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Jun
25
2010

  • In one of the most interesting presentations for me, based on the focus of re-envisioning a public space (which leads me to think of re-envisioning cities…but that’s for another post), was delivered by Leslie Koch the President of the Governor’s Island Preservation and Education Corporation. Her past experience in the corporate world was on display as she shared her 5 lessons she has learned in order to execute effectively:
     1. Listen and ask the right questions
     2. Understand the customer, product and market
     3. Develop a strategy and stick to it (but make sure your mother can understand it!)
     4. Think big. Act small.
     5. Marketing is all.
     My favorite line from Ms. Koch came in relation to number 5, to paraphrase: You need to market, but you may not be able to call it that. It’s outreach to some (in the government arena), or cultivation (in the non-profit world), but really it’s all just marketing (business). And you need it too close the credibility gap between what you want to achieve and what you achieve in the short term on a day-to-day, week-to-week basis.
Aug
10
2008

  • Hi, My name’s Malcolm Lambert. I’m the founder of a startup called Intresto which aims to use computer science to improve our ability to use the world’s largest resource of low-embodied energy building material, rock rubble.

     

    I’ve just sent in my pre-application application for Climate Ready funding. Over the next few weeks and months I’ll be posting about the grant process hopefully to let other startups in this space know what to expect if they go down the same route. Below is my first post. I hope you enjoy the journey as much as I do…

Jul
17
2008

  • Well it's hardly a surprise but the Government's green paper tells us an emissions trading scheme will be costly.

    It will be inflationary and could push the price of electricity up by as much as 16 per cent.

    But to ease the pain, the Government has promised compensation for pensioners, motorists and low income households; and assistance for high emitting businesses.

    The Greens aren't happy, and neither is the Opposition. But the broad outlines of the Governments design to reduce carbon pollution has been welcomed by the business community.
Aug
28
2006

The Treasury has, for many years, provided guidance to other public sector bodies on how proposals should be appraised, before significant funds are committed – and how past and present activities should be evaluated. This new edition incorporates revis

greenbook.treasury.gov.uk/index.htm
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