1. Is
Sustainability
Scalable?
Davis
Bookhart
Head,
&
Senior
Manager,
Sustainability
Hong
Kong
University
of
Science
and
Technology
ISCN Conference
June 2, 2014

2. Two
Central
Questions
What
does
scalability
mean
within
the
university
context?
And
What
actions
can
universities
take
to
accelerate
(scale
up)
their
activities?

3. What
does
scalability
mean
in
campus
context?

4. Discussions
from
Workshop
First,
recognize
that
not
all
things
can
be
scalable
Some
things
are
perfect
as
is

5. Discussions
from
Workshop
Replicate
success,
but
constantly
improve
Scaling
means
refining

6. Discussions
from
Workshop
Hands
on
learning
is
not
possible
to
scale
up
Interaction
and
engagement
needs
to
be
face-­‐to-­‐face

7. ! Three
Ideas
Question
#2
How
do
we
contribute?
! What
actions
can
universities
take
to
scale
up
these
solutions?
Targeted
Analysis
Facilitation
Demonstration

8. Demonstration
Taking
the
next
steps
Scalability
in
Higher
Ed
Through
Strategic
Planning
Recent
Past Going
Forward
Students
main
drivers
of
change
Students
/
academics
integrated
in
operations
Good
use
of
existing
resources
Resources
allocated
according
to
goals
and
targets
Steady,
incremental
progress
Transformation
Opportunistic
Strategic
Able
to
find
“fits”
Build
in
policies
and
standards

9. Targeted
Analysis
Expand
research
to
solve
real-­‐
world
problems
Focus
on
Problems
that
affect
us
all

11. Facilitation
Leverage
our
experience
! We
know
from
experience
on
campus
that
focused
stakeholder-­‐driven
processes
! Best
chance
of
producing
optimal
results
! Best
method
for
incorporating
stakeholder
buy-­‐in
! Best
at
avoiding
or
mitigating
conflicts
Stakeholder
process

12. Discussion