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I met up with Paul Hawken at the Where do we go from here conference in Rheinbeck NY. I took the opportunity to grab some time for an interview.  We discussed growth, change and the power of action.  You can either listen to or download the podcast, or read the

While in San Francisco, I visited La Cocina, a fantastic incubator for new food enterprises in the city and I project I have wanted to visit for years.  It describes its mission as being “to cultivate low income food entrepreneurs as they formalize and grow their businesses by providing affordable

I grew up watching Dallas.  It’s a TV show with a lot to answer for.  When I lived in Ireland, I met an Irish academic doing their Masters research in architecture around the question “why is it that a culture that created something as beautiful as the Book of

I just reached the end of my first full week in the US, and to say it’s been hectic would be an understatement.  After two days in New Orleans, Peter (Lipman, Chair of Transition Network and my travelling companion) and I headed to Boston.  That evening I spoke at

Coming from England, one of my first impressions of the US is how the word “awesome” is, to my ears at least, somewhat overused.  To my English sensibilities, the Karakorum mountains at sunrise are awesome.  The Grand Canyon, I imagine, is awesome.  To be able to see all of Van

Introduction During the month of October, Rob is over in the US, catalysing, rabble-rousing and inspiring change in the way only Rob can do. In the meantime, I’ve taken on the role of “Site Editor” for this month, and the theme is “International”. Rob’s a hard writing act