A core regenerative business reading list
December 18, 2024
My introduction to regenerative design was in 2002, when I did two sustainability units as part of a Graduate Diploma in eBusiness. I’m a book addict and an ideas junkie, and those units introduced me to a world of ideas, and big thinkers like Paul Hawken, Janine Benyus and Ray Anderson. Here’s my list of…
A video introduction to regenerative thinking
June 23, 2020
Some of my favourite videos introducing the thought leaders exploring and explaining regenerative business.
Business – a wholly owned subsidiary of Nature
May 7, 2020
Ecosystems aren’t infinite- and business that regenerates ecosystems can be MORE profitable than those that assume infinite capacity.
Beyond soap and steam – industry efficiency by nature
May 4, 2020
Mechanical and chemical engineering have dominated industrial design for centuries. Today, physics and biology offer cleaner, more profitable business soluitons.
Key approaches driving the regenerative business space
July 26, 2017
Smarter design thinking for regenerative business goes back decades. These are some key approaches that I keep coming back to.
What happens when we explore beyond politicians fixing climate change?
March 14, 2017
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?
What do geckos have to do with carpet tiles?
November 30, 2016
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.
What the bleep is biomimicry?
November 5, 2015
Energy-intensive chemical and mechanical engineering drove the first industrial revolution. BIOMIMCRY using physics and cheemistry is the next profitable generation of production design.
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