Reflections 4 July

On my mind this week.

One of the joys of slow conversations with interesting people is how ideas and connections creep in unexpectedly. I talked with other people in Originize, including farmers and scientists, about how "regeneration" is steadily replacing "sustainability" as a foundational expression. The difference is vital in my view. Sustainable is "able to be maintained at a certain rate or level", whilst Regeneration is "the action or process of regenerating or being regenerated."

I like Regeneration - it feels to have a different intent, more positive and less defensive, and about moving forward and creating rather than staying where we are. But, in the way that seems to happen often, an idea intruded, and we found ourselves talking about the characteristics of regenerative conversation. 

So many of our conversations, particularly in business, are either dialectic - a battle for supremacy and being "right" - or "creative" - often invoking innovation and the search for new, quick …