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“Time management is dead… long live attention management”

Now a staple of the On Purpose blog, the People On Purpose series has been running nearly as long as the organisation. It’s yet to achieve the cult status of Desert Island Discs, but the format of seven simple questions is our nod to the ultimate...

During my time at On Purpose I’ve found myself being part of the Innovation team at two very different organisations. The first one, a $1bn publicly-listed carpet tile manufacturer with a strong sustainability mission, Interface, focusing its…

The Annual Event last Thursday was not entirely what I had expected, although, in hindsight, I should have realised it wasn’t going to be your average event. I believe that On Purpose has a particular recipe that pervades every aspect of the...

By Kush Kanodia

What do you get when you mix one challenge, one rapidly looming anniversary, and 18 rather competitive people? Associate Izzi Rutherford explains…

In the latest On Purpose blog, Alex Stephens (October 2013 Associate) considers the issue of ‘energy poverty’ in India and beyond.

As we know, social enterprise is taking an increasing role in helping us to tackle some of the world’s major social and environmental challenges. Social enterprise is now growing out of its infancy and in this transition some of the focus needs...

This post is part of a short series on Social Impact Measurement, and the second part of a two-part piece by Felix Beaulieu. In the first part, Felix Beaulieu described the converging trends which have driven the need to define and measure…

The January 2012 cohort will finish the programme as Associates at the end of December. We wish them the best of luck in their future endeavours but know they will not be too far away due to the ever-growing strength of the On Purpose network and...