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Lisbon

John Elkington · 8 April 2019 · Leave a Comment

Just back from a week in Lisbon – and here are some images to capture the spirit of the journey.

Spotted in passing
Sunfish at the Oceanarium
Lionfish, I think
Walking back from the Oceanarium
Balancing act
Pigeons
Lisboa
Finger on aerosol button
Passing by
Tree
Ditto
Walking up to the castle
Ditto
Gene – or genie?
Fishflight
Fractal sky
Amália Rodrigues
At the Gulbenkian Museum: Phineas P. Gage and his headache
Memorable brands from my childhood
Where it all started, collecting ancient coins. Reminds me of the period of my life where I shuttled to and and from Hamburg, buying Roman coins at London auction houses and taking them to Peter Siemer in Hamburg. He was too well known to bid at auction, so when he arrived prices went up. They didn’t when I bid. So back and forth I shuttled. And on the return trip, I would bring second hand left-hand drive Volkswagens to sell to American students wanting to drive around Europe. Something of a racket, I suppose. But may stories.

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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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