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# Leigh Baker

Exploring regenerative thinking in action

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- [Blog](https://leighbaker.com.au/blog/)
- [Solutions links for regenerative actionists](https://leighbaker.com.au/solutions-links-for-regenerative-actionists/) - My go-to list of solutions resources worth exploring for opportunity.
- [Why bother???](https://leighbaker.com.au/why-bother/) - What's the point anyway? Some thoughts on collapse, grief and regeneration.
- [Why humans comply - and how they rationalise](https://leighbaker.com.au/why-humans-comply-and-how-they-rationalise/) - Insights from psychology on HOW good people end up doing bad things.
- [Explaining climate solutions in 500 words](https://leighbaker.com.au/explaining-climate-solutions-in-500-words/) - A recent LinkedIn post challenged readers to "explain climate change in 1,000 words". I went in a slightly different direction.
- [Who says the environment is a business cost?](https://leighbaker.com.au/who-says-the-environment-is-expensive/) - "Expensive" is relative. Estimates of the trillion-dollar global ROIs of regenerative business strategies tell a different story.
- [The advantages of trading in service and value - not products](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-advantages-of-trading-in-value-not-products/) - Look beyond "products sold" and there's a world of opportunity opening up to deliver Product as a Service.
- [A Highway to Hell - paved with dated communication strategies](https://leighbaker.com.au/a-highway-to-hell-paved-with-dated-communication-strategies/) - There are far more powerful, sustainable, regenerative strategies today - they offer much more compelling action options than "be afraid and lobby your government"
- [Galileo, heresy, physics, seduction and the emerging regenerative economy...](https://leighbaker.com.au/galileo-heresy-physics-and-the-emerging-regenerative-economy/) - Galileo WASN'T burned at the stake - he didn't discuss heresy BUT he gave astronomers better telescopes to see the world.
- [Enough with the 'why' already!!!](https://leighbaker.com.au/enough-with-the-why-already/) - Let's talk about the 'what' and 'how' of profitable sustainability... Humans need more than why information for behaviour change. If a good reason why was enough to create behaviour change then we wouldn't have problems with smoking, obesity or any number of other 'challenges'. To make effective change, most of us need more than "reasons why" - we also need
- [The craft of innovation adoption is alive and well in Samsø…](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-craft-of-innovation-adoption-is-alive-and-well-in-samso/) - In 2013, the Danish island of Samsø went renewable and became an energy exporter. It's an example of innovation skill applied by local people to meet local needs
- [Smarter design is thinking in circles](https://leighbaker.com.au/smarter-design-is-thinking-in-circles/) - Beyond the 1-way extract/emit/exploit industrial design of the 20th century, Circular Economy and Cradle to Cradle Product Innovation offer savings and profit.
- [Regenerative thinking - a big opportunity for small business](https://leighbaker.com.au/regenerative-thinking-a-big-opportunity-for-small-business/) - The word "business" hides a huge amount of detail. Business isn't a single entity with a single set of motivations - the thing we call "business" is more like an eco-system, with a range of different players performing a huge range of functions. So saying "business should change" isn't enough. Which businesses? In which industries? Big businesses?
- [Myers-Briggs insights for sustainable business change agents...](https://leighbaker.com.au/myers-briggs-insights-for-sustainable-business-change-agents/) - 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.
- [Upcycling commercial buildings - Circular Economy at a whole new level](https://leighbaker.com.au/upcycling-commercial-buildings-circular-economy-at-a-whole-new-level/) - While researching how AMP saved money and GHG upcycling a Sydney skyscraper, I found a useful Google paper on building deconstruction and reuse.
- [Tired of being told to be a good little consumer?](https://leighbaker.com.au/tired-of-being-told-to-be-a-good-little-consumer/) - Don't let anyone "should" you into scarcity and suffering - join the regeneration game instead. Some of today's solutions and entry points to a world of opportunity
- [Small robot, big environmental savings](https://leighbaker.com.au/small-robot-big-environmental-savings/) - This recent article from one of my favourite sources is a great Regenerative Business case study - in a part of the supply chain most people never see. These underwater robots make cargo ship hulls so smooth that it reduces emissions The robots scrub the cargo ship hulls clean when they're docked at a port,
- [Quotes for regenerators](https://leighbaker.com.au/quotes-for-regenerators/) - Some of the quotes I keep coming back to on regeneration and innovation delivery.
- [Circular design stories, sources and resources](https://leighbaker.com.au/circular-design-stories-sources-and-resources/) - An ongoing collection of stories, sources and resources for developing businesses growth strategies.
- [Two quick tools for change-makers](https://leighbaker.com.au/two-quick-tools-for-change-makers/) - Whether you're considering doing a Regenerative Thinking in Action program; setting personal objectives for the next year; or planning some quiet world changing, here are two tools to kick-start your thinking. Each has a more detailed version for you to download and explore. Beginning with a WELL-FORMED end in mind... These five quick questions will
- [6 ways to screw up any sustainability message](https://leighbaker.com.au/6-ways-to-screw-up-any-sustainability-message/) - The majority of environmental campaigners operate on archaic assumptions about how to change human systems. Here are 6 forms of destructive environmental "spam" - and 6 more productive options.
- [Regenerative Design Basics](https://leighbaker.com.au/regenerative-design-basics/) - 10 key principles for regenerative business development - smarter design thinking that builds your ability to spot new opportunities.
- [An Ikigai for climate solutions](https://leighbaker.com.au/an-ikigai-for-climate-solutions/) - A model to help you explore different ways you can integrate the regeneration game into your work and your life.
- [A video introduction to regenerative thinking](https://leighbaker.com.au/a-video-introduction-to-regenerative-thinking/) - Some of my favourite videos introducing the thought leaders exploring and explaining regenerative business.
- [Myers Briggs as a tool for innovators](https://leighbaker.com.au/myers-briggs-as-a-tool-for-innovators/) - A common topic in many of my coaching conversations - especially with sustainability practitioners - is that there are useful models for understanding HOW people are different and what motivates different groups. I've found that the four Temperament Types is a useful model for understanding and influencing and gives clients some useful 'aha' moments as
- [3 great reads for entrepreneurs and intrapreneurs](https://leighbaker.com.au/3-great-reads-for-entrepreneurs-and-intrapreneurs/) - Once upon a time entrepreneurs were thought to be born rather than made. However, like any human craft there's a strong element of skill. We now know a lot about the skills and habits of successful repeat entrepreneurs. These are 3 of our current favourite skill-builders - along with video intros - for finding, funding
- [Key approaches driving the regenerative business space](https://leighbaker.com.au/key-concepts-driving-the-regenerative-business-space/) - Smarter design thinking for regenerative business goes back decades. These are some key approaches that I keep coming back to.
- [The future of HVAC-R in a post-zero world](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-future-of-hvac-r-in-a-post-zero-world/) - The Australian Institute of Refrigeration Airconditioning and Heating gathered in Melbourne in September to discuss "The Future of HVAC". This industry is a powerful player in reversing global climate disruption, with the ability to deliver on solutions comprising nearly 15% of the action. As I wrote a while ago, these guys could be the
- [Concrete entrepreneur turns plastic waste into input](https://leighbaker.com.au/concrete-entrepreneur-turns-plastic-waste-into-input/) - How a creative concrete entrepreneur is turning ocean plastic into a valuable concrete input.
- [Force fields for change-making](https://leighbaker.com.au/force-fields-for-change-making/) - Changing human systems starts with understanding them and the glue that holds them together. Human systems are heavily geared towards maintaining themselves and they often actively resist change. They want to conserve themselves. (Equally true for individuals, families, communities, organisations and societies.) Human systems also have the potential to transform themselves when the need arises.
- ["Just" is a 4-letter word](https://leighbaker.com.au/just-is-a-4-letter-word/) - "Human behaviour doesn't fit into a simple cause/effect model....Resist simplifications..." - Margo Main In an increasingly complex world, "just" is a symptom of over-simplification that blinds us to possibilities for systems transformation. Maybe it's an excess of super-hero movies, technology overwhelm, or an industrial culture of production line thinking. A single-answer "solution" about sustainability (or
- [An entrepreneur's head - the ultimate sustainability leverage point?](https://leighbaker.com.au/an-entrepreneurs-head-the-ultimate-sustainability-leverage-point/) - The most powerful place to influence supply chain change is inside an entrepreneur's head - from global corporate to local property developer.
- [What hooked Naomi Klein into sustainability?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-hooked-naomi-klein-into-sustainability/) - A good friend loaned me the book "This Changes Everything" by social activist Naomi Klein. It's a massive book and I'm still processing a lot of its content. One thing that I'm always on the lookout for in sustainability is to understand the triggers that enable people to engage with something so potentially overwhelming. So
- [Macca's is aiming for zero net energy!](https://leighbaker.com.au/maccas-is-aiming-for-zero-net-energy/) - You know the world is changing when the Golden Arches crowd hooks up with the Rocky Mountain Institute to design a net zero energy fast food outlet - largely achievable with today's technology! In this case, Net Zero Energy means that a store must offset its energy consumption with on-site renewable energy generation on an
- [What do Uber, eBay and smartphones have to do with sustainability?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-do-uber-ebay-and-smartphones-have-to-do-with-sustainability/) - Smart new business models are delivering radical forms of sustainability - without any mention of the "S" word. eBay, Gumtree and others are enabling product reuse and recycling across the globe and in all sorts of market places. Whether it's a 10 year old girl updating her toy collection, a home handman acquiring tiling tools,
- [The prime entrepreneurial pattern](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-prime-entrepreneurial-pattern/) - Innovators and entrepreneurs change the world - and what they do is now recognised as a learnable skill set. The skills and processes can be be applied by regenerative business innovators.
- [How did a small girl and a Harvard professor turn a property developer into a stealth greenie?](https://leighbaker.com.au/how-did-a-small-girl-and-a-harvard-professor-turn-a-property-developer-into-a-stealth-greenie/) - One Australian property developer went green after his young daughter stopped talking to him and his business mentor challenged him.
- [Sapiens, sustainability and the power of fiction](https://leighbaker.com.au/sapiens-sustainability-and-the-power-of-fiction/) - Yuval Noah Harari's recent book "Sapiens" is a fascinating insight into human history and how humans use language. "...the truly unique feature of our language is ... the ability to transmit information about things that do not exist at all. As far as we know, only Sapiens can talk about entire kinds of entities that
- [What the bleep is biomimicry?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-the-bleep-is-biomimicry/) - Energy-intensive chemical and mechanical engineering drove the first industrial revolution. BIOMIMCRY using physics and cheemistry is the next profitable generation of production design.
- [Points of power for change-makers](https://leighbaker.com.au/points-of-power-for-change-makers/) - Systems thinker Donella Meadows developed a list of leverage points for powerful systems intervention. This PREZZI is a useful starting point on Systems Thinking.
- [10 powerful tools for change-makers](https://leighbaker.com.au/10-powerful-tools-for-change-makers/) - We have a wealth of tools for changing human systems - don't limit yourself to guilt, fear, logic and cost.
- [If I'm logical enough, long enough then they'll listen! Won't they???](https://leighbaker.com.au/if-im-logical-enough-long-enough-then-theyll-listen-wont-they/) - If logic changed human behaviour we wouldn't have problems like obesity, smoking or climate change. If you want a different future, look beyond "logic".
- [We have the technology...](https://leighbaker.com.au/we-have-the-technology/) - ... to design regenerative supply chains. Back in the 20th century, "sustainable" products, processes and services were expensive, difficult and unreliable. But that was then.... There's been a wealth of solutions developed over recent decades to deliver real, practical, efficient, sustainable supply chains. The technology is inherently cleaner, smarter and more efficient than the one-way,
- [4 places to seek sustainability advantage](https://leighbaker.com.au/4-places-to-seek-sustainability-advantage/) - In an earlier post, I talked about the 10 key assumptions that blind many businesses to sustainability opportunity. Once you understand them, it's time to explore your business. There are also four key levels of business activities that you can use to explore for opportunities "hiding in plain sight". Your product/process maintenance and improvement Your
- [Business – a wholly owned subsidiary of Nature](https://leighbaker.com.au/business-a-wholly-owned-subsidiary-of-nature/) - Ecosystems aren't infinite- and business that regenerates ecosystems can be MORE profitable than those that assume infinite capacity.
- [Opportunity scanning for entrepreneurial regenerative thinkers](https://leighbaker.com.au/opportunity-scanning-for-entrepreneurial-regenerative-thinkers/) - The world is going regenerative - and businesses who want an ecosystem to KEEP doing business can make doing good a high-impact business strategy.
- [The power of Nature - for regenerating YOU](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-power-of-nature-for-regenerating-you/) - Regeneration goes both ways - and research confirms that nature will regenerate your energy and spirit.
- [Want to save the reef?  </BR> Make a market!](https://leighbaker.com.au/want-to-save-the-reef-make-a-market/) - A smart environmental offset program enabling Qld farmers to get paid for reducing pollution on the Great Barrier Reef.
- [The power of getting the boss hooked on sustainability](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-power-of-getting-the-boss-hooked-on-sustainability/) - Innovation can be driven by all sorts of people - from a 5-year-old girl to a research officer. When they influence "the boss" it has a big impact.
- [Meet three key systems thinkers](https://leighbaker.com.au/meet-three-key-systems-thinkers/) - Seeing the systems you're part of multipliers your ability to innovation. Meet three key Systems Thinking developers in person - thanks to the power of video.
- [Every job can be a climate job – so skill up now](https://leighbaker.com.au/every-job-can-be-a-climate-job-so-skill-up-now/) - Every job can be a climate job - and today's solutions offer some great career development opportunities.
- [Product as a Service - PaaS stories, sources and resources](https://leighbaker.com.au/product-as-a-service-paas-stories-sources-and-resources/) - How does Product as a Service work? Here are some stories, sources and resources to help you explore for your opportunities.
- [The other PERMA - practices for personal sustainability](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-other-perma-practices-for-personal-sustainability/) - Most people with "green" leanings know about perma-culture - but there's another PERMA. It's a set of principles for personal flourishing in a challenging world.
- [Why worrying is the worst thing you can do about climate change...](https://leighbaker.com.au/why-the-worst-thing-you-can-do-about-climate-change-is-worry/) - Great Medium article by Max St John on climate change worry and it's impact on your health.
- [What if waste isn't normal and pollution isn't manageable?](https://leighbaker.com.au/i-02-what-if-waste-isnt-normal-and-pollution-isnt-manageable/) - There is no "AWAY" - so what opportunities open up if we treat waste as a valuable resource in our strategic business planning?
- [Beyond sustainability – the REGENERATION game just levelled up](https://leighbaker.com.au/beyond-sustainability-the-regeneration-game-just-levelled-up/) - Project Regeneration has just been launched - 70+ action lists on high impact climate solutions opportunities for individuals, communities, SMEs and regions.
- [Beyond soap and steam – industry efficiency by nature](https://leighbaker.com.au/beyond-soap-and-steam-industry-efficiency-by-nature/) - Mechanical and chemical engineering have dominated industrial design for centuries. Today, physics and biology offer cleaner, more profitable business soluitons.
- [What good is it to FEEL good?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-good-is-it-to-feel-good/) - Positive moods don't just feel "good" - they increase your ability to think and act strategically. Learn to build your core emotional strength for increased impact.
- [Developing Optimism](https://leighbaker.com.au/developing-optimism/) - A 4-part practice for developing your ability to be optimistic.
- [How can understanding Anxiety increase your sustainability success?](https://leighbaker.com.au/how-can-understanding-anxiety-increase-your-sustainability-success/) - Sustainability is an anxiety-rich space, so use tools from today's best "soft" technology to manage your moods.
- [10 tips for improved collaboration results](https://leighbaker.com.au/10-tips-for-improved-collaboration-results/) - A ten-point checklist for evaluating the quality of the offers and requests you use to get things done every day.
- [Farewell Stephen Covey](https://leighbaker.com.au/farewell-stephen-covey/) - Vale Stephen Covey. Author of FIRST THINGS FIRST and THE THIRD ALTERNATIVE - useful resources for change-makers.
- [Are your opinions making you impotent?](https://leighbaker.com.au/are-your-opinions-making-you-impotent/) - Our assessments and opinions limit our ability to see opportunities. Here's an exercise to help validate your assessments.
- [Need an energy recharge?](https://leighbaker.com.au/need-an-energy-recharge/) - Found this video - an energy recharge and a sense of perspective.
- [What's YOUR sustainability scope?](https://leighbaker.com.au/whats-your-sustainability-scope/) - 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: To remember that the fact that there are at least 150 million change-makers in the world. To be
- [3 simple practices for success in the business sustainability game](https://leighbaker.com.au/3-simple-practices-for-success-in-the-business-sustainability-game/) - Being positive and practical can be challenging - but there are core strengths you can build to increase your success as a regenerative business leader.
- [A quick "body hack" for sustainability change-makers...](https://leighbaker.com.au/a-quick-body-hack-for-sustainability-change-makers/) - How to feel positive - even when you're not. A quick body hack from Amy Cuddy.
- [High class communicators LISTEN differently…](https://leighbaker.com.au/high-class-communicators-listen-differently/) - “High class communicators take the responsibility to interpret the understanding of their audience in order to be understood the way they want to be understood.” Alan Sieler - Newfield Institute I re-sat Newfield Institute’s 3-day Ontological Coaching In Action workshop last week. Ontological Coaching is an ongoing practice – like yoga – that
- [Set your internal program guide to the positive](https://leighbaker.com.au/set-your-internal-program-guide-to-the-positive/) - You mostly see what you're looking for. You'll see more regenerative business opportunities IF you know what they look like. Here are examples to tune your RAS.
- [What types of conversations AREN'T you having?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-types-of-conversations-arent-you-having/) - If you're into influencing and personal effectiveness then you're in the conversation game. It's a game that many of us learned like we learned walk - by copying others without too much conscious consideration of the specifics of what we were doing. For some of us, even the suggestion that there are different types
- [Are your personal emissions toxic?](https://leighbaker.com.au/are-your-personal-emissions-toxic/) - A 6 point check for "toxic seriosity" It’s easy to get passionate about sustainability – but is your message EFFECTIVE? How do you know whether you’re creating action – or whether you’re teaching helplessness? Here’s a quick check on what you’re messaging and how you’re pushing it. When I talk about environmental issues, I talk
- [How best to read "Drawdown"?](https://leighbaker.com.au/how-best-to-read-drawdown/) - The book Drawdown isn't a heavy read - if you treat it more like a magazine. "Start at page 1 and read" is doing it the hard way.
- [Beyond cars, coal and consumers - are air conditioning and refrigeration the real climate avengers?](https://leighbaker.com.au/beyond-cars-coal-and-consumers-are-air-conditioning-and-refrigeration-the-real-climate-avengers/) - HVAC-R offers a wealth of money-saving sustainability solutions that go way beyond electricity and transport.
- [Nudging sustainability into action](https://leighbaker.com.au/nudging-sustainability-into-action/) - Turning solutions into action is a human systems game - and neuroeconomics offers lots of valuable tools.
- [Are you interested in $trillions in opportunity?](https://leighbaker.com.au/are-you-interested-in-trillions-in-opportunity/) - The op sustainability solutions offer business trillion-dollar opportunities IF you know where to look
- [Talking Drawdown and optimism with Climactic.fm](https://leighbaker.com.au/talking-drawdown-and-optimism-with-climactic-fm/) - An awesome conversation with podcaster Mark Spencer on the solutions side of sustainability, from The Blue Economy to Project Drawdown.
- [Othering, opportunity and Project Drawdown](https://leighbaker.com.au/othering-opportunity-and-project-drawdown/) - The language we use to describe our goals can create division and conflict - here's one climate veteran's alternative. Some excerpts from Paul Hawken's 2018 UQ talk.
- [What do geckos have to do with carpet tiles?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-do-geckos-have-to-do-with-carpet-tiles/) - For years I tried to ignore my environmental concerns. I was worried but felt powerless. Then I was introduced to "Natural Capitalism" and I got interested - almost in spite of myself. The story of a mid-course correction Then I read entrepreneur Ray Anderson's first book "MidCourse Correction" - and that got me INSPIRED. It
- [If you can talk, you can change the world...](https://leighbaker.com.au/if-you-can-talk-you-can-change-the-world/) - 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?
- [Language, being and the business of sustainability](https://leighbaker.com.au/language-being-and-the-business-of-sustainability/) - At the heart of all sustainability challenges is the core system requiring an upgrade - the human system. "Business", "the economy", "the supply chain" etc. are ultimately processes where human beings act and interact in social systems. Understanding HOW humans go about the process of organising themselves as individuals and in groups (their ontology) is critical to sustainability at
- [Entrepreneuring and behaviour change](https://leighbaker.com.au/entrepreneuring-and-behaviour-change/) - Entrepreneurs are really in the game of behaviour change. Some useful innovation delivery tools for regenerative business actionists.
- [Why? What? How? What Else? A 4MAT interpretation of the Interface "mid course correction"](https://leighbaker.com.au/why-what-how-what-else-a-personal-interpretation-of-the-interface-mid-course-correction/) - 4MAT learning styles are a great way to understand human behaviour - which makes them a powerful tool for regenerative business advocates
- [Blue wrens on Bourke Street?](https://leighbaker.com.au/blue-wrens-on-bourke-street/) - Sitting in Kinfolk community cafe talking about Regenerative Business recently with a Melbourne Hubber, we got to the topic of creating positive visions. What would a regenerative City of Melbourne look like? How would we know a deep and significant shift had occurred? What small, tangible thing would we be seeing differently? Maybe a
- [A conversational approach to innovation adoption...](https://leighbaker.com.au/a-conversational-approach-to-innovation-adoption/) - 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.
- [Could you help generate the next Ray Anderson?](https://leighbaker.com.au/could-you-help-generate-the-next-ray-anderson/) - 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?
- [Language: bringing forth a regenerative future...](https://leighbaker.com.au/language-bringing-forth-a-regenerative-future/) - "By continually expanding the distinctions available to observe and participate in the world in a myriad of ways, humans increase the diversity of ways they can coordinate their actions. Humans are continually inventing new ways of doing things together and so bring forth new creations, whether it is a new dance, more ecologically sustainable buildings
- [Doughnut Economics - a doughnut that's GOOD for you](https://leighbaker.com.au/doughnut-economics-a-doughnut-thats-good-for-you/) - Kate Raworth's work on Doughnut Economics is an excellent combination of human behaviour and regenerative thinking. Here are some introductory resources.
- [Community renewable energy -  good news and good stories](https://leighbaker.com.au/community-renewable-energy-good-news-and-good-stories/) - Energy doesn't belong to the big gen-tailers any more - it's becoming a community game - and a source of community resilience.
- [A whole new energy around energy](https://leighbaker.com.au/a-whole-new-energy-around-energy/) - There's way more to renewable energy than solar panels and wind generators - and a whole range of new approaches.
- [What happens when we explore beyond politicians fixing climate change?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-happens-when-we-explore-beyond-politicians-fixing-climate-change/) - What happens when we starting having having action-oriented, inspiring conversations about implementing the wealth of smart solutions now available from 30+ years of R&D?
- [Is "government action on climate change" enough?](https://leighbaker.com.au/is-government-action-on-climate-change-enough/) - Effective, resilient sustainability solutions are mostly regional. They don't need to wait for national government policy change.
- [Drawdown is coming](https://leighbaker.com.au/drawdown-is-coming/) - Update 28 April 2017: Well worth the investment, just for a cogent explanation of key issues and options. Biggest surprise (so far): How high up the list Refrigerant Management sits. I've loved Paul Hawken's work ever since I read both Natural Capitalism and The Ecology of Commerce alongside Ray Anderson's Mid Course Correction. (In sustainability
- [Drawdown: Reversing global warming with current solutions](https://leighbaker.com.au/drawdown-reversing-global-warming-with-current-solutions/) - Project Drawdown has completed their first 4 years of climate solutions modelling, and published a list of 100 existing climate solutions.
- [The art and science of change-making](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-art-and-science-of-change-making/) - Some of my favourite resources for those prepared to go beyond "should" and apply behavioural science to their innovation projects.
- [Flowers, oysters and regenerative thinking in action](https://leighbaker.com.au/flowers-oysters-and-regenerative-thinking-in-action/) - There have been some fascinating examples of regenerative thinking in action through my Inbox recently. Here are a few that illustrate the great ways that rethinking systems and technologies delivers profit, community benefit and environmental benefit. Innovators are applying physics and biology, not just engineering Native oyster beds are being regenerated in South Australia, not
- [Pinning the good news on Regenerative Business](https://leighbaker.com.au/pinning-the-good-news-on-regenerative-business/) - I've been publicizing the opportunity side of sustainability for years in my LinkedIn Regenerative Business group. Recently I decided it needed a wider (and probably younger) audience. So now, when I find a story worth telling, I'm also pinning it to my Sustainability Innovation Board. If that's where you hang out - or where people
- [Which Drawdown coming attractions are fast approaching?](https://leighbaker.com.au/which-drawdown-coming-attractions-are-fast-approaching/) - The first ever research on shifting to an economy that consumes greenhouse gases was released in April 2017. As well as listing 80 current, commercially scalable action opportunities, Project Drawdown's first report included 20 high-potential "Coming Attractions". Some of those future possibilities are quickly moving toward reality. Just in the past few months I've spotted:
- [Regenerative business: The end of philanthropy as we know it?](https://leighbaker.com.au/regenerative-business-the-end-of-philanthropy-as-we-know-it/) - "Philanthropy - The effort or inclination to increase the well-being of humankind, as by charitable aid or donations." The Free Dictionary In the 21st century, could the continuing shift to a Regenerative Economy mean the end of philanthropy as we know it? It's just sooo 20th century... First you make money - then you spend
- [Which of these 10 assumptions are blinding you to opportunity?](https://leighbaker.com.au/which-of-these-10-assumptions-are-blinding-you-to-opportunity/) - This is the first in a series of posts exploring the growing opportunities of strategic sustainability. We'll dig into the 10 alternatives in depth over the next couple of months. Once upon a time, psychologists and scientists used to believe that we see everything in front of us, then decide what's worth exploring in detail.
- [Optimising city-fringe food bowls](https://leighbaker.com.au/optimising-city-fringe-food-bowls/) - This recent article "To protect fresh food supplies, here are the key steps to secure city foodbowls" in The Conversations highlights "thinking local" as a key regenerative design opportunity. https://theconversation.com/to-protect-fresh-food-supplies-here-are-the-key-steps-to-secure-city-foodbowls-114085 Where could regenerative design opportunities lie? Capturing and reusing water? Capturing and recycling food waste? (Melbourne entrepreneurs Circular Food are one good example.) Exploring how to
- [Ocean plastic swimwear](https://leighbaker.com.au/ocean-plastic-swimwear/) - Lovely example of Circular Economy products and The Blue Economy principle of "meet local needs from local resources creating local jobs". The yarn is made from ocean plastic collected from the floor of the Mediterranean Sea and turned into swimwear.
- [Intelligent Transport, systems optimisation and regeneration](https://leighbaker.com.au/intelligent-transport-systems-optimisation-and-regeneration/) - A common thinking pattern is "more is better" - the best way to solve a problem is to add something more to it. So the answer to traffic congestion? Traditionally, it's been "Build another highway..." However, the evolution of smarter technology is changing all that. Now more than ever before we have the design principles
- [World-changers going down to the sea in boats](https://leighbaker.com.au/world-changers-going-down-to-the-sea-in-boats/) - Clean up the rubbish Back in the 1986/87, solo Australian yachtsman Ian Tiernan circumnavigated the worlds oceans, coming 6th in the BOC Challenge. What he saw on his ocean journey appalled him. It appalled him so much that - with some help from his friends - he organised a community event to Clean Up Sydney
- [Why are we using the word REGENERATIVE?](https://leighbaker.com.au/why-are-we-using-the-word-regenerative/) - Why talk about "regenerative" solutions rather than "sustainable" solutions? What's the difference?
- [Deep Green Profit - from Handbook to INSIGHTS](https://leighbaker.com.au/deep-green-profit-from-handbook-to-insights/) - I've turned my 2009 SME regenerative business book into an up-to-date email course. Same straight-forward approach, better and more current examples.
- [Drawdown revisited - applying the 2020 review to your future](https://leighbaker.com.au/drawdown-revisited-applying-the-2020-review-to-your-future/) - In 2013, Paul Hawken set the Project Drawdown team a giant question: Is it feasible - starting today - to get to a point where we draw greenhouse gases OUT of the atmosphere? In 2017, they published the results of 4 years analysis and modelling on existing, commercial, beneficial solutions - and the answer was
- [Bottom up community action on renewable energy](https://leighbaker.com.au/bottom-up-community-action-on-renewable-energy/) - I've been watching the good folk of Yackandandah developing energy independence for years. It started when I first saw cute "golden yaks" on fences in this quiet country village when visiting family there. From a buying coop to a community NFP it's been exciting to watch what this "small group of committed citizens" is doing
- [Meet the bottom up revolutionaries of Yackandandah](https://leighbaker.com.au/meet-the-bottom-up-revolutionaries-of-yackandandah/) - Innovation comes up from the bottom and in from the sides. Local innovators in Yackandandah are leading a quiet revolution (or two).
- [WTF – why the obsession with “the government” fixing climate change?](https://leighbaker.com.au/wtf-why-the-obsession-with-the-government-fixing-climate-change-2/) - Why - despite an entrepreneur-delivered digital revolution - are we still mostly talking about national government policy and international agreements?
- [Local government – potential One Planet world-changers](https://leighbaker.com.au/local-government-potential-one-planet-world-changers/) - Useful resources for those playing the regeneration game at local government and community levels.
- [Energy storage reinvented](https://leighbaker.com.au/energy-storage-reinvented/) - There's way more to energy storage than chemically-based batteries. Here are a few storage options that have been mentioned recently.
- [Planet of the Regenerators](https://leighbaker.com.au/planet-of-the-regenerators-2/) - I watched the movie Planet of the Humans at the request of a concerned friend. Here's the response I gave him - let's talk about how we're becoming the Planet of the Regenerators
- [Should you own your own copy of REGENERATION?](https://leighbaker.com.au/should-you-own-your-own-copy-of-regeneration/) - 4 reasons why owning the physical book REGENERATION: ENDING THE CLIMATE CRISIS IN ONE GENERATION works for me.
- [Plastic upcycled into road surfaces](https://leighbaker.com.au/plastic-upcycled-into-road-surfaces/) - Upcycling plastic into road surfaces recycles 100% of the surfacing and uses plastic waste to make it stronger. Emissions are reduced too.
- [Immediate climate action options for all](https://leighbaker.com.au/immediate-climate-action-options-for-all/) - Five cool resources for combining career development with regenerative business.
- [A conversation on regeneration and climate - with Kathleen Davies](https://leighbaker.com.au/a-conversation-on-regeneration-and-climate-with-kathleen-davies/) - Insights on "what does regeneration do differently from sustainability?" with Regenerative Practitioner Kathleen Davies of Ekkremon.
- [Bringing marketing to the light](https://leighbaker.com.au/bringing-marketing-to-the-light/) - Marketers get people to do things they never thought of doing themselves. it's an invaluable knowledge base for regenerators.
- [How can you increase your influence?](https://leighbaker.com.au/how-can-you-increase-your-influence/) - A major work on influencing that can support whatever you're out to achieve in life is Robert Cialdini's "Influencing: The Psychology of Persuasion". His work shows that influencing is a science, not just a magical talent. Cialdini's research on what moves people to action has identified 6 key ways that you can increase your influence.
- [What if you wrote your sustainability proposals like a copywriter?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-if-you-wrote-your-proposals-like-a-copywriter/) - Don't just use logic and costs when you write a sustainability proposal - also leverage 21st century marketing know-how.
- [River swimming and communication](https://leighbaker.com.au/river-swimming-and-communication/) - Engaging people in change includes offering a tangible, visuable outcome - such as a "swim-able river"
- [Food court food waste - new system, big reductions](https://leighbaker.com.au/food-court-food-waste-new-system-big-reductions/) - Food waste handling upgrade in Sydney shopping centre - recognising the cost of waste AND providing alternatives.
- [Win the climate change battle by winning the economic war](https://leighbaker.com.au/win-the-climate-change-battle-by-winning-the-economic-war/) - Smart, AI-enabled technology has now been combined with paradigm-shifting business design and entrepreneurial thinking deliver a more renewable grid, faster. "Until now, owners of buildings with big solar installations have needed to consume all the power themselves to make best use of it. Now they can share the excess and bolster rental yield for investors."
- [How Bill McDonough got a green roof approved at Ford in 3 minutes](https://leighbaker.com.au/how-bill-mcdonough-got-a-green-roof-approved-at-ford-in-3-minutes/) - How Bill McDonough got the Ford board to approve a green roof in 3 minutes. AND a framework you can apply to your own proposals.
- [Levelling up to systems optimisation](https://leighbaker.com.au/levelling-up-to-systems-optimisation/) - Expanding your strategic planning focus out from process efficiency to systems optimisation can pay big dividends.
- [From dried green bananas to sweet potato vodka - turning food waste into value](https://leighbaker.com.au/from-dried-green-bananas-to-sweet-potato-vodka-turning-food-waste-into-value/) - Queensland farming couple turn waste produce into valuable products from green banana flour to sweet potato vodka.
- [Society and community and business opportunity](https://leighbaker.com.au/society-and-community-and-business-opportunity/) - Trying to make a business "responsible" AFTER you've made it profitable is expensive (and hard to maintain). Instead "begin with the end in mind" and design for regeneration.
- [Love that LEAF](https://leighbaker.com.au/love-that-leaf/) - Recently, I had a ride in a Nissan LEAF EV. A friend has just bought one and she took me for a drive. It's quiet, it's cool and it's a distinctive shape in a Megane sort of way. My friend's experience is that it's been an amazing conversation starter. In just one week all sorts
- [You know the world is changing when...](https://leighbaker.com.au/you-know-the-world-is-changing-when/) - When leading brands start turning regenerative thinking into business innovation, you know there's a fundamental mindset shift underway. Here are a few big brand indicators that particularly caught our eye: Adidas collaborates with Sea Shepherd to make running shoes out of ocean plastics: http://www.fastcoexist.com/3048033/adidas-knit-these-sneakers-entirely-from-ocean-plastic-trash McDonalds hooks up with Rocky Mountain Institute to design a Net
- [Pilkington Glass - the benefits of strategic sustainability](https://leighbaker.com.au/pilkington-glass-the-benefits-of-strategic-sustainability/) - On 30th August, I listened to Malcolm Deery of Pilkington Glass speak at a breakfast on “The Economics of Climate Change” at the Shire of Yarra Ranges. Malcolm told an amazing story about the positive, strategic approach to sustainability taken by Pilkington, and how it had benefited the business: major savings in energy and water
- [Water > Carrots > Water](https://leighbaker.com.au/water-carrots-water/) - "A watery by-product of fruit and vegetable processing, which used to end up in the sewerage system, is now being served at restaurants as premium drinking water." Yes, this article is about bottled water - but it's also about a fundamental shift in how entrepreneurs are thinking differently and turning "waste" back in to high-value
- [Have you found your tribe?](https://leighbaker.com.au/have-you-found-your-tribe/) - Years ago, I heard a networking expert speak on the difference it made to her business to find her “tribe” – that group of people who understood who she was and where she was coming from. (Instead of having family and friends look at her blankly and say “What?!?!” when she got excited about her
- [Regenerative business and coaching...](https://leighbaker.com.au/regenerative-business-and-coaching/) - 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.
- [We apologise for the break in transmission](https://leighbaker.com.au/we-apologise-for-the-break-in-transmission/) - Some of you may have noticed a long gap since our last publication (in fact, it’s a gap of 12 months). This has been due to my father’s losing battle with cancer. He died at the end of February, and now life has become more predictable, if sadder and a bit emptier than before. During this time, and particularly
- [How do you keep score in the success game?](https://leighbaker.com.au/how-do-you-keep-score-in-the-success-game/) - As a business, you can measure your performance against other companies in your industry through benchmarking. Standards are identified which are relevant to your industry, and you measure your current performance against them. These standards could be anything from phone response time to number of weeks of inventory coverage. In a game of football there are a range of statistics relevant to the
- [Building your sustainability vocabulary](https://leighbaker.com.au/building-your-sustainability-vocabulary/) - When a new field emerges, a new language (or jargon) emerges with it. Knowing the language gives you access to opportunities you might otherwise miss. From time to time, we take a look at some of these words, giving you our interpretation of them. Sustainability Leaving the planet in a better condition than we found
- [Continuous improvement and Enterprise Resource Planning](https://leighbaker.com.au/continuous-improvement-and-enterprise-resource-planning/) - The MRP production line When a manufacturing business installs a new production line, the installation doesn’t stop the day the line is turned on. Excellent performance isn’t expected on Day 1, in Week 1, and often isn’t achieved in Month 1. The performance achieved initially isn’t accepted as the best possible – for a big
- [Sustainability and coaching](https://leighbaker.com.au/sustainability-and-coaching/) - Business and sustainability Business has traditionally tended to treat environmental issues as an additional overhead to the production of quality products. Recently, a variety of businesses of different sizes in different industries have found that a more pro-active, creative approach can actually IMPROVE the bottom line. Done well, sustainability is PROFITABLE. Business coaching Business coaching
- [Will your new year REALLY be new?](https://leighbaker.com.au/will-your-new-year-really-be-new/) - What will be NEW for you in 2004? Everyone says “Happy New Year!” It’s on its way, a whole new 366 days that haven’t happened before. Some people take full advantage of them, but too many people just re-run a previous year – same work, same relationships, same list of “one day I’ll …”. Avoid insanity Albert
- [Taking a chance and taking to the road](https://leighbaker.com.au/taking-a-chance-and-taking-to-the-road/) - We're skipping winter this year On the first of May 2004, we’re hitching up the campervan, loading up the boat, and heading our 4WD north for 3 months. After a challenging two years that included the death of a parent, we’re planning to skip winter this year. "Oh, aren't you lucky?" Well, yes and no. Yes,
- [Back from the bush](https://leighbaker.com.au/back-from-the-bush/) - So how long is 12 weeks? It has been 15 weeks since our last newsletter was published. For 12 of those weeks, we’ve been on a camping/caravanning tour of Northern Queensland. During this trip, as in previous trips, our experience of time changed dramatically. Time stretches... Getting up with the sun (and going to bed soon
- [Country businesses for living built on passion](https://leighbaker.com.au/country-businesses-for-living-built-on-passion/) - What do I love? = What's my business? One of the fascinations of our recent outback road journey was some of the unique businesses we came across: the coffee farm near Mareeba where the coffee is (almost) organically grown by Bruno, Maria and Mama; the fossicking tour on the road to Karumba that taught us how to
- [Greening the Health Sector](https://leighbaker.com.au/greening-the-health-sector/) - Eastern Business and the Environment (EBATE) is a network group that has been helping businesses to reduce their impact on the environment AND improving their profitability. EBATE is supported by Least Waste (the Regional Waste Management Group for the Eastern Region of Melbourne) and holds seminars on issues such as minimising waste, efficient energy use and water
- [Designing the Sustaining Organisation](https://leighbaker.com.au/designing-the-sustaining-organisation/) - Making new assumptions As human beings, what we see is in many ways a result of what we are looking. As Henry Ford said: “If you think you can or you think you can’t – you’re right”. If we assume that green business is a fad, that our Environmental Management System is an overhead and
- [Strategic Purchasing](https://leighbaker.com.au/strategic-purchasing/) - Some of our downstream impacts around the world can be difficult to see. Coffee and chocolate, for example, are mainly produced in third world countries with little or no labour and environmental protection. One difference that even a small business can make is in their purchasing. Getting informed and acting strategically about regular purchases can
- [White Roche takes the positive sustainability challenge](https://leighbaker.com.au/white-roche-takes-the-positive-sustainability-challenge/) - Saving paper saves money and the environment Lilydale accountancy and financial services group White Roche and Associates has taken up the positive sustainability challenge, working with Balance3 to make positive sustainability part of their long term strategy. Environmental issues were added to their regular planning meeting in May 2005. Their first focus was paper – a
- [Thorpie, our Dawn and business in the 21st Century](https://leighbaker.com.au/thorpie-our-dawn-and-business-in-the-21st-century/) - There's talent and there's science When Dawn Fraser was Australia’s world champion swimmer in the 1950’s and 1960’s, she did it on talent and hard work, strategy and gamesmanship. In the 21st century it takes a lot more to get world class results. Stretching, weight training, nutrition, mental strength, biomechanics. A high tech suit it takes 20 minutes to get in
- [Ducks and mad koalas at the Commonwealth Games](https://leighbaker.com.au/ducks-and-mad-koalas-at-the-commonwealth-games/) - I watched the opening ceremony of the Melbourne Commonwealth Games on television. I’m a local girl and I love Michael Leunig, so I “got” the boy and his duck. The koalas were confusing. There were several different teams of frantic koalas, all vigorously in action. The koalas were all working really hard in their groups, each team desperately trying
- [Martians to save planet Earth?](https://leighbaker.com.au/martians-to-save-planet-earth/) - Breakthrough leaders come from Mars In the classic business development book “Good to Great”, Jim Collins describes the special type of leaders that create sustainable, breakthrough results as “leaders from Mars”. They are a unique combination of personal humility and professional will – quiet and unassuming, shunning the limelight. They have time for family and
- [Cloning Ray Anderson](https://leighbaker.com.au/cloning-ray-anderson/) - Interface Flooring is regularly quoted as the company internationally that has fully integrated sustainability into its business strategy. A sustainable planet will need a lot more fully integrated sustainability businesses, so the question that comes to my mind is “How can we create more Interfaces?” What happened??? In his book “Mid Course Correction”, Interface CEO (at the time) Ray Anderson says he
- [Letting Your Product Go!](https://leighbaker.com.au/letting-your-product-go/) - Marketing basics - products and value A core concept in marketing is the difference between your product and it’s value. What’s the difference between the item you are selling and its worth to your customer? If you sell someone perfume, are they buying the scent in the bottle, the promise of romance, or the prestige of your label? An accountant’s product might
- [The Blue Economy - Applying Nature's MBA](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-blue-economy-applying-natures-mba/) - 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
- [This tiny house uses mushrooms as insulation](https://leighbaker.com.au/this-tiny-house-uses-mushrooms-as-insulation/) - Lovely example of biomimicry from Ecovative via Grist: Usually you do not want fungi in the walls of your home. But Ecovative is building a home in which having fungi in the walls is the entire point. The “Mushroom Tiny House” will use mycelium (the mass of threadlike “roots” that mushrooms use to take in
- [Is the tide starting to turn in business sustainability awareness?](https://leighbaker.com.au/is-the-tide-starting-to-turn-in-business-sustainability-awareness/) - When the tide comes in across the sandflats, sometimes it doesn't look like there's anything much happening at all. There's a trickle here, a trickle there - it almost looks like nothing is changing. Then some of the trickles start to join up and you can see that something is starting to happen. This is
- [From the Club of Rome to today -  regenerative thinking in action](https://leighbaker.com.au/from-the-club-of-rome-to-today-regenerative-thinking-in-action/) - (Originally posted June 2013. Most recently updated Nov 2020) I read a recent blog post which made the claim that "In the past 25 years, only lip-service has been paid to SD, particularly around the use of fossil fuels.” I don't agree - I believe that we're much further down the track than most people know.
- [Winning the sustainability game with Good to Great](https://leighbaker.com.au/winning-the-sustainability-game-with-good-to-great/) - 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”. Collins described a cyclic process of 6 steps that
- [Do you have evidence of regenerative thinking being put into practice?](https://leighbaker.com.au/do-you-have-evidence-of-regenerative-thinking-being-put-into-practice/) - To me, the Regenerative Business revolution began back in the 1990s. Where I see examples, I post them into the LinkedIn Regenerative Business discussion group. To me, the more we observe and applaud the emerging shift to truly win/win/win sustainable business models, the more we can accelerate their spread. Whether it's a suburban accountant installing
- [How could understanding Gerber's eMyth Technician improve your sustainability results?](https://leighbaker.com.au/how-could-understanding-gerbers-emyth-technician-improve-your-sustainability-results/) - Michael Gerber first published his business classic "The eMyth" in 1986, and it's been a business book bestseller for decades, revised as "The eMyth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don't Work and What to Do About It" in 1995. (NOTE: The "e" is nothing to do with the Internet - it stands for "entrepreneur".) Its insights
- [Environment: Be angry, but not aggressive...](https://leighbaker.com.au/environment-be-angry-but-not-aggressive/) - In a global culture where an underlying mood of aggression and distrust is deeply and subtly embedded, it's easy to respond to the multiple and increasing threats of ecosystem breakdown with the same aggression that we see played out on a daily basis. However, this is a place where Einstein's famous quote is absolutely relevant:
- [Can you afford to  miss out on the business opportunities of the emerging circular economy?](https://leighbaker.com.au/can-you-afford-to-miss-out-on-the-business-opportunities-of-the-emerging-circular-economy/) - I've been watching a LinkedIn conversation about "taking the immense risk that Climate Change is posing" and watched it transform into a believe/don't believe conversation about human-induced climate change. To me, sustainability advocates have a much more powerful challenge to make, especially to business players. We can ask them a different and more immediate set
- [Are you a potential deep green cubicle commando?](https://leighbaker.com.au/are-you-a-potential-deep-green-cubicle-commando/) - I pulled the book "Cubicle Commando. Intrapreneurs, Innovation and Corporate Realities" off my bookshelf this week. Here's the back cover intro: "You don't have to leave your job to express your true self. You can do it right there from inside the tent." Lisa Messenger & Zern Liew Likewise, if you want to make a
- [Learned Helplessness: a recipe for sustainability INACTION?](https://leighbaker.com.au/learned-helplessness-a-recipe-for-sustainability-inaction/) - 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. In this research, Seligman and
- [Revisiting 'the cycle of hope'...](https://leighbaker.com.au/revisiting-the-cycle-of-hope/) - 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
- [The cycle of destructive agitation...](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-cycle-of-destructive-agitation/) - 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
- [Major New Fernando Flores Work Product](https://leighbaker.com.au/major-new-fernando-flores-work-product/) - 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
- [Sustainable, restorative, regenerative - what's in a name?](https://leighbaker.com.au/sustainable-restorative-regenerative-whats-in-a-name/) - 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
- [A recent podcast on The Blue Economy in Australia](https://leighbaker.com.au/a-recent-podcast-on-the-blue-economy-in-australia/) - 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
- [5 tips for effective listening](https://leighbaker.com.au/5-tips-for-effective-listening/) - The first step in innovation success is listening - really getting to know the people you want to influence. NLP's model of primary interest filters provides a handy checklist of 5 things to listen for to help you influence. Use this list to identify what interests different people have and how you could interest them in the results you
- [WHY? WHAT? HOW? WHAT ELSE?  4 key communication elements](https://leighbaker.com.au/why-what-how-what-else-4-key-communication-elements/) - In thinking about the quality of our communication, making sure we cover 4 key learning questions can make a big difference. Reflecting on mainstream sustainability messages, many of them are really heavy on the "Why?" question (potential ecological catastrophe) and have limited "What?", "How" or "What Else?" content. Sustainability practitioners can increase their effectiveness by
- [DIY printable furniture ships as information, not parts](https://leighbaker.com.au/diy-printable-furniture-ships-as-information-not-parts/) - Interesting implementation of Regenerative Business Principle #1 – There are no products, only services. "If your modular furniture from IKEA was fashioned from wood harvested on one continent, cut and finished on another, and shipped to yet a third, that’s not exactly sustainable. That’s why design firm Filson and Rohrbacher decided to replace actual furniture
- [The power of procurement - buying in a more sustainable future](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-power-of-procurement-buying-in-a-more-sustainable-future/) - Sustainability is about resource usage - and the resources that organisations use are purchased. Smart purchasing and procurement people with good connections can make a big difference to the sustainability of their organisation and explore exciting new ways to develop their career success at the same time. The future of sustainable purchasing At its simplest level,
- [Beyond efficiency - leveling up in the sustainability game...](https://leighbaker.com.au/beyond-efficiency-leveling-up-in-the-sustainability-game/) - While efficiency is a critical element of sustainable business, it's not the be-all and end all. Corporate Social Responsibility can be useful if it's used as a source of strategy (not treated as a costly obligation). The real end game of sustainability is a big one - to re-invent how we make and deliver our products
- [Wisconsin hospital is powered by beer and cheese](https://leighbaker.com.au/wisconsin-hospital-is-powered-by-beer-and-cheese/) - At least two interesting principles at play here: Regenerative Business Principle #2: There are NO wastes Regenerative Business Principle #7: Think smart, small and local. Gundersen Lutheran Hospital, in La Crosse, Wis., aims to be energy independent by 2014. Hospitals use a ton of energy, so that’s a tough goal to meet. But Gundersen
- ["The future is going to belong to the resource-efficient..."](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-future-is-going-to-belong-to-the-resource-efficient/) - "The past belonged to the labor-efficient... but the future is going to belong to the resource-efficient." - Ray Anderson in "Confessions of a Radical Industrialist" As global population grows and recognition increases that business and industry operate inside a closed and finite ecosystem, new design criteria for our products and services are emerging. Doing profitable
- [Ontera proves Interface is no fluke](https://leighbaker.com.au/ontera-proves-interface-is-no-fluke/) - It's great to have a local story to combat "yes - but it's different here". A favourite story of ours is that of InterfaceFLOR - a commercial carpet manufacturer making a big difference. So hearing about the case study of Sydney carpet maker Ontera at a workshop last month was great. Ontera has profited significantly from their
- [Is Cleantech the future of Australian manufacturing?](https://leighbaker.com.au/is-cleantech-the-future-of-australian-manufacturing/) - As different industries grapple with what sustainability means, different terms are being developed to suit specific contexts. One term emerging in the manufacturing sector is Cleantech - short for Clean Technology. John O'Brien of Australian Cleantech defines it as: "Products and services with economic AND environmental benefits"It's about thinking win/win and letting go of 20th
- [Spreading sustainability: innovation diffusion applied](https://leighbaker.com.au/spreading-sustainability-innovation-diffusion-applied/) - In the book "Crossing the Chasm", marketer Geoffrey Moore proposed that there is a specific challenge in moving innovations from the early adopters (technology enthusiasts and visionaries) out into the broader community - particularly in engaging the early majority ( who are pragmatists). Many innovations never make it across "the chasm" into the broader population, regardless of
- [My ideal (regenerative) iPhone](https://leighbaker.com.au/my-ideal-regenerative-iphone/) - My ideal iPhone wouldn't be mine... My ideal iPhone would be a product of service. It's body would belong to Apple and I'd lease its services - as an entertainment and communication platform. My data (music, notes, apps, movies, etc.) would be on a removable memory card in the same way the SIM card is
- [Is there a process behind our heroes?](https://leighbaker.com.au/is-there-a-process-behind-our-heroes/) - Joel Makower's recent blog "Why aren’t there more Ray Andersons?" was an interesting read with great insights into who Ray was from other famous sustainability players. The ongoing conversation from that article is the basis of this post. There was a PROCESS behind Ray Anderson's "aha" moment on sustainability... I only met Ray through his books, including
- [Creating clarity on a sustainable future](https://leighbaker.com.au/creating-clarity-on-a-sustainable-future/) - In an earlier post "Conversational practices for smart sustainability professionals" we outlined four types of conversations that contribute to effective communication and collaboration. The most overlooked type of conversation is a conversation for clarity, where we articulate and test our understanding of a situation; explore the understandings of others; and develop a shared understanding. Conversations
- [The 'how' of being the change...](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-how-of-being-the-change/) - "Be the change you want to see in the world" - Mahatma Gandhi As an Ontological Practitioner I take this quote as more than a challenge to act sustainably. Ontology is the study of how humans go about the process of being, and Ontological Coaching takes an approach to change and innovation that focuses on our Way
- [Inspirations from Cradle to Cradle...](https://leighbaker.com.au/inspirations-from-cradle-to-cradle/) - One of the early books that hooked me into Regenerative Business was "Cradle to Cradle" by Michael Braungart and Bill McDonough. I loved it - not just for the cool plastic "paper" it was printed on, but for the exciting ideas inside it. I tried to share it with some of my executive coaching clients,
- [Looking for leverage...](https://leighbaker.com.au/looking-for-leverage/) - "Small changes can produce big results - but the areas of highest leverage are often the least obvious." - Peter Senge, "The Fifth Discipline" Do we best change the world by pushing it - or does just pushing hard only generate resistance? For change-makers, the concept of leverage can be a useful one to work
- [Always meant to read Natural Capitalism?](https://leighbaker.com.au/always-meant-to-read-natural-capitalism/) - 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
- [Cacti can clean up poisonous soils](https://leighbaker.com.au/cacti-can-clean-up-poisonous-soils/) - "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
- [O’Hare Opens the World’s First Farmer’s Market in an Airport...](https://leighbaker.com.au/ohare-opens-the-worlds-first-farmers-market-in-an-airport/) - 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
- [Going beyond Cradle to Cradle - The Upcycle...](https://leighbaker.com.au/going-beyond-cradle-to-cradle-the-upcycle/) - I was inspired by 'Cradle to Cradle' when it first came out - as a business analyst in the manufacturing game it just made so much sense. Good to see a followup - "The Upcycle" is going on my reading list - after I get through "The Blue Economy". As an Ontological Practitioner who believes
- [Who specifically?  What specifically?](https://leighbaker.com.au/who-specifically-what-specifically/) - What's beyond 'someone should do something'??? OK, so you want a change in your world - what's that change going to look like? Do you know ? Can you describe what you want instead? A web post I was referred to recently said that: "Those in charge of our world currently are clearly not doing
- [Will government action 'fix' sustainability?  Really?](https://leighbaker.com.au/will-government-action-fix-sustainability-really/) - Most human behaviour is dictated by our opinions and beliefs about the world. If we don't examine and test them, we can end up becoming impotent, angry and depressed. In the sustainability game and especially in the media, one limiting belief I come across repeatedly is that "Sustainability requires government action." This showed up in a recent Forbes
- [Business innovation supplied by nature…](https://leighbaker.com.au/business-innovation-supplied-by-nature/) - Back in the 19th century the human race got hooked into chemical and mechanical engineering. We developed steam power and learned to make soap in quantity, then later fell in love with petrochemicals. While these have been useful tools to a point, their side effects are showing up as increasingly damaging. Biomimcry is showing up
- [Sustainia’s top 100 for 2014 makes interesting reading](https://leighbaker.com.au/sustainias-top-100-for-2014-makes-interesting-reading/) - It’s a chilly winter’s afternoon in my home town down under, and I’m catching up on my reading list. The Sustainia Top 100 came out last month and it’s an inspiring way to spend some time. It’s the third annual report on the practical, happening, fundamental shifts underway in how our products and services
- [Observing sustainability differently…](https://leighbaker.com.au/observing-sustainability-differently/) - “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?](https://leighbaker.com.au/is-attack-your-last-option-or-your-only-strategy/) - “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 Are you in automatic fight mode? One of our great modern philosophers – Humberto Maturana – has commented, that we live in an age where society’s prevailing mood is one
- [Collaborative consumption and the sharing economy](https://leighbaker.com.au/collaborative-consumption-and-the-sharing-economy/) - 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: Product service – based on users paying for the benefit of using a product without
- [Powerful conversational practices for smart sustainability professionals](https://leighbaker.com.au/powerful-conversational-practices-for-smart-sustainability-professionals/) - "It is through conversations that we interact with each other, coordinate actions and get things done. Conversations underpin and accompany everything we do, and what we do and do not accomplish."Alan Sieler, 'Coaching to the Human Soul. Volume 1' p.249 Getting things done in the world - and particularly in business - happens through conversation. Yet
- [Three keys to successful innovation](https://leighbaker.com.au/three-keys-to-successful-innovation/) - So you've got a great idea, and you've come up with a proposal that will meet the needs of the people you want to use it. Your work here is done... isn't it? Well, no - not until you have your invention turned into an adopted practice - that's the real work of innovation. Your
- [Recovering meaning: language tools and sustainability](https://leighbaker.com.au/recovering-meaning-language-tools-and-sustainability/) - Listening to a passionate sustainability campaigner recently, I suddenly found myself back in class - more than a decade in the past. I was in my NLP Practitioner Training and we were talking about language. Whatever your background, if you're into coaching you understand just how much the language we use limits our experience and
- [Smart business is service thinking](https://leighbaker.com.au/smart-business-is-service-thinking/) - Behind the products we buy is a complex web of businesses that collaborate to make, transport, store, sell and deliver everything that goes in to the final product. This web is often (simplistically) described as "the supply chain". Each business in a supply chain is a group of people combining a range of skills, ideas and
- [5 Whys for strategic sustainability success](https://leighbaker.com.au/5-whys-for-strategic-sustainability-success/) - Wandering the web the other day, it occurred to me that the continuous improvement process "5 whys" could be a powerful tool for sustainability. I was watching a LinkedIn conversation on the challenges of consumption, and there didn't seem to be a whole lot of depth to the conversation. There was a lot of blaming
- [Regenerative business: sustainability's Third Alternative](https://leighbaker.com.au/regenerative-business-sustainabilitys-third-alternative/) - Stephen Covey's new book "The 3rd Alternative" showed up in my library this week. My first encounter with Mr. Covey was in "7 Habits of Highly Effective People " and his distinction between "urgent" and "important" tasks has been a key time management tool for me for ever since. To me, "The Third Alternative" is
- [WANTED: Strategic roles for sustainability managers](https://leighbaker.com.au/wanted-strategic-roles-for-sustainability-managers/) - I saw an interesting-looking role advertised recently: Sustainability Strategy Manager. From the title, it seemed like it could be interesting. Sadly, when I read it, it wasn't what I'd hoped. The role reported into Marketing and seemed to be more to do with external communication than with building strategic sustainability capability within the business. Describing what
- [What is this thing called "business"?](https://leighbaker.com.au/what-is-this-thing-called-business/) - "Business doesn't listen!" is a regular complaint that I hear in environmental circles - but what IS business? Essentially, business is a group activity - a process. There is no physical thing called business that we can put in a wheelbarrow. We may be able to put a building, a product, a machine or a person in a wheelbarrow
- [Into the woods: Seattle plants a public food forest](https://leighbaker.com.au/into-the-woods-seattle-plants-a-public-food-forest/) - Great initiative in Seattle, documented on Grist recently. A great example of smart local approaches to environmental sustainability: "There’s a stretch of arterial in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood that I’ve traveled probably thousands of times without giving a second thought to the empty, grassy hillside it parallels. When I heard about plans to create a seven-acre
- ["I have a dream" for regenerative business](https://leighbaker.com.au/i-have-a-dream-for-regenerative-business/) - A friend connected me to Simon Sinek's TED talk "How Great Leaders Inspire Action". A couple of key points stood out for me (amongst lots of good stuff): Inspirational leaders start from a core purpose, and first answer the question "Why?" rather than "How?" or "What?" Martin Luther King started from "I have a dream..."
- [An elevator speech for Regenerative Business](https://leighbaker.com.au/an-elevator-speech-for-regenerative-business/) - At a networking event the other day, we were talking about business sustainability. Somebody asked me what I'd say if I found my ideal CEO client next to me in an elevator. KNOW / FEEL / DO One great tip I work with (from Bill Jensen's Simplicity Survival Handbook) is about being clear in your communication.
- [7 design principles for Regenerative Business](https://leighbaker.com.au/7-design-principles-for-regenerative-business/) - I got seriously interested in sustainability years ago, during post-graduate studies. I was fortunate to be introduced through great books like "Natural Capitalism", "Cradle to Cradle" and "Biomimicry". Along with a mass of detail and lots of "reasons why" sustainability was important, I found a set of straightforward strategies that challenge out-of-date 20th century assumptions about the
- [The continuing evolution of car sharing](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-continuing-evolution-of-car-sharing/) - A recent start-up in Portland, Oregon is social car sharing. Instead of renting from a carshare company, you rent cars by the hour from people around you. So "waste" unused car hours are reduced and the car owner gets some extra income. (Part of the scheme includes management of risk issues such as insurance.) It's
- [The ultimate in low waste food packaging?](https://leighbaker.com.au/the-ultimate-in-low-waste-food-packaging/) - Here's a great example of the Regenerative Business Principle #2 "There are no wastes" combined with Principle #7 "Think small, local and smart". Harvard professor Dr. David Edward is developing an edible packaging technology he calls a WikiCell. Imagine your single serve yoghurt packaged in a soft foam membrane of raspberry sauce. The yoghurt is packaged inside its

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