Unpacking “Insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, but expecting different results.” The jury’s out on whether this quote should be attributed to writer Rita Mae Brown or physicist Albert Einstein. …

Packaging before The Great Acceleration Packaging was minimal, but what there was of it, we used until it was dust. This was the start of my conversation with my 94 year old grandmother and her memories of packaging as a teenager growing up in the 1940s. Reflecting back on my leadership opportunity thus far, as…

Packaging Since my last post, I have been more conscious about what I throw away. Implicit in that, is also being more conscious about what is purchased in the first place. The sheer volume of plastic packaging that arrives with food, toiletries and cleaning supplies was my first observation. Consistent with…

As a child, I had a brilliant teacher who would start off every lesson the same way: blank piece of paper and pencil on each desk. She’d stand in front of the room with a piece of chalk in her hand and say, ‘Are you ready?’ With a spin towards…