by Graeme | Apr 20, 2023 | innovation
One of the motivations behind our new strategy was to give me more time and space for creativity, writing and design. I also wanted to be in the office on days off without it feeling like ‘work’. So over Easter my office became – a studio! I’ve...
by Graeme | Nov 7, 2022 | capacity, innovation, strategy, sustainability
We’ve always said the way to cope with the sustainability paradoxes is to screen new ideas. But we’ve not shared a ‘Lasting Difference’ way to do this. Until now. Our straightforward new idea screening tool helps you assess new initiatives with...
by Graeme | Feb 26, 2019 | collaboration, impact, income, innovation, sustainability
At the 2019 Gathering this February the SCVO presented results from their recent poll about the state of the Scottish third sector SCVO Third Sector Forecast 2019 . It has revealed few surprises for those who have worked within the sector in recent years. There are...
by Graeme | Sep 6, 2018 | improvement, innovation, sustainability, Uncategorised
In our last blog I explored the importance of innovation and its role in developing a sustainable culture. Once innovative ideas have been generated the next stage is to narrow them down and select the best option. Moving from the phase of divergent thinking to...
by Graeme | Jul 30, 2018 | innovation, Leadership, strategy, sustainability
It has been said that people are innovative, while organisations are less so. The notion of innovation inevitably raises questions for anyone operating in the non-profit world, from ‘is this idea really innovative?’ to ‘how can we find time to innovate?’ We would...
by Graeme | Jun 26, 2018 | capabilities, collaboration, innovation, strategy, sustainability
Here at the Lasting Difference we recognise the importance of collaboration as an activity which supports organisational sustainability. One of the indicators in our Lasting Difference toolkit focuses on this very point ‘Collaboration helps us harness resources and...
