci.nanzan-u.ac.jp/ISE/ja/publi...

Tomorrow!!!

He was always Him: youtu.be/U1kGK-Qj-WU?...

Unmanaged tourism is a huge problem in Japan. Yet the government celebrates 36.9 million foreign visitors in 2024 and targets 60 million annually by 2030. Where is the debate about carrying capacity, residents’ quality of life, and who actually benefits?

It is a great honour to be listed alongside so many inspiring thinkers and doers who work tirelessly to build happier, healthier, more sociable, liveable, loveable and ultimately more resilient communities. Thank you so much @brenttoderian.bsky.social !

One of the many wonderful things about a neighborhood such as Koenji is that reasonable person could ask, with all sincerity, “Is there a festival today or is it just a Saturday?” And the answer could go either way.

Taiwan’s exposure is unique, but lessons are universal—and urgent. Climate change is making weather more volatile& disasters harder to predict, while rising geopolitical tensions expose critical infrastructure to growing threats. Society as a whole must be ready to respond before next crisis hits.

There are, of course, different schools of thought. One, the optimistic branch, says political commentary on social media affects genuine change. Others speak of belonging and identity, finding one's tribe, while others label it merely momentary catharsis. This is firmly the latter. What a dick.

Liveable streets in Tokyo ... splendid!

Very valuable and very sober analysis www.publicnotice.co/p/trump-puti...

'Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise After Anpo' is a brilliant book by Nick Kapur. I’m personally fascinated by the parallels with today. What can the mass protests against the 1960 US-Japan security treaty and their aftermath teach us about #NoKings today and a post-Trump America?

Elon Musk threatens Congress.

When the AI bubble pops, we can’t repeat past corporate bail outs. We need to be ready with policies that protect ordinary people and hold tech execs accountable. We also need to talk about nationalizing AI companies — or maybe even abolishing them altogether… @astra.bsky.social @theguardian.com

Every day, we live more deeply in a panoptic society. Surveillance creeps into our homes through devices and supposedly smart household appliances, while states and unaccountable corporations reach ever further into our private lives. Follow these critical thinkers to see through the fog.

"(The Ukrainians) are not going away, they are not going to stop fighting, they are not going to forfeit their agency, just because **Agent Orange** in The White House told them to." ~ @michaeldweiss.bsky.social on @thebulwark.com www.youtube.com/watch?v=3yKt...

'Japan at the Crossroads: Conflict and Compromise After Anpo' is a brilliant book by Nick Kapur. I’m personally fascinated by the parallels with today. What can the mass protests against the 1960 US-Japan security treaty and their aftermath teach us about #NoKings today and a post-Trump America?

Despite the Trump administration's best efforts, Alberta votes not to break up Canada

We are sensing a pattern

For the first time this year, data centers have become targets for bombardment in global conflicts. Our analysis shows at least 27 such attacks in 2026. Experts worry the targeting of data centers opens a Pandora's box that cannot be closed. www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...

Every day, we live more deeply in a panoptic society. Surveillance creeps into our homes through devices and supposedly smart household appliances, while states and unaccountable corporations reach ever further into our private lives. Follow these critical thinkers to see through the fog.

From a systems＆transition design perspective，the real failure is having to fight the same battles in every city，decade after decade．The evidence is clear：bike lanes benefit local businesses；deliver #cobenefits． Why’s progress still so hard？How to change the systems that keep reproducing resistance？

… and this is just the beginning of the unfolding climate crisis. Time to become really serious about making our cities and communities more resilient.

Powerful stuff. The #cobenefits are huge: healthier people, greater environmental awareness, quieter cities, fewer fine particles in the air and less microplastic in our water. Fewer traffic deaths, more public space for everyone and more room for urban greenery. A better quality of life all around.

Japan’s ageing society is a bellwether for demographic decline across the Global North. Yet these pressures also create fertile ground for social innovation, challenging us to rethink how we live, work, care for one another and organise our communities.

Japan’s ageing society faces a double bind: mounting maintenance costs for legacy infrastructure and sunk capital that locks resources into yesterday’s priorities. We keep building, but who will maintain it all—and for whom?

Hundreds of cyclists block Toronto bike lanes to stop overnight removal (pictured below, previous critical mass protest) momentummag.com/hundreds-of-...

Deeply concerning. Add Google & Microsoft disabling ICC judges’ & prosecutors’ accounts in preemptive compliance with the Trump regime. Never thought I’d say this but critical American digital infrastructure can no longer be taken for granted. Implications for global digital sovereignty r profound.

From a systems＆transition design perspective，the real failure is having to fight the same battles in every city，decade after decade．The evidence is clear：bike lanes benefit local businesses；deliver #cobenefits． Why’s progress still so hard？How to change the systems that keep reproducing resistance？

Good initiative, Brent. Thanks for including me in the pack, I’m chuffed!

Powerful stuff. The #cobenefits are huge: healthier people, greater environmental awareness, quieter cities, fewer fine particles in the air and less microplastic in our water. Fewer traffic deaths, more public space for everyone and more room for urban greenery. A better quality of life all around.

Transition design in practice: cultivating strategic foresight, anticipating the reverberations of the planetary crisis, and preparing for worlds in flux. Adaptation and innovation must become an ongoing practice, rooted in learning, resilience and collective action. A model for the ‘new normal’?

There is a serious caveat to this though, which is that many drivers do not know which roads count under this change, and enforcement here is basically nil. The change *might* temporarily curb speeds, but it papers over the real problem of auto-dependency of most areas of Japan.

Even in areas that are highly seasonal where businesses really do depend on the high season (where I live - Bondi beach) - crowds bring challenges that are hard to manage/ absorb: namely anti social behaviour and the B/S that goes with airbnb.

It is a great honour to be listed alongside so many inspiring thinkers and doers who work tirelessly to build happier, healthier, more sociable, liveable, loveable and ultimately more resilient communities. Thank you so much @brenttoderian.bsky.social !