The continuation of Moore’s Law over the last five decades has not only meant that your smartphone is considerably more powerful than the Apollo 11 Command Module that put Armstrong on the moon but that instead of going to your … Continued
Cathedrals have been some of the most important infrastructure projects in the history of humankind. They have been places where people have come together for a higher purpose, to connect, to make sense of the world and to be together … Continued
“It is good to love many things, for therein lies the true strength, and whosoever loves much performs much, and can accomplish much, and what is done in love is well done.” – Vincent van Gogh Leadership is in crisis. … Continued
Social innovations come in all kinds of shapes and sizes but they are rarely black and white. Despite the positive intention behind them, they sometimes end up being used counter to their purpose. The good news is that under two … Continued
Corporations are beginning to take the natural capital that their businesses rely on seriously. From 2013-2014 there was a 34% increase in the number of corporations mentioning ecosystem service provision or natural capital in their annual reports[1]. There is also … Continued
“Climate change presents a unique challenge for economics: it is the greatest and widest-ranging market failure ever seen.” -The Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change The loss of wild nature The loss of wild nature is a case … Continued
I have just returned from my six month trip overseas investigating sustainability initiatives, which involved travelling overland from the UK to Hong Kong via the Trans-Mongolian Express and then onto Japan and New Zealand. Here is some the learning I … Continued
“You may choose to look the other way. But you can never say again that you did not know.” – William Wilberforce If you think slavery was abolished 150 years ago, you are wrong. Just like I was a few … Continued
The stark numbers In December 2014, 21.4% of the European people under 25 that were able to work, and were actively looking for work, remained unemployed[1]. The gravity of the youth’s problem becomes particularly clear when we compare this number … Continued
I’ve been reflecting on an interesting seminar on social ventures by Cambridge Judge Business School’s Centre for Social Innovation I recently attended. Neil Stott and Paul Tracey argued that the legal construct of a venture should be irrelevant, and that … Continued