For the latest Rebel With A Cause episode (recorded in February) the focus is on climate hope and human kindness, with a bumper book list to keep you going for the next 10 months. In this episode, RANKIN’s Opal Turner talks to Stuart Lambert, co-founder of Blurred, a strategic and creative advisory firm specialising in ESG and Purpose (ESGP). The roaming conversation touches on lots of interesting things, from creating workplace culture (at home or in the office) to Stu’s view on how storytelling is actually a logical and strategic process, and of course, a little nerding out with Opal deciding Star Trek is the OG Hopepunk series. Jump in.
Bumper book list
Charles Clover of the Blue Marine foundation Rewilding the Sea
George Monbiot’s book Regenesis
Humankind by Rutger Bregman
Kim Stanley Robinsons’ The Ministry for the Future
‘I’m sort of a natural storyteller, that’s what I enjoy doing. I always think of that as a really logical, strategic process.’
‘We conflate creative with art, there’s a lot of frustrated artists maybe in our creative, advertising, PR & Marketing world… but we’re not George R Martin, we’re communicators and sellers of ideas. I believe that’s more of a well-constructed argument that you persuade with.’
‘There is real change happening and I think it’s important we know that and believe in it and feel inspired because what’s the alternative?’
‘I do think that stories of hope and optimism and belief in an individual’s capability to create a positive impact and make a difference, I think there’s a need for it.’
Featured image: George Monbiot’s Regenesis, reviewed on jackwallington.com
