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The Edit: The Art of Progress

What machine learning means for science, how the number of women in board-roles is increasing and more in this week’s #TheEdit.
Economics

What Capitalism Can Learn From the Religions of the World

Faiths around the world have been reflecting on the limits of money for hundreds of years. What can we learn from them when it comes to modern capitalism?
The Basics

Why is Corporate Social Responsibility Important?

The Basics is a series exploring the essential questions of purposeful business.
Psychology

Daniel Kahneman: Ten Years on From Fast and Slow

Daniel Kahneman revisits his landmark book and reflects on what has changed in the ten years since.
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Imagination

Jamie Hancock’s ‘Imagination’ is a film about family, windsurfing, exploration and his love of making films.
Leadership

The Weight of the Worldview, Part 3: Loving to Lead

A robust worldview is the wellspring of an affirmative practice of leadership. How can developing leaders build leadership to last?

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Eric and the Bees

Directed by Erin Brethauer and Tim Hussin, Eric and the Bees is a moving portrayal of trauma, unlikely peace, and the quiet beauty of helpfulness.
Purpose

The Business Case for Purpose

We spoke to Professor Alex Edmans about why all businesses need to start thinking about purpose.
Climate

How Hope Can Change the World

With the pressure on for leaders following Glasgow’s conference and negative rhetoric massing, why is hope more critical than ever to the fight against climate change?
Circular Economy

A New Measure of Business Success

Why data and measurement are key to a circular economy transition.
Circular Economy

Designing for the Circular Economy – the Danish Way

What can we learn from Danish design principles about how to transform into a circular economy?
Work

Working Well Together

The next generation of remote workspaces are on a mission to make the world a better place.
Tech

The AI Dilemma: All Brain and No Heart

When considering our future, the ethics of AI is becoming an increasingly important debate. But has anyone tried asking the AI?

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Tech

A New Era for Tech Regulation

For decades tech giants have used personal data to fund their businesses. Regulators want to change that.
The Edit

The Edit: The Future of Purpose

Why innovation relies on diversity, building for the future and more in this week’s #TheEdit.
Circular Economy

Building A World Free From Waste and Pollution

Redesigning how we make and use buildings to reach net-zero emissions.
The Basics

How B Corporations are changing business

The Basics is a series that breaks down the essential questions of purposeful business.

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COP26

The world is watching as political leaders, scientists and thinkers gather in Glasgow for the most important climate conference in history. Together, we can choose the path to a better future for all of humanity.

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eric and the bees
Film Club

Eric and the Bees

Directed by Erin Brethauer and Tim Hussin, Eric and the Bees is a moving portrayal of trauma, unlikely peace, and the quiet beauty of helpfulness.
Film Club

Imagination

Jamie Hancock’s ‘Imagination’ is a film about family, windsurfing, exploration and his love of making films.
My Octopus Teacher
Climate

Ellen Windemuth: My Octopus Teacher and the Importance of Storytelling

Ellen Windemuth – producer of the BAFTA and Oscar winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher – discusses our relationship with nature and the incredible power of storytelling.

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The Purpose of Capitalism

The Weight of the Worldview, Part 1: The Heavy Lift

Learning how to articulate your personal worldview is a leadership imperative.
The Purpose of Capitalism

The Weight of the Worldview, Part 2: Scaling Up

Worldview can influence organisational raison d’être; consider the pro-social orientation of many Japanese companies.
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The Purpose of Capitalism

Balancing Altruism and Self-Interest – with Ikujiro Nonaka

How can organisations be profitable and bring value to society? Ikujiro Nonaka thinks Japanese business philosophy might have an answer.

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The Edit: The Evolving Office

How Covid has influenced the office of the future, how banks are leading the charge on green finance and more in this week’s #TheEdit.
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Balance

The Fallacy of Long Hours: Why Working More Doesn’t Get The Job Done

Employees are crashing. Can we redesign the way we work to do better?
Work

Working Well Together

The next generation of remote workspaces are on a mission to make the world a better place.
The Basics

Why is Diversity and Inclusion important?

The Basics is a series breaking down the essential questions of purposeful business.

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The Leaders Series

Episode 4: Navigating Adversity With Purpose

Businesses now accept that they have a responsibility to consider climate change. But can they really steer the solutions?
The Leaders Series

Episode 1: Investment is Personal

What does it really mean to live by your values when money is at stake?
The Leaders Series

Episode 2: Solving Supply Chain Transparency

As scrutiny on supply chains increases and the ethics of trade are being questioned, how can businesses improve their transparency?
Leadership

Paul Polman: Why business can’t be a bystander in a post-Covid world

What can businesses learn from the pandemic to start thinking about things differently?

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My Octopus Teacher
My Octopus Teacher
Climate

Ellen Windemuth: My Octopus Teacher and the Importance of Storytelling

Ellen Windemuth – producer of the BAFTA and Oscar winning documentary, My Octopus Teacher – discusses our relationship with nature and the incredible power of storytelling.