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November 2008
30 Nov 2008
Feelgood Fashion...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
Earlier this month I did a talk at the British Library as part of their 'Inspiring Entrepreneurs' series. The theme of the evening was 'Feelgood Fashion' and I spoke as part of a panel that also inc..
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28 Nov 2008
Climate Change Act? What Climate Change Act?
Posted by: Amjad Parkar
Am I the ONLY one that was gobsmacked at the complete lack of coverage that was given to the passing of a groundbreaking and comprehensive piece of legislation that would oblige a government to meet..
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28 Nov 2008
Movember Pride...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
Tache-tastic hairy lip-warmers to melt even the most frozen of hearts...Still time to donate!
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28 Nov 2008
Secret Santa from the creators of Swishing
Posted by: Doug Stewart
Say ‘No’ to mindless consumption. For this year’s Secret Santa I would like to request /suggest that nothing is bought that doesn’t pass the, ‘Futerra Filter&rsquo..
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27 Nov 2008
Read for a change
Posted by: Georgina Combes
“Have you read the Guardian today?” said a text from a friend on Saturday as I train-hopped my way to Ed and Fi’s yurt in snowy Norfolk. The message continued…”There i..
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27 Nov 2008
PowerPointed
Posted by: Jeff Melnyk
It was fantastic to get the opportunity to see Malcolm Gladwell speak this week in London. Promoting his new book “Outliers”, he fascinated and inspired us for over an hour and a half. &..
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24 Nov 2008
Organ Grinding - The Default is not Neutral
Posted by: Henry Hicks
The above thought struck me as I was listening to the debate about opt-out organ donation on the Today programme over my weetabix last week. First a quick break-down of the debate: it was prop..
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24 Nov 2008
Don’t get caught out.
Posted by: Kathryn Moores
After feeling pretty terrible for the last few weeks due to having what I think was flu, its great to say I now feel completely better. But I thought it would be good to let people know to look out ..
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24 Nov 2008
Bloody cool
Posted by: Georgina Combes
For a week I’ve been going local down in London Bridge – holidaying in my hood. And a lot of fun it was. Inspired to try lots of new things, like a tourist in my own city, I was well equ..
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24 Nov 2008
We (still) want tap!
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
I know Georgina blogged on the ridiculousness of bottled water earlier this year here, but the floggers of the plastic wrapped free stuff are fighting back, clearly worried that consumers are finall..
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24 Nov 2008
Green terrorism?
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
I was relieved to see the Observer's Readers' Editor Stephen Pritchard commenting this weekend on a recent headline story his paper ran about the threat of 'eco-terrorists'. In an article reminiscen..
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21 Nov 2008
Climate Change Culture...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
There's a rather nice little article on the RSA's new Arts and Ecology webpages in which yours truly was interviewed to give my perspective on the frankly disappointing efforts of artists to g..
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20 Nov 2008
RE:Fashion Awards night - an insider's story
Posted by: Cathy Gray
It's 6pm and I'm in Shoreditch Town Hall, the spectacular venue hosting the much awaited RE:Fashion Awards. It's manic. Guests will be arriving in half an hour and I am running around like a headles..
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20 Nov 2008
Buy Nothing Day...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
Economy in trouble? Financial stability on the rocks? Scrabbling for solutions? I know! How about we try and spend our way out of the madness! In the same vein as 'Dubya' and Tony urged us to right ..
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19 Nov 2008
Sri Lanka - trying its best to be sustainable
Posted by: Amjad Parkar
So, I had the pleasure of visiting the absolutely beautiful Sri Lanka a few weeks ago and in the space of two weeks fell in love with the country and its people. The scenery is simply amazing &ndash..
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18 Nov 2008
Eco 'Malus'
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
As the post-mortem as to what went wrong with the global financial system progresses (How many times can you point the finger at the rotund wunch of bankers who have clearly consumed all the meat an..
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14 Nov 2008
Movember Reign...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
So, we're half way through the tache-tastic month of Movember and the lip warmers are coming along nicely. Hank's 'Clarke Gable' has given him the unmistakable air of a smalltown regional acco..
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14 Nov 2008
I feel _________.
Posted by: Laurie Bennett
This site is cool. It scours hyperspace for blog posts that contain the words ‘I feel’ and then counts the instances of the subsequent emotion. It sounds remarkably simple – odd..
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12 Nov 2008
Beyond...?
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
Well, the oil companies are at it again with a campaign that might just be construed as a little greenwashy. BP's latest ads are plastered all over the tube and the posters that bear the strapline: ..
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11 Nov 2008
The Joys of Queuing
Posted by: Jeff Melnyk
Dave beat me to the blogpost this month with his look at social proof ... but a recent trip to Canary Wharf really brought this home to me.I wrapped up a client meeting just before 6pm, an..
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10 Nov 2008
What does green really going mainstream mean?
Posted by: Lucy Shea
Yesterday's Swish at the V&A was the world-record-beating-biggest-so-far.Hundreds of women turned up with their dearly loved (or not so loved) clothes, shoes and accesories to swish them away. I..
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07 Nov 2008
How it all went down in Brooklyn: A story about the election of President Obama
Posted by: Maura Dilley
Two weeks ago I went to the public library to check out some Checkov (really). I came home with a children’s book depicting the life of now President Barack Obama (really). Moving out from..
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07 Nov 2008
Yes, We can – We Have! – and Now We Must Do It Again
Posted by: Emilee Pierce
It is day two in “Obama Nation" and America is still buzzing with revelry and excitement. But there’s no question a shift has settled in. Lead stories in the Washington Post..
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06 Nov 2008
While we're all feeling positive.
Posted by: Doug Stewart
I recieve lots of intern applications every month and although this one doesn't give a 'vision' of a positive future it does make some nice points about how we might get there. I particularly l..
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06 Nov 2008
Be Optimistic!
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
There's nothing I like better than a healthy dollop of optimism to offset the seething, surging dark tides of the cynical seas on which we toss these days. The Presidential elections have stirred th..
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05 Nov 2008
The 44th American President
Posted by: Natalya Sverjensky
The bold headline stretching across the top of the New York Times said it all today: "OBAMA". The Illinois senator's successful candidacy marks many milestones, not least among them a clea..
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05 Nov 2008
Yes we can has!
Posted by: Georgina Combes
Following my last blog about icanhascheezburger I had to share this with you... Lolcats for Obama.It's all "Yes we can" at Futerra today. Hurray!
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05 Nov 2008
Movember...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
...Yes, it's that time of year when men around the world throw the five bladed Gillette 'Quintessence' razors out the window and cultivate some marvellous mousers to warm their upper lips as t..
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05 Nov 2008
Obama campaign swishes...
Posted by: Lucy Shea
I've just landed in the U.S., in the middle of election fever, and it’s hard to escape that the race is the longest and most expensive in American history. Whichever the way the vote goes..
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04 Nov 2008
Yes we can...
Posted by: Ed Gillespie
...solving climate change? Equality? Fair trade and fair pay? Tolerance? Peace? Understanding? True, sexy sustainability? Oh yes we can...Where there's a will there's a way (fingers crossed)(btw&nbs..
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03 Nov 2008
Social Pressure for good - By Mike our departing intern
Posted by: Doug Stewart
Social Pressure for good I have never blogged before but really wanted to. That’s my point. Everyone is blogging and I’m kind of feeling left out. When enough people start behaving ..
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03 Nov 2008
Critical Freedom
Posted by: Petra Parizkova
So last Friday was my first night at Critical Mass. As a Critical Mass virgin I was not quite sure what to expect. All I knew was that it is a monthly bike ride through London that takes place on th..
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