O’Hare Opens the World’s First Farmer’s Market in an Airport…

May 23, 2013

An interesting ‘small, local, smart solution’ – maybe one of the world’s shortest commercial supply chains? “On a recent business trip to the Northeast US, I booked a flight that would allow me a long layover at Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Even though most business travelers run from a layover, I had an ulterior motive. I wanted…

Language: bringing forth a regenerative future…

April 16, 2013

The increasing number of ways we can describe the solution side of sustainability can confuse some people – however it creates a wealth of ways for different groups to get involved.

A quick “body hack” for sustainability change-makers…

February 13, 2013

How to feel positive – even when you’re not. A quick body hack from Amy Cuddy.

Myers-Briggs insights for sustainable business change agents…

January 20, 2013

All too often, Myers-Briggs gets used to label and limit. Get past its corporate HR misuses and it’s a valuable tool in innovation delivery.

3 simple practices for success in the business sustainability game

January 19, 2013

Being positive and practical can be challenging – but there are core strengths you can build to increase your success as a regenerative business leader.

Could you help generate the next Ray Anderson?

December 21, 2012

Radical industrialist Ray Anderson was one of the first to action deliver on “doing well by doing good”. Could you apply the process that turned him to regeneration to an industry leader near you?

Cacti can clean up poisonous soils

December 17, 2012

“Here are a few things you do with a prickly pear cactus: Get poked. Turn its fruit into jam. Use it to clean up dangerous concentrations of selenium in arid California lands. In California’s San Joaquin Valley, a long history of artificial irrigation has impregnated the soil with selenium. In small quantities, selenium is beneficial…

Winning the sustainability game with Good to Great

December 2, 2012

In 2001, Jim Collins published his research into the factors that turned good businesses into great businesses, performing well above their industry average over long periods of time. The title of the book is “Good to Great. Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don’t”.

What’s YOUR sustainability scope?

November 28, 2012

 Keeping focussed in the face of overwhelm In a recent interview for The CO2 Manager, I was asked how I stay positive and focussed when sustainability can seem so overwhelming. Thinking about it, what works for me is: For all its downsides, a global population of  billion people means that I don’t have to do it all. Even if…

Regenerative business and coaching…

October 15, 2012

What’s coaching got to do with Regenerative Business?   In a collaboration with Alan Sieler of Newfield Institute, we explored this question in October 2010.  The detail has changed, but the value proposition hasn’t: A business opportunity for coaches We believe that Regenerative Business Coaching is an emerging area of business for ontological coaches and other forms of coaching….

A conversational approach to innovation adoption…

October 3, 2012

Language is the primary human tool for describing new futures and organising action. It’s in conversation that we re-invent the world. That makes conversational skill essential to regenerative business innovation.

Always meant to read Natural Capitalism?

October 3, 2012

If you’re interested in seriously cool sustainability then there’s a book you should read.   It’s about more than being good – it’s about reinventing the basic mindsets and models behind the systems that deliver our products and services. “Natural Capitalism” is a big read – and it discusses some exciting strategies for creating the…