Successful Sustainability Stories
Our usual Corporate Sustainability Mastermind Group meeting last week went into 'general problem solving mode'. A couple of members couldn't make it due to last...
Putting the Personal Into Sustainability
Sep 27, 2017
So, the Guardian Sustainable Business site is no more. I don't think I'm really going to miss it because I don't think I ever read...
Shakespeare, Storytelling & Sustainability
Apr 22, 2016
It's old Billy S's 400th death anniversary tomorrow - I'm sure you could hardly have missed the fuss. It's quite extraordinary how the bard has...
Why storytelling gets your Sustainability message across
Apr 23, 2014
If I had to choose the best method for communicating sustainability, my automatic first choice would be involvement (workshops, problem solving etc). But if you are...
Once upon a time there was a problem with the climate…
Jan 7, 2013
There was a very interesting article in the Guardian last week by Oliver Burkeman where he lamented the lack of widespread public interest in the...
The Wisdom of Craig Sams, Green & Blacks
Mar 21, 2012
Yesterday I was delivering workshops at the Get It Sussed event in Gateshead. While for some the highlight was hanging around in the foyer with...
From Dickens to the Green Executive: Storytelling for Sustainability
Feb 27, 2012
At Tipping Point Newcastle last week there was a lot of talk about how "angry" we should be about the state of the world and...
Storytelling
Jul 18, 2011
I was delighted at the weekend to be sent this amazing picture by Melvin Redeker of him reading The Green Executive while on a kayaking...
Telling Tales
Oct 19, 2009
Story-telling is a powerful way of creating a compelling vision for the future. When doing backcasting exercises in strategy workshops, I used to get participants...