Progressive. Conservative.
We all have change that we’d like to see in the world. There are things we’d like to abolish. There are things we’d like to… Read More »Progressive. Conservative.
Sustainability and change
Today’s status quo
On the other hand, doing something a particular way because that’s what everyone else does – or because it’s how it’s always been done –… Read More »Today’s status quo
Conservatism and the status quo
Edmund Burke and Friedrich Hayek make good arguments for leaning towards conservatism (small c). For all its problems, the relatively stable equilibrium we live in… Read More »Conservatism and the status quo
Anything yet: the hockey stick
Sustainable growth? I was going to call this ‘the exponential function’, but I didn’t want to put you off. This is a key force behind… Read More »Anything yet: the hockey stick
You can’t stay
As you start working for change, seeking success in whatever terms you define it, it’s worth asking yourself what you’re willing to give up to… Read More »You can’t stay
Hinterland
Cities can’t exist without a hinterland – the ‘land behind’ and around them that supports the city, provides people, resources, a place for the products of the… Read More »Hinterland
Seeds
Try thinking about your words and actions as seeds. One way to do this is to start at the end. Ask yourself “What kind of… Read More »Seeds
Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 6: Scale is not a Reward (2)
This is the sixth-and-half post in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. Scale and the Free Prize Inside We left… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 6: Scale is not a Reward (2)
Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 6: Scale is not a Reward
This is the sixth post in a series applying Seth Godin’s rules of bootstrapping (see also here) to building a non-profit organisation. Seth says: Scale is not its own reward.… Read More »Bootstrapping the non-profit organisation Rule 6: Scale is not a Reward
Lasting solutions
Picking up from yesterday’s post on what it means to find a solution to a problem… If you know the solution but can’t make it… Read More »Lasting solutions
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