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Dec 185 min read

Charles Handy - a continuing inspiration to Tomorrow’s Company

credit: Elizabeth Handy Charles Handy, the man who inspired the foundation of Tomorrow’s Company has died. Many members of the Tomorrow’s...

Nov 114 min read

Four more years of Trump? Don’t get mad - get imaginative

Four more years of Trump? Around me people are depressed. I too am discouraged and anxious. So why do I feel a tiny bit less pessimistic...

Oct 284 min read

What the UK’s chancellor of the exchequer might have said… and should say next year

Introduction: In November 2022 I heard Rachel Reeves, Shadow Chancellor, speak at the Anthropy Conference . Her speech – and the...

Oct 94 min read

Message to boards – get off the fence and start arguing for the regulation that the wellbeing of future generations demands

“The burden of regulation is too high” said Kemi Badenoch MP as she set out her case in front of Conservative Party members at their...

Sep 94 min read

Dishonourable compliance, suppressed conscience, and lethal compartmentalisation

The slippery slope to Grenfell to which all boards should be alert I haven’t read the whole Grenfell Inquiry Report . But I have listened...

Aug 274 min read

Abysmal exam results – the deeper causes

Almost 40% of students in the UK failed to pass English and Maths GCSE this year. The pass rates were even worse for those over 17.There...

Jul 153 min read

What nature teaches us about economics: everything is connected

In the 18th century the city of Edo (now Tokyo) adopted a policy of no waste. Almost everything was recycled, and the city was home to...

Jun 285 min read

Purposeful Business - who are we kidding? A question every GC should be asking

I like talking to lawyers. They care about words and their precise meaning. So do I. Last week I spent a day amongst lawyers who were...

Jun 184 min read

To hell with protocol, let’s be sure there isn’t an injustice here

My first grown-up job was in industrial relations in an engineering company. After 18 months I was asked to take up a post in a Cumbrian...

Jun 53 min read

Prison for parents? If 1 in 50 pupils are missing from half the lessons, it’s time to think again about what school is for

Throughout the world, education is seen as the route to progress. If children can be educated, they may find a route out of poverty. If...