May 12, 2022How’s your existential dread today?If you’re feeling like the world doesn’t make sense, I hear you. Because I feel it too. If you’re afraid for the future but don’t know how to make meaningful change fast enough, I understand. I’m there too. If looking at politics or the news media plunges you into existential…Climate Action2 min readClimate Action2 min read
Jan 24, 2022On growth and degrowthDegrowth still seems to be an unwelcome topic for many people. And yet, if we want to continue to live on this planet, we can’t keep growing like we have been. It’s like eating and eating until you pop. It’s not sensible. I’m not affiliated with the degrowth movement and…Leadership2 min readLeadership2 min read
Apr 26, 2021Being a warrior41Perspectives from the sharp endWe are all warriors in our own way if we're trying to make change in ourselves and in the world.We are all warriors in our own way if we're trying to make change in ourselves and in the world.1 min read1 min read
Mar 11, 2021What it means to be on the sharp end1Perspectives from the sharp endFor anyone who ever wondered what "being on the sharp end" means.For anyone who ever wondered what "being on the sharp end" means. Indeed the combination of physical agility and mental acuity that you develop doing outdoor sports stands you in really good stead in the start-up world. It's funny how many of our expressions come from the Alpine and also the nautical worlds, like "batten down the hatches", "cut and run". It's fascinating from a linguistic point of view.1 min read1 min read
Dec 15, 2020Take a breakWhether it’s summer or winter. If you celebrate or not. It doesn’t matter. We all need a break. It’s been such a year. Of reflection and change. For me, a year of learning. Zoom breakdowns and bad lighting. Supermarket deliveries. Grapefruit kombucha. An innocent indulgence. If kept to one a day. A year where we scraped the barrel. Of our own resistance. Immune system feeling worn. But holding up through it all.Leadership1 min readLeadership1 min read
Aug 7, 2020Let’s talk about hypocrisyThere’s an inherent hypocrisy. In sustainability. In all of us. We cannot be truly sustainable. There is no 100%. We so want to be ‘good’. But our every action has an impact. To make change, we need to accept it. Feel the discomfort. And find our way through. Stand up. Show up. For ourselves, for each other and the planet. We can figure this out together. Stop the shiny circus. And get real about the challenges.Sustainability1 min readSustainability1 min read
Jun 22, 2020Dare to be cheekyA few days ago I saw a former client posting on LinkedIn about an upcoming webinar. I was feeling pretty good so I posted a comment offering my services as an online webinar moderator. Knowing that many organisations feel they have to take their events online but don’t feel comfortable…Business Development3 min readBusiness Development3 min read
Jun 12, 2020Are you doing enough?This question has haunted me my whole career. Maybe my whole life. Because no matter how much we do, it often feels like it’s not enough. …BlackLivesMatter3 min readBlackLivesMatter3 min read
May 20, 2020Lessons from a flunked Zoom workshopI just hosted an online workshop about finding a green job in Brussels. I host lots of online discussions, but this was the first ‘real’ workshop I’ve done online with slides and exercises. It was the first time I’ve used Eventbrite to publicise an event so it felt more serious…Green Jobs3 min readGreen Jobs3 min read
May 11, 2020You can keep your Back to NormalI don’t want it Keep your furniture stores Full of pressed wood and poison Cheap clothes Made by children Jumping in the car To run one errand Consuming To fill the void Why run? Before we can walk I’ve gone into the ‘real’ world Twice in two months The house…Lockdown1 min readLockdown1 min read
