Archive for March, 2009

…seems not to be from Goethe at all.  That’s a pity, because I’ve used it here.

See here for an explanation.

But I still really like it.

So hats off to John Anster and W H Murray who seem to be the originators of this inspiring couplet.

Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it,
Boldness has genius, power and magic in it.

If you’re a sustainable development communicator who works face-to-face – as a trainer, facilitator, speaker or internal champion – then you’ll want to know how to reduce the environmental impact of those face-to-face events.

Walking the Talk (an article I originally wrote for the environmentalist) looks at some ways that venues, practitioners and the meetings industry in the UK are trying to reduce their carbon footprint and tackle other environmental impacts.

Update

November 2010: A useful blog post here from GreenBiz.com, simple steps to greening your meeting has some more ideas.

April 2011: blog post from Coro Strandberg with a link to a guide to sustainable meetings developed in Canada by The Co-operators, an insurance and financial co-op.