Guardian Membership strategy
When the Guardian started giving away its content for free it went completely against accepted industry wisdom. But it makes complete sense if we look at it through the lens Continue Reading →
Category Archives: Strategy
The Philippines — symptoms and root cause
Instead of giving money to the Philippines (which has just been hit by possibly the biggest storm ever) why don’t we all take one less long haul flight this year, Continue Reading →
Mapping ‘chaos’ to make its meaning clear
This video is interesting on several levels. First, is that it shows how it is possible to save the lives of babies who previously would have died. Second, is that Continue Reading →
On passing 400ppm
Quite a few memes on Facebook today have dealt with the passing of the 400ppm CO2 level in the atmosphere. It’s going to carry on heading upwards for a few Continue Reading →
Net positive
A few weeks ago I blogged about the idea that sustainability requires us to do more than just minimise our impacts. It requires us to generate a net increase in Continue Reading →
Strategic sustainability
The first step in tackling any issue is to understand what the problem is. So what do we mean by ‘sustainability’? The word is often bandied about vaguely, without defining Continue Reading →
Inequality in societies
Inequality (far from being ‘survival of the fittest’) is actually bad for the group as a whole. It has spread NOT because it is an inherently better system for survival, Continue Reading →
Why the ‘Financialisation of Nature’ is a very bad idea indeed
The six minute video, below, argues against the ‘financialisation’ of nature — it says it is wrong to apply the logic of finance to pay for forests, biodversity, and ecosystems. Continue Reading →
Sustainable consulting
I’ve been having an interesting discussion (offline) about the management consultants’ report reviewed yesterday, which outlines ten “megaforces that will affect every business over the next two decades.” The report does Continue Reading →
KPMG: “Ten sustainability megaforces”
I’m reading about the ten “sustainability megaforces” identified by KPMG, in a report they published in February this year. They’ve analysed “dozens of forecasts” to identify ten “sustainability megaforces that Continue Reading →