Manifesto:
I do this via:
A Book: The Dragon & the Hummingbird – an accessible, 316-page satirical guide to climate / system change. Free to download or buy the paperback at minimum mark-up.
A Strategy: I spent much of my career in the UK / US helping some of the world’s biggest brands.
Now I apply those same dark arts to the climate crisis - helping individuals, consultants and business leaders achieve the real, systemic change we are all looking for.
I do this with mutual benefit in mind.
My aim is to make the relationship between Capitalism & Climate Change transparent so we can all make better choices.
I keep things light — because humour makes the heavy stuff easier to handle.
And despite it all, I’m an optimist.
... Oh, and I support animal rights and race & gender equality.
Yes, that's right, I'm woke...
My three audiences:
Citizens who want to help the planet but aren’t sure where to start.
Consultants in'Sustainability' and 'ESG' who find it hard to broach the tricky subject of capitalism.
Business Owners with a conflicted conscience and a vague sense they 'should be doing more'.
Maybe read The Dragon & the Hummingbird?
It could help relieve your climate anxiety.
And kick your ass into gear.
2. Consultants in'Sustainability'
Let’s be honest: most sustainability work involves pushing for incremental tweaks inside a system that doesn't really want to change.
You're doing your best within this straightjacket but it isn't easy.
I ask the uncomfortable questions so you don't have to.
If you’re looking for a subtle way to nudge a client toward something more profound, maybe The Dragon & the Hummingbird is your Trojan horse?
It’s an easy-to-read primer that gets people thinking without them feeling threatened.
(And if you need to reignite a bit of that fire yourself, it works pretty well for that, too.)
3. Business Owners & Founders
Are you one of those closet business owners who secretly feels the current system isn't working?
Are you looking for ways to do business that's more honest, human, and progressive?
I don't have all the answers, but I'm disarmingly honest, and just asking these questions is the start of finding a solution that works for you.
What does a better model actually look like in practice? One framework I explore is in Trustonomics – building value around trust rather than exploitation.
If that sounds like a conversation you'd like to have, let's talk.
If you want to explore what genuine change looks like get in touch.
I'd be happy to talk.
Thanks,
Graham / Gramskii
Contact
People are shaped by their upbringing, the media and the pressure to conform.
Mass culture operates like a factory, producing standardised content that keeps people docile rather than genuinely engaged.
Ideas about society shouldn't just describe how things are, they should point towards something better.
Capitalism is so good at making consumerism seem like our only option that it effectively suppresses any alternative voices.
And,before you ask, being critical of capitalism doesn't make me a Marxist.
If you need a point of reference, (pretentious I know) I'd say I agree a lot with the Frankfurt School *
Strictly between me and you, there's a quiet demographic amongst mid-to-senior professionals, consultants, and business leaders, who are disillusioned with "business as usual".
But because they operate inside a corporate system, they feel wary of speaking up.
If this conflict of interest feels familiar, maybe click here www.gramskii.com
