Mark Lancelott

The neuroscience of innovation. The challenges and opportunities in the sustainability crises we face demand innovation. Our latest research explores the neuroscience of innovation and six key principles. #innovation #sustainability #neuroscience bit.ly/3LaDP7K

How do you design your organisation for people, planet and profit? Join me on the 14th June when I will be running a two hour virtual session exploring this topic for the European Organsation Design Forum, at 4pm BST / 5pm CET. #…lnkd.in/dr8DfiGY lnkd.in/dAETNGGR

What does the next generation of business leadership look like in a world of sustainability crises and opportunities? Alan Jope's view: lower ego, and the ability to draw on the multiple talents of a team to make sense of the compl…lnkd.in/eMBQAGfm lnkd.in/eepzMYRP

Why do consumers resist moving away from ownership models to circular sharing and service models? As well as the practical and economic considerations, we need to consider the psychological and emotional benefits we gain from owner…lnkd.in/ezr57rgr lnkd.in/evKwKnTd

We are not taking the necessary action to address the climate crisis. It’s a people problem first and foremost - can we not see far enough ahead, or beyond our day-to-day experiences? Or are we unwilling to act, overwhelmed, or disempowered? We need lead…lnkd.in/eAh3Fs6f

More purposeful work has to part of the 'New Deal' for staff if we are to build the workforce we need for the future. It's especially important for younger workers - and some of us who are 'no longer young' 😉 Interesting comment…lnkd.in/eSWpuvBx lnkd.in/e7eqR3aN

My colleague @margiewarrell is speaking at CERAWeek on the leadership mindsets needed for the energy transition: 'Certainly, there will be a need for new skills and capabilities for navigating the transition ahead. But the relevant…lnkd.in/ea7byzQx lnkd.in/eUPZuXU5

We need context based sustainability targets that drive executive incentives if we are to get to net zero and stay within planetary boundaries. #sustainability #esg #rewardstrategy lnkd.in/eyakYXJH

Green skills aren't just for climate scientists and renewable energy engineers. We need green skills in Finance, HR, Procurement, marketing, R&D, operations, in every function across the organisation. Green skills are about how a p…lnkd.in/eeXJgrg6 lnkd.in/eSSfHREk

Do you know the important difference between ESG and Sustainability? This is a good overview from Andrew Winston in Sloan Review. TLDR: ESG looks at the risk to investors from environmental and social issues. Sustainability looks…lnkd.in/e5-xp-Dj lnkd.in/eKguTypE

Another example of climate litigation - this time seeking to hold Shell Directors personally accountable under UK Companies Act for failing to prepare in the face of climate risks. #esg #climatechange #sustainability lnkd.in/dEVUjS7Y

What's next for the Chief Sustainability Officer? Find out what 23 leading CSOs said in our new white paper! #esg #sustainability #leadership lnkd.in/eRGt_A4W

Another useful data point on the commercial opportunity from sustainability. This time from McKinsey and NielsenIQ looking at US consumers spending on consumer goods. Products making ESG-related claims averaged 28 percent cumulativ…lnkd.in/eYEf6jyg lnkd.in/eiv4szff

Are you Manchester based and want to learn about the opportunity for purpose driven businesses? Next Thursday 19th is the inaugural @better Better Business Summit. I will be there and I'm looking forward to hearing from leaders su…lnkd.in/eY8udfHB lnkd.in/ekAHQe4u

How do you make a net-zero Oreo? One of the last projects I led at PA was with Mondelēz International, exploring what upcoming technologies will be needed to decarbonize biscuits, from farming to processing, from baking to consumer…lnkd.in/ec4TQ5e7 lnkd.in/eEYHhBhT

A great visualisation of Earth's temperature timeline from the last ice age glaciation (20,000BC). Well worth a minute of scrolling #climatechange #esg #sustainability xkcd.com/1732

The disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic was unlike any the modern business world has ever seen. Korn Ferry interviewed over 70 CEOs in APAC region to understand what lessons can be learnt for a new business reality, where sh…lnkd.in/eU8s9ykU lnkd.in/eBBhcAMR

Last week I attended an inspiring online event: Greta Thunberg in conversation with Naomi Klein, and other contributors to Greta's Climate Book (Kate Haworth, Professor Saleem Huq, and Ayisha Siddiqa). Einstein was quoted: 'we cannot solve our problems w…lnkd.in/eYDhqJCz

I joined Hult Ashridge Business School as an adjunct earlier this year focused on sustainability. Great to see this top 20 ranking by the the FT for executive education in Europe. #sustainability #leadership #esg #culture #innovation Stefan Cousquer Matt…lnkd.in/evR9_wJJ