Can Scotland keep the pound and leave the UK? The message from No 11 is that no it can’t. That position was presented by Chancellor George Osborne as technical, not political, and reported as such by UK mainstream media. For instance the BBC reported today: “There is no rule or principle in international law requiring the continuing UK to formally... Read more
TAGS: currency, scotcoin Elegant Disruption – how luxury and society can change each other for goodJust over five years ago I began working on the luxury industry. I thought, why cant these elite brands not excel in social and environmental performance? I researched, wrote and produced the report Deeper Luxury for WWF-UK, and it triggered a bit of a furore in the fashion press and wider luxury industry (about 8000 sites now link to the report).... Read more
TAGS: innovation, luxury Sick of the financial crisis? Become the cure!Around the world, and somewhere near you, businesses and communities are creating their own means of exchange. They are realising we do not need to rely on banks and their costly credit to trade among ourselves. Your company and your community could benefit by participating in these schemes, or by starting one up. In the coming months, Lifeworth, in... Read more
TAGS: community currencies How your company can help create more jobsMass unemployment is becoming a headache for all world leaders. At the World Economic Forums (WEF) this year in Davos, Bangkok and Istanbul, I noticed the number one thing leaders were discussing was how to address growing unemployment. Globally, in the next 10 years there will be over a billion young people coming into the workforce and just 300 million... Read more
TAGS: Unemployment, World Economic Forum Collaborative Consumption and BeyondDo you have a car pool at work? Car-sharing revenues in North America have been predicted to reach US$3.3 billion by 2016. There are many start-ups in this field, including Zipcar, which floated last year for US $174M. Enabling the more efficient exchange and sharing of products and services, in order to increase human well-being while reducing the... Read more
TAGS: collaborative consumption, community currencies, sustainable exchange Teaming Up for Massive Change in 2012Everywhere we turn, we hear people asking “how long can it go on?” Whether it is financial crisis in the West, environmental pollution in the East, or increasing prices and natural disasters everywhere, there’s a growing sense of dystopia, and of the need for more fundamental reform of our economic and political systems. Mass protests... Read more
TAGS: annual review, massive positive change Future of Luxury on the Horizon in Latin AmericaThe world’s first sustainable luxury award winners were announced in Buenos Aires earlier this month. The awards recognise outstanding leadership towards sustainable luxury, and are open to any company with a business connection to Latin America. All the winners were small enterprises, which indicates how entrepreneurs, and their young companies,... Read more
TAGS: argentina, authentic luxury network, luxury, Sustainable Luxury Awards Will Design Thinking Save Us? The Creativity Revolution in Responsible Business.There is a shift under way in the how some executives are thinking about their relationship to society and the great challenges of our time. If you work in this field, you will have begun to hear more about social enterprise, social innovation, CSR 2.0, a sustainable enterprise economy, and design thinking. This is part of what I call a ‘creativity... Read more
TAGS: creativity revolution, design thinking, jounral of corporate citizenship Lifeworth’s Office in India Up and RunningLifeworth Associate Matthew Slater has established our India base, in Auroville, India. We are on the edge of an intentional community, 2 hours south of Chennai, and 10 minutes from the beach. In December he is joined by associate Janna Greve and director Jem Bendell. We hope that our interactions with the local community and the active programme of... Read more
TAGS: India, Offices The New Lifeworth Consulting Site is LaunchedI am delighted to announce the launch of the new Lifeworth Consulting website. It maps out what is key about what we do, and allows us to share some of the outputs of our work, such as our publications. There are a three ways to navigate the site. First, you can select from the main menu. From here you can see an outline of “what” we do, including... Read more
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