Piano stairs or how to make people using stairs rather than escalators

How to fix social media before it’s too late?

It owns your data. It owns your friends. It has your credit cards. It hears your conversations. It follows you everywhere. And you can’t go a day without it. I helped create this mess. Here’s how to fix it.

Why experience what we learn ?

I currently take classes online (MOOC) about permaculture, through "L'Université des Colibris" in order to get ideas and insights about management. I would like to share with you the following inspiring video from one of the teachers of this MOOC. The text is in...

Planetism: moving from theory to practical implementation

Why writing this note? Because we see growing from all sides social, societal, political, geopolitical and environmental crises. Because we feel the fragility of the economic system, and especially we see no solution emerging nor from national politicians, overwhelmed...

Is true business compatible with true sustainability ?

I participated on Septembre 21st, 2012 in Fontainebleau to the "28th Sustainability Executive Roundtable", organized by the Social Innovation Centre of INSEAD. The programme was focusing on "Sustainaibility and HR, challenges for the firm and its members". This...

How can we drive and cause a minimum pollution ?

Pierre R : As you come from car business and are involved in the preservation of the environment, can you tell me what is your opinion about the various motor technologies ? First, diesel motor with particle filter? Is it really performing?Didier D : A filter allows...

Climate disturbance and energy transition

Two French senators have written in June 2006 a report named “Climate change, energy transition : overtaking the crisis”. I strongly recommend that you read at least the summary ( written in English ) of this report ( in French ). It is based on discussions with 200...

Drastic improvement of the environment situation thanks to the young people

According to the scientific information available ( and some articles in this blog ), it is obvious that we are preparing for the second half of the 21st century a very difficult, if not disastrous environment. Nobody can argue the fact that the adults are responsible...

Saving your earth and your money

Making ecological progress and making profit at the same time is possible. The city of Berlin made the demonstration. The web site www.oekoprofit-berlin.com ( in German, use on-line language tools for the translation ) announced 7,26 Million € and 8.119 t CO2 saving...