Category Archives: result

Communicating Sustainability. Thinking Tank 21.11.09

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Catherine

TweetThere were clearly two camps in November’s Thinking Tank and many statements split the vote. Some overlap though on the issues and the challenges – and the wordcloud below shows the importance of changing people’s minds through costs / taxation, … Continue reading →

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Why is Sustainability boring? Thinking Tank 22.10.2009

Posted on October 22, 2009 by Catherine

Tweet In this lively debate featuring participants from the World Bank, Insead, green organisations and business, joined together to identify their shared views on sustainability. The debate centred around turning sustainability into something for everyone. This word cloud summarises the … Continue reading →

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The Future of the Family. Thinking Tank 10.10.2009

Posted on October 10, 2009 by Catherine

TweetThe most supported idea (over 8o%) was that the perfect family would be a family full of support, affection and belief in you This was despite the fact that half the group agreed that family can be seen as a … Continue reading →

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Unemployment: no more jobs for the boys? Debate 24.09.09

Posted on September 24, 2009 by Catherine

TweetPause for thought While it was sympathetic to the challenges of the unemployed, this debate focused much more on the value of unemployment to society and to the individual as a pause for reflection. The most supported statements from the … Continue reading →

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H1N1: Mountain or Molehill? Health debate 10.09.09

Posted on September 10, 2009 by Catherine

TweetThe first surprise in last month’s Thinking Tank was that 80% of you feel that swine flu is “no big deal”. This, despite the fact that 60% had friends and family who had contracted the disease (presumably with no serious … Continue reading →

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School’s out for ever. Education Tank 05.08.09

Posted on August 5, 2009 by Catherine

Tweet The word cloud for the whole debate looks like this (the bigger the word, the more it was used / supported) In our debate on education we covered the good and the bad of the current system, the values … Continue reading →

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Do we have to suffer to be beautiful? Health debate 07.07.09

Posted on July 7, 2009 by Catherine

Tweet The conversation was dominated by concerns about body weight—plastic surgery, tattoos, piercing were barely mentioned. There was a spirited defence of heavier bodies by some  and almost universal disapproval of extreme thinness and its promotion. The beauty industry has … Continue reading →

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Does corruption matter? Thinking Tank 04.06.2009

Posted on June 4, 2009 by Catherine

TweetA lively debate at a time when corruption—particularly among politicians and business leaders—is often in the media. The group debated personal and public corruption, and the difficulty of defining what is acceptable (according to personal circumstances and cultural norms). A … Continue reading →

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Christmas Thinking Tank Results 07.12.2008

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Catherine

TweetKids want happy families not presents, yet adults feel the pressure to spend!??? In December for the first time we ran two Thinking Tanks. One for under 16s and then one for adults. Children talked a lot about families, the … Continue reading →

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