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Venice Beach

John Elkington · 16 April 2016 · Leave a Comment

Heron waits expectantly for Asian woman to catch a fish on Venice Beach pier
Heron waits expectantly for Asian woman to catch a fish on Venice Beach pier
Me and my Panama hat
Me and my faithful Panama hat
Photo taken the night before
Photo of a kiss taken last night
And one taken today
And another taken today
Lifeguard truck
Lifeguard and Fire truck
Running along the surfline
Running along the surfline
Surfer
Surfer
Heron and T-shirts
Heron and T-shirts
Shouldering the Phoenix Economy
Reminders of the Phoenix Economy?
Red bucket
Red bucket at work
I failed to get a shot of the sandpipers
I failed to get a picture of the sandpipers – too fast
Along the seafront
Along the seafront
Venus on skates
Venus on skates

When we met John Stewart at RBS what seems like light-years ago, he described many Californians as “nuts.” Often in a good way. Venice Beach today was a reminder of just what an extraordinary state this is.

And what a joy to find Small World Books along Ocean Front Walk, where ‘Conan the Librarian’ lay comatose in his basket. I have similar plans for when we aboard the flight back to London this evening …

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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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