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A Jewish Morning …

John Elkington · 23 September 2009 · Leave a Comment

Sunrise from our window Sunrise over Topkapi, from our hotel window Sundial in Balat Sundial in Balat Woman Woman Weaver at Punto Weaver at Punto Windows and carpets Windows and carpets Detail of my favourite carpet: the one that got away Detail of my favourite carpet: the one that got away Chair in theatre at Yildiz Palace Chair in theatre at Yildiz Palace

The day started with a visit to Balat, an older quarter of the city on the Golden Horn, where we were ushered into the Ahrida synagogue. Then, later in the day, we visited a fascinating carpet shop, Punto, where the proprietor introduced the spectrum of Turkish carpets – and one of his assistants demonstrated how to make a carpet fly, but sending it spinning like a frisbee. We also visited Yildiz palace, with its museum and theatre, before returning to the Seres Hotel for a lecture by one of our two tour leaders, Peter Clark, on ‘Belle Epoque Istanbul’.

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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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