More Bark than Bite
“A weak man, to escape from his own mental fears, will whistle to himself in the dark.” Swami Chinmayananda At an individual level the quote above resonates deeply with […]
Carmel McQuaid on making sustainability “the business that we do” at Marks and Spencer
At the 6heads Innovation and Sustainability Forum back in November, Carmel McQuaid from Marks and Spencer shared her experiences of innovating for sustainability within Marks and Spencer. She gave a […]
Design for life
Design has been seen in the past as an end-of-the-line, aesthetic activity, the occupation of mysterious ‘creatives’ in black polo shirts, with innate and rare skills. However, as enlightened designers, […]
Innovation as if the world matters – creating action on 21st century issues with multi-stakeholder groups
A guest blog by Mia Eisenstadt from REOS PARTNERS http://reospartners.com/ Reos Partners is an international organisation dedicated to supporting and building capacity for innovative collective action in complex social systems. Mia is […]
The Power of Collaboration – Guest blog by Annabel Buchan
I was recently asked – “Are you optimistic about the future?” And I replied – “Yes I’m optimistic. I’m optimistic because mankind has such a powerful ability to collaborate.” I’m […]
John Elkington and Tom Burke’s discussion at 6heads Innovation & Sustainability Forum
The discussion between John Elkington (JE) and Tom Burke (TB) was based on questions received from our attendees during the registration phase. With over 250 questions sent to us, it […]
Mike Tennant’s talk at the 6heads Innovation & Sustainability Forum
Mike Tennant – is there such a thing as radical innovation? Mike Tennant opened the discussions by asking whether talking about radical and/or systemic innovation is just blowing smoke. Since […]
Business as Unusual: Innovation and Sustainability Forum at Somerset House
Last night almost 200 people crammed into a room at Somerset House to discuss and share ideas on “Business as Unusual”. Thank you to all of our guests and supporters – the […]
Gamification and Sustainability: A top line on one of the best new ideas – Guest blog by Olly Lawder
When millions of people spend millions of pounds and millions of hours doing something essentially trivial, unproductive and fundamentally pointless you have a choice: You can either dismiss them all […]
Three components for sustainable innovation
My (Imperial College thesis) research looking at how to drive sustainable (radical) innovation in businesses (with a little help from Harmaakorpi 2009) led me to the following conclusion: sustainable innovation […]
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