The practice of noticing
October 14, 2021
Whatever phase we’re all in now, it’s so easy to be so deeply enmeshed in it, that I cannot look up or around to notice
Where is our ambition for community-led tech?
September 28, 2021
A few months ago I shared the Bennett Institute’s ground-breaking synthesis of research on Community Infrastructure. Making the case for investment in spaces and places that
Boardroom Diplomacy
July 28, 2021
6 months into the pandemic I heard an impressive social entrepreneur talk about persuading government to change tac. One element that made it possible was
The way our brains really work – Mindfullness for organisational behaviour?
June 28, 2021
I came across some critiquing of the practice of Mindfullness in organisations this week. On the one hand, seeing it as essential for dealing with
What’s disrupting our short-term behaviour, and will it last?
November 19, 2020
How do we shift from short-term to long-term behaviour? What’s disrupting it now and will it last? What might it take to create a more collaborative future?
Brave New Work – book review
November 1, 2019
I was introduced to this book as a game-changer, and that was spot-on. This book will be on MBA set text lists and will radically
Should we be more idle?
October 18, 2019
Should we be more idle? Would we find the missing middle? Would we and communities co-evolve and thrive? A response to the launch of the new Institute for Community Studies and Nir Eyal
What’s your Futures Preference, and why does it matter?
October 11, 2019
Insights from a guest lecture at Goldsmiths’ MA Social Entrepreneurship This week I had the delight of talking to a room full of open-minded social
The World in 2050: Social Impact Blog series
August 4, 2019
I’m one of 8 Futurists around the world writing on the ‘Transformation of Capitalism’. We are all on a learning programme with the Association of
Lessons from an unpredictable future
February 23, 2018
Sustaining social justice is really difficult. It’s not enough for social entrepreneurs to be opportunistic, you need to be systematic. In this article for ‘Pioneers Post’ I outline some practical ways to start.
What I learned on F*** Up Night
October 9, 2017
Be humble but not paralysed by your mistakes. Take the time to listen deeply and learn from people. Or you’ll be making others’ mistakes as well as your own, and we won’t be able to tackle the big issues.