“Ethics can be defined as that which is not selfish, which is good for the whole, which will not harm one and will do justice for all concerned – actions for the benefit of all.”
Paul Twitchell
Exploring the origins, ethics and future of changemaking
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Recent Posts
- Is the Core the new Edge? (or Mindful Innovation)
- You are valuable #justbecause
- Ernesto Sirolli – Shut Up and Listen!
- Closing Shop: how do you know it is time?
- Business hospice and euthanization: what the…?
- Embracing failure and giving beneficiaries a voice
- Do you get your market’s vote?
- Courage to Close: two non-profits take their next step
- Business Euthanization Series
- Euthanize Your Business Today!
- Beyond economic growth: pluralism vs a non-profit world
- Electromagnetic ethical thinking
- YOU are your business
- Get real…don’t piss people off!
- You are not a social entrepreneur
- Why resistance is important
- Do the hokey-pokey, that’s what it’s all about!
- Systems diplomacy: is this the end of social entrepreneurship?
- Walking the middle path – the limits of vulnerability
- Now hiring: Systems Diplomats
- Beyond ‘disadvantage’: rethinking how we talk
- Why your dreams matter
- Working across timescales: the future may never get here
- Speaking truth to power
- A dream school for changemakers
- The ethical alignment of mission, strategy and investment
- The Pygmalion Effect: who are you living up to?
- The ethics of working outside of one’s competence
- Pay it forward – searching for a more ethical incentive
- Whatever you do, don’t trust the process!
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