Explaining climate solutions in 500 words

May 27, 2025

A recent LinkedIn post challenged readers to “explain climate change in 1,000 words”. I went in a slightly different direction.

How Bill McDonough got a green roof approved at Ford in 3 minutes

February 1, 2022

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.

Quotes for regenerators

May 24, 2021

Some of the quotes I keep coming back to on regeneration and innovation delivery.

The art and science of change-making

March 6, 2018

Some of my favourite resources for those prepared to go beyond “should” and apply behavioural science to their innovation projects.

Are your personal emissions toxic?

June 3, 2016

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.

Language, being and the business of sustainability

November 26, 2014

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…

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?

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.

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.