Year End Reflections on Contribution and Gratitude
Another year comes to an end, another year that we could never have imaged 24 months ago … The constant treacle of articles on ‘The Big Resignation’, a reflection on the fact that the somewhat [...]
Insights from the 2021 Brave New World Conference
Thoughts from Day 1 of the amazing, inspirational and thought-provoking conference in the small dutch town of Leiden: Brave new World which brings the worlds of culture, philosophy, science and [...]
Why succeeding with innovation is all about people
Why succeeding with innovation is all about people I deeply believe that understanding people, and how we and our brains function, is key to understanding why innovation does or does not happen. [...]
The Purpose of Purpose?
“Purpose – the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.” Oxford Lexicon It is really fascinating … when I first drafted this article – back [...]
🦠 COVID & Innovation 💭
Reflections on innovation in the times of COVID Back in 2011 I was invited to write a White Paper on ‘Innovation and New Ways of Working’, which of course referred primarily to remote [...]
VUCA and CORONA, what are implications for innovation?
It’s my pleasure to share an edited transcript of an interview I gave with Eugene Hoeven May 2021 with whom shared some thoughts on innovation in a VUCA world in general, and a Corona world in [...]
👥 🌍 Sustainability Leadership – What’s That? 🌍 👥
The below is newsletter I have written in my role of Director of Awards at Katerva; first published 26th February 2021. Sustainability Leadership What’s That? “Anyone who takes responsibility [...]
💶 💵 🎈 The Rise of Sustainability Investors 🎈 💵 💶
The below is newsletter I have written in my role of Director of Awards at Katerva; first published 22nd January 2021. The Rise of Sustainability Investors The very definition of sustainability [...]
🌲 🐝 How Can We Accurately Value Nature Conservation? 🐠 🌳
The below is newsletter I have written in my role of Director of Awards at Katerva; first published 18th December 2020. How Can We Accurately Value Nature Conservation? Earlier this year a new [...]
🌀 When going round in circles makes complete sense – The Circular Economy 🌀
The below is newsletter I have written in my role of Director of Awards at Katerva; first published 19th November 2020. Moving towards The Circular Economy – The only way forward While the [...]
Step Changes In Mindsets And Behaviours Wrap-up
This post is part of series of newsletters was originally written for Katerva, an NGO dedicated to the identification, evaluation and acceleration of disruptive sustainable innovation; it was [...]
Embracing sufficiency while nurturing abundance
This post is part of a series of newsletters was originally written for Katerva, an NGO dedicated to the identification, evaluation and acceleration of disruptive sustainable innovation; it was [...]