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Monthly Archives: October 2011

The Demand and Supply of Sensibility

In the latest issue of Social Space, John Elkington shares his views on thinking long-term and suggests how Singapore and indeed the wider Asian region – can play a role… More…

FQ Star Spotlight: Ushahidi

The FQ Report recognizes Ushahidi as a superstar – shining brilliant and energizing all around them. Ushahidi, meaning ‘testimony’ in Swahili, uses open-source software and mapping technology to collect and visualize… More…

FQ webinar today with SiG in Canada

Join Charmian Love from Volans and Tony Pigott from JWT Canada as they discuss The Future Quotient and implications for the social innovation and business sectors in Canada. Hosted by… More…

Rewarding Londoners for behaviour change

Recyclebank and Transport for London today announced what we think is an exciting new scheme that will incentivise Londoners to cycle and walk to ease congestion, reduce pollution and boost… More…

Promoting Fairness for Future Generations

Volans is looking forward to the official launch of the Intergenerational Foundation on October 19th at the Houses of Parliament.  They were chosen as one of the 50 Stars in… More…

Think in longer timeframes

In difficult times, one of the first things to suffer is often the future. As uncertainty grows, we focus on what worked in the past, but try to do more… More…

Introducing The Future Quotient

JWT and Volans have published a report exploring how businesses, governments and investors can move beyond pressure to focus on the short term and starting thinking about future generations. In… More…

Test your future-orientation

Second in a 3-part series for CSW wire Talkback by John Elkington How do you think you relate to time—and to the future? To get a quick idea, visit The… More…

New report on Social Good by JWT Ethos

JWT Ethos‘ latest report, Social Good, says that it’s no longer simply enough for companies to claim virtuous actions after some token efforts. Instead, there is a need for companies’… More…

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