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Michelle Furtado

Being human

My life has changed considerably in the last few years, and even considerably in the last year (sharp-eyed readers will note the last entry…

Mar 18

Being human

Mar 18

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Connecting through the noise

How can we bring connecting energy to the online space?

Jan 24

Mycelium connecting

Jan 24

To regeneration

In my circles, sustainability has become a messy word. The range of projects and programmes that exist under this umbrella term, and the…

Apr 29, 2024

To regeneration

Apr 29, 2024

Winter Reflections

Six years ago today, my beautiful, kind father died. It still feels very close to the present, those last, long weeks spent in hospital…

Jan 4, 2024

Richard Charles Parker — a true gentleman and legend, always smiling and always loved

Jan 4, 2024

Pushing back against Black Friday

Dopamine is a brain chemical, produced in most plants and animals (including us), which plays a big role in reward-motivated behaviour…

Nov 19, 2023

Pushing back against Black Friday

Nov 19, 2023

Economic pathways

I’ve written before about the monetary system, the implications of placing the economy far above the two other pillars of sustainable…

Aug 9, 2023

Economic pathways

Aug 9, 2023

Being challenged

I like it immensely when my ingrained thoughts and ideas are challenged. I don’t shy away, and hope that it makes me a better, more open…

May 8, 2023

Being challenged

May 8, 2023

Creating convergence

The space that I work within is highly complex and shifting constantly. Sustainability for me, is an all-emcompassing phrase that touches…

Mar 29, 2023

Creating convergence

Mar 29, 2023

On death and life…

Been a weird start to the week. My wonderful cousin, Bob Goody, died — a poet, actor, comedian, husband, father and friend — a true gent…

Mar 8, 2023

On death and life…

Mar 8, 2023

Art of the profound

This post is a little different. It’s not often that an artist shoots an arrow of creativity deep into the soul, forever leaving its mark…

Feb 10, 2023

Art of the profound

Feb 10, 2023

Feliz Ano Novo!

I love the promise of a New Year — not the resolutions necessarily, they quickly disappear in February’s grey. The promise is a hope, a…

Jan 9, 2023

Feliz Ano Novo!

Jan 9, 2023

A journey…

The winter brings another transformation of the landscape, although one definitely out of kilter with my childhood norms. Instead of snow…

Dec 7, 2022

A new life, a new journey…

Dec 7, 2022

Money, money, money

Cue lots of good tunes to dance along to, dirty cash has certainly given us some great cultural highlights. However, this post explores the…

Oct 30, 2022

Money, money, money

Oct 30, 2022

Changing seasons

Autumn can bring feelings of melancholy for some. The waning of the daylight and longer nights, nature starting its hibernation in colder…

Oct 14, 2022

Changing seasons

Oct 14, 2022

Passive consumption

I am sitting in one of those great cathedrals of consumption, the mega-mall. This one is in Lisbon, across two huge floors and two huge…

Oct 2, 2022

Passive consumption

Oct 2, 2022

Holding hope

Hope is a funny word nowadays, possibly weak and without meaning (“hope to see you again someday…”, knowing that you won’t), yet equally…

Sep 25, 2022

Holding hope

Sep 25, 2022

Yes, this is brilliant and how I've felt about things for a long time.

Sep 23, 2022

Sep 23, 2022

Danger in progress

There have been some interesting articles and talks that have passed through the algorithms and into my sightlines. Topping the doom list…

Sep 13, 2022

Microorganisms discovered in our oceans

Sep 13, 2022

Time out

There’s a lot going on and the list doesn’t seem to diminish. I’m spinning plates, lots of them, as we all are. Trying to keep them…

Aug 21, 2022

Time out

Aug 21, 2022

Integrating ideas

As I’ve written about previously, no single idea or innovation will be the magic bullet that solves the climate or biodiversity crisis…

Jul 22, 2022

Integrating ideas

Jul 22, 2022

Michelle Furtado

Michelle Furtado

Sustainability and regenerative, systems-thinking mentor, fine artist (sculpture, painting and digital) and community activist.

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