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Rethinking the relationship between impact, value and the people we serve. Everything ought to begin by adding value to somebody else. That belief hasn’t changed for me. But over the years, the way social value is regarded and applied has transformed almost...
During this very hot summer of droughts at home and floods on the other side of the world, I found myself wondering whether our collective efforts are making enough of a dent in our impact on the environment, or even holding back the tide. It took me back to pre-COVID...
Wars, economic shocks, climate policy rollbacks and AI reshaping the nature of work. For many of us, it feels like we're living through a permanent “polycrisis" with several global systems breaking down all at once. We also seem to be going through a period of ESG...
There's a word that has become almost controversial in certain business circles. I'm not going to take that long winding road today. Instead, I want to strip it back. Balance — for all life, all the time Sustainability is a simple concept that means balance,...
On stakeholder participation and collective imagination The complexity is outpacing us Of this I am certain: AI is rewriting the rules of work and creativity, geopolitical fault lines are deepening faster than we can build bridges, and our ecological and human systems...
Rethinking organisational resilience as an ecosystem practice, not a survival tactic Most organisations think about resilience when things go wrong. A market shock. A reputational crisis. A leadership failure. A sudden disruption that threatens survival. Over two...
Belonging is a fundamental human need, as essential as safety, nourishment and shelter. Most of us know how it feels, yet defining it is far more complex. As a long-time admirer of Kim Samuel’s work, I hold her views closely: belonging is the absence of isolation, and...