Are you sitting comfortably? Then I’ll begin
Several weeks ago on a beautiful July night in London, 6heads hosted an evening of story telling. Attended by over 25 sustainability professionals and enthusiasts, the event explored – through […]
Lessons in the Dark Art of Propaganda
As someone who wrestles with the challenges of communicating and engaging people around sustainability, the British Library’s current exhibition, Propaganda: Power and Persuasion intrigues me. It explores how propaganda has […]
Beat the Peak – with a little help from Tom Burke and other energy greats…Weds 14th @11.30
Do you have a great idea to shift energy demand? The Dynamic Demand Challenge Prize is seeking innovations that utilise data to significantly improve the ability of households or small […]
Imperial Food Cooperative Launch
May saw the grand opening of the Imperial College food cooperative. A venture that took a year of intense planning, but could see a huge shift in student thinking. I […]
Vitsoe & Design for Longevity
The second Steps Towards Sustainability walk took place last week with 6heads and 15 other sustainability practitioners enjoying the stunning cliff-top coastal walk from Dover to Deal in blazing sunshine. […]
Sustainia100: inspiring change through possibilities
Aiming to “make sustainable solutions and products fashionable, desirable and inspiring,” Sustainia’s annual list of 100 sustainable innovations is an invigorating relief from the usual doom and gloom. Full of fascinating and inspiring […]
Join the Next Manufacturing Revolution
A new report to help UK manufacturers improve their non-labour resource productivity found that while many UK manufacturers have achieved 10 to 15% efficiency gains over the last decade, leading […]
“The Trojan Horse in Changing Business: Human Resources or Cognitive Neuroscience?”
I’m looking to test some hunches I have about human behaviour in my MSc research project. It seems clear to me that there needs to be a transformational change in […]
A 2nd challenge and an invitation – Can you beat the peak?
A challenge: Nesta is currently looking for smart data solutions to give the UK better management of peak electricity demand*. This is in the form of a challenge, with a […]
Ellen MacArthur Foundation: CE 100 Summit 2013
Last week I attended the Ellen MacArthur Foundation CE100 Annual Summit Royal Institution, London. It bought together leading global thought leaders, academics, companies and practitioners to discuss the most current […]
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