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Defining Beauty

John Elkington · 14 April 2015 · Leave a Comment

Asian art, Asian fans
Asian art, Asian fans
Probably my favourite doming
Probably my favourite doming
6-ton Lion of Knidos
6-ton Lion of Knidos
Portico
Portico
One of my favourite local artworks, downstairs at Tea & Tattle
One of my favourite local artworks, downstairs at Tea & Tattle
On the windowsill at 2BP when I got back
On the windowsill at 2BP when I got back

Fascinating visit with Elaine to the British Museum to see the Defining Beauty exhibition. One of the most engaging I have seen there, with some of the carving totally mind-boggling in its sophistication. But, at the same time, a slight sense that the exhibits had rained in from the surface above. Nice to be able to do it both on a membership card and relatively late in the day, which meant that it wasn’t like viewing art objects from inside a can of sardines.

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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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