Gil Friend’s Blog

By "business as usual" I mean the kind of business that is bewitched by what Dr Chris Seeley calls, in The Fool and the Great Turning, "the three impossible fantasies": the fantasy of limitless growth; the fantasy that actions can be taken that don't have...

here is a list of all of the Sustainable Brands 2011 speakers that have Twitter handles. (What a tweet frenzy! Thanks to Haley for putting this together.) Name Organization/Business Handle Christine Arena SparkUp @ChristineArena Chip Conley Joie de Vivre @ChipConley...

It seems that our work at Natural Logic these days is clustering in three forms: coaching, consulting, collaboration. Here's an invitation for our strategic coaching services. (The "special discount" has expired, but the offer is still open, for two more people.) Peer...

Evolving Business: Redesigning Capitalism for the 21st Century Wed, June 15th, 6.30-9pm California College of the Arts, Timken Lecture Hall, 1111 8th St., San Francisco Featured panelists: Rory Bakke, Director of Sustainability, GreenBiz.com Dr Stuart Candy,...

New On-Demand eLearning Suite Brings Sustainability Training to Employee Desktops Everywhere Monterey CA, June 8 2011 Tripos Software Inc and Natural Logic Inc announced the release of the Sustainability in Practice™ on-demand eLearning library today at the...

I look forward to seeing you if you're here at SB'11: Weds 445pm - SB'11 main stage. In conversation with Jeffrey Hollender and Chip Conley: Putting Yourself on the Line for Change 5:45 in the Bookstore located in the Expo Hall: I'll be signing copies of The Truth...

A few years ago I wrote about Risk, CFOs and the Sustainability Business Case. I believed then, as I do now, that the CFO holds a pivotal role in the sustainable business challenge -- a role that is still largely unfulfilled at most companies. Please join us 7pm this...