Stephen Johnston's blog
Could a new silver bond finance cross-cutting local projects that are needed to help communities build and scale age-friendly initiatives? Blue bonds, green bonds… The World Bank has recently financed a ‘Blue Bond‘ that aims to fund improvements in fisheries. It’s an evolution of a green bond, and is described as “an innovative financial instrument […]
Could we change the way we think about, and provide, care in our towns and communities – away from today’s siloes and towards more joined up experiences? And redesign things around people rather than buildings, bureaucratic boundaries or profit centres? That was the question I posed to delegates of the British Columbia Seniors Living annual […]
How can we create a good life for all without destroying our planet in the process? The answer, according to Oxford professor and former McKinsey partner Eric Beinhocker, involves changing our economic system from a focus on growth to a focus on problem solving. Success therefore is measured in the progress we make in solving […]