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Away Day 2

John Elkington · 20 June 2008 · Leave a Comment

Day 2 of our Volans team retreat continued in the spirit – and at the pace – of Day 1. The sense of team and organisational identity, purpose and action priorities is building apace. Another example of serenedipity today when we met someone else in the building who had come across our work from a very different angle, had decided to get in touch, but had no idea we were now neighbours. Rather more pictures of me today than is normal – or perhaps desirable – because Sam got hold of my camera. In the evening, we invited Will Rosenzweig of Physic Ventures to join us for dinner.

Martin and I Martin and I Endangered strawberry Endangered strawberry Pamela and Charmian 1 Pamela and Charmian 1 Decompression 2 Decompression 2 Martina and Elaine - by Sam, who was under the table Martina and Elaine – by Sam, who was under the table Pamela and Charmian 2 Pamela and Charmian 2 Sam - if she had three hands would it be three phones? Sam – if she had three hands would it be three phones? Decompression 1 Decompression 1 Decompression 3 Decompression 3 Decompression so deep that 'the bends' become a distinct possibility Decompression so deep that ‘the bends’ become a distinct possibility

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I began this blog with an entry reporting on a visit to the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution on Cape Cod, on 30 September 2003. The blog element of the website has gone through several iterations since, with much of the older material still available.

Like so many things in my life, blog entries blur the boundaries between the personal and the professional. As explained on this site’s Home Page, the website and the blog are part platform for ongoing projects, part autobiography, and part accountability mechanism.

In addition, my blogs have appeared on many sites such as: Chinadialogue, CSRWire, Fast Company, GreenBiz, Guardian Sustainable Business, and the Harvard Business Review.

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John Elkington is a world authority on corporate responsibility and sustainable development. He is currently Founding Partner and Executive Chairman of Volans, a future-focused business working at the intersection of the sustainability, entrepreneurship and innovation movements.

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