Observing sustainability differently…
May 1, 2014
“We don’t see how things are, we see them according to how we are”. ― Anaïs Nin Modern neurobiology is providing evidence of what philosophers have been saying for a long time. What we observe is controlled and filtered by our beliefs and values, particularly in complex situations. How we see and respond to situations is…
Is attack your last option – or your only strategy?
April 26, 2014
“You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete.” – Richard Buckminster Fuller
If you can talk, you can change the world…
April 25, 2014
One of the less recognised advancements of recent decades is in our understanding of the process of successful behaviour change. How well are you using THIS technology?
Collaborative consumption and the sharing economy
April 25, 2014
A different aspect of the shift to regenerative thinking is the development of a group of value-sharing initiatives that leverage the Internet to deliver value. In their book “What’s Mine is Yours”, Rachel Botsman and Roo Rogers identify different forms of collaborative consumption systems including:
A recent podcast on The Blue Economy in Australia
March 26, 2014
Mad Scientist Radio recently hosted a special edition on The Blue Economy in Australasia with guests Dr Martin Blake and Leigh Baker. The scientists took a break from talking about SEO to discuss the exciting, regenerative potential of this opportunity-based approach to business sustainability that uncovers value and cash flow in unexpected places. The Blue…
The Blue Economy – Applying Nature’s MBA
February 22, 2014
I’ve been catching up with The Blue Economy over the holidays – enjoying Gunter Pauli’s list of 100 practicable, income-generating innovations based on Nature’s design principles (Mastery of Brilliant Adaptation). If you haven’t heard of The Blue Economy, here’s an introduction by its founder Gunter Pauli. I find The Blue Economy’s approach to localised development…
Sustainable, restorative, regenerative – what’s in a name?
January 15, 2014
The distinctions we make in the language we use are really important. Language is what we use to invent our future. In the evolving language of sustainability, the shift towards a regenerative approach reflects not just new strategies, but a new world view that offers enormous opportunity. I’m better with words than pictures, so it…
Major New Fernando Flores Work Product
December 30, 2013
As one of the big thinkers behind the development of Ontological Coaching, Fernando Flores is always worth reading. This article is particularly relevant to environmental sustainability and regenerative business: “Fernando Flores has just delivered a major report to the nation of Chile on the subjects of innovation and preparing for the future. In English, SURFING…
The cycle of destructive agitation…
December 27, 2013
When I was little, my mum used to yell at me “Don’t play on the road – you’ll get killed by a car!” That was a long time ago – we now know that the human brain doesn’t process negatives well. I’m not a parent, however I understand that these days the advice is to…
Revisiting ‘the cycle of hope’…
December 26, 2013
Early in my sustainability journey I came across The Better World Handbook . The wisdom in its introduction empowered me to manage some of my emotions about “the tough stuff” and whether this sustainability thing was for me. As I sat down to do some planning for the coming year it seemed a good time to…
Learned Helplessness: a recipe for sustainability INACTION?
December 5, 2013
Back in the 1960s, psychology researcher Martin Seligman and his team discovered how to create helplessness and passivity – first in animals and later in humans. Some sustainability campaigners could learn an important lesson from his research about how to present their message so it generates action rather than helplessness.
Galileo, heresy, physics, seduction and the emerging regenerative economy…
December 1, 2013
Galileo WASN’T burned at the stake – he didn’t discuss heresy BUT he gave astronomers better telescopes to see the world.
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