<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Mangrove Consulting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mangrove Consulting]]></description><link>https://www.mangroveconsulting.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 11:25:08 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.mangrove.team/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Innovation isn't broken. Your innovation engine is.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why the problem is rarely the ideas, and almost always how they're managed. In the last post, I set out the headline problem. In-market failure rates for innovation have sat between 80% and 95% for three decades, largely untouched by the money and resource businesses have thrown at the discipline. That figure alone should be enough to change how organisations approach innovation. Mostly, it isn't. What tends to happen instead is predictable. Performance dips, confidence drops, and the...]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/innovation-isn-t-broken-your-innovation-engine-is</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a4e6f171f10d1afcb57da51</guid><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:45:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_dd885ea65f844806aa24bcc252596094~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_800,h_400,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why ongoing innovation failure rates demand the discipline of Performance Innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the 30 years I’ve worked in innovation, claimed failure rates have remained remarkably high – anywhere between 80% and 95% depending on which data source you trust most. Critically, these are in-market failure rates, not ‘in-process’ failure rates, which, let’s be honest, should be reframed from failures to lessons learned.]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/why-ongoing-innovation-failure-rates-demand-the-discipline-of-performance-innovation</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a2faec0963b3c1436eb4974</guid><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 07:55:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_2582b305e24a465eb4e0a3d0c8700eac~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_941,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even in sustainability, the consumer remains king ]]></title><description><![CDATA[In a world of rapidly accelerating legislation and incentivised behaviour change towards more sustainable practices.]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/even-in-sustainability-the-consumer-remains-king</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6750d80e49c1286ac2d8547f</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2024 10:01:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_a2f3873b42654fbab093b77fa434f64a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_904,h_678,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Confusing needs &#38; wants: bad news for sustainability]]></title><description><![CDATA[It’s that time of year again – the one we all look forward to. No, not the wave of relief that comes with the beginning of the new school...]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/confusing-needs-wants-bad-news-for-sustainability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66f55bcc37aff7578267e09c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 09:01:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_a0860be9eebc432d9237a3aacc2e9864~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_932,h_702,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Perils of Benchmarking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ever find yourself comparing your life with the flamboyant next door neighbours or the Facebook-addicted friends from school, so busy...]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/the-perils-of-benchmarking</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66ec5705e7ea38763b78f3cf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 20 Sep 2024 09:01:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_0583f5f0c53847fa81a2102f76218c56~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_854,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sustainability &#38; AI: Competitors or Powerful Allies?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Whatever your view of the recent Oasis reformation, or your feelings on the ethics of surge ticket pricing.]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/sustainability-ai-competitors-or-powerful-allies</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66e31291704bf6ee9b119898</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Sep 2024 09:00:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_2b4ab915fcda4f5d8e1f599ba0f2b8fa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_965,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Forget becoming sustainable, being regenerative is where it’s at]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you ever get the nagging feeling you’ve been chasing the wrong dream? It’s a particularly pertinent question in the week we head back to ]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/forget-becoming-sustainable-being-regenerative-is-where-it-s-at</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d99d11f96f8175a92f7040</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Sep 2024 09:00:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_b60a8df8339143d78b8b3268c07262cf~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_670,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Good Growth Circle]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Good Growth Circle – a community for those tackling “good growth” (the twin challenges of sustainability and commercial reality)]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/the-good-growth-circle</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66b23cbd2b8b9908659589b9</guid><pubDate>Tue, 06 Aug 2024 16:57:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_bedf79e89b444a45b81fceb03ebba771~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_808,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nick Pye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[And another thing to keep you awake at night]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobody wants to lay awake at night worrying about the future of the planet or whether you’ve done enough in your own pursuit of a cleaner mo]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/and-another-thing-to-keep-you-awake-at-night</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66979dd24da622b43b62dadc</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Jul 2024 09:00:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_bdbd7a3155f0405fbf4912f793f807d6~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_988,h_660,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why actions always trump words and numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A quick Google search assures me that it was Michelangelo who once said: “the greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too ]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/why-actions-always-trump-words-and-numbers</link><guid isPermaLink="false">668ff6c23ca73a05f8fe7845</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2024 11:04:20 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_7288f81de28b4a598cc31e724445b8a7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_607,h_393,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Good growth shouldn't cost the earth]]></title><description><![CDATA[A coming-of-age daughter means I’ve recently been forced into the small car market. You’d think finding something small, safe, insurable and]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/good-growth-shouldn-t-cost-the-earth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66852e87885e60a759233307</guid><pubDate>Fri, 05 Jul 2024 10:00:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_ff24aa3d92ac4c2d8e9ee2be08ad66ed~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_724,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it time for Quiet Activism?]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, a thought-provoking article from the Business of Fashion caught our attention. It suggests consumers might be growing tired of...]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/is-it-time-for-quiet-activism</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6661bf684a44c3d2416d8ed7</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2024 11:26:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_8f85469f45584374882b4fbe3b7b39fb~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_745,h_423,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whose responsibility is it anyway?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian psychologist Albert Bandura once said: “Where everyone is responsible, no one is really responsible.” The underlying principle of h]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/whose-responsibility-is-it-anyway</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6658535cf6fedc741877185c</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2024 12:17:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_571fc8a4713141819f299d7ccb359fa8~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_738,h_424,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Total Sustainability’: lessons from the beautiful game ]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, England football coach Gareth Southgate announced his squad for next month’s Euro 2024 tournament. Much of the chatter, in...]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/total-sustainability-lessons-from-the-beautiful-game</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664f164b58c2409b28a0967b</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2024 09:40:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_d113e4481ea049d09a2a6e178fd96272~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_630,h_351,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[There ain't no proof like social proof]]></title><description><![CDATA[There’s an old joke in aviation: ‘How do you know if there’s a pilot in the room? He’ll tell you’. Well, the same gag seems to ring true for]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/there-ain-t-no-proof-like-social-proof</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6645e21d8f0d9579ff241744</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2024 09:38:34 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_5d39abdcf48542f8806e743e09ba3526~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_812,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which is worse: Washing or Hushing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rarely does anyone in the public eye miss an opportunity to tell the world what they’re doing for good causes, a trait mocked by spoof...]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/which-is-worse-washing-or-hushing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">663ba03bf9550fcccd64ebe9</guid><pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2024 11:13:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_f67064b4da44473283227d35b60ad533~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_758,h_458,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pirates and the joys of working in sustainability]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a good week at Mangrove but they are not all like this and we see plenty of daily stress and strain in many of our clients....]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/pirates-and-the-joys-of-working-in-sustainability</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6633834057cce1db17a10bcf</guid><pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 08:11:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_1d8ec666bf334c98bcd7b94f8abc30b5~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_612,h_330,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nick Pye</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Need a lift? It’s time to get real!]]></title><description><![CDATA[A trip last Friday to Earthfest, a small sustainability show in the shadow of the monstrous new Google HQ in Kings Cross, served as a timely]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/need-a-lift-it-s-time-to-get-real</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662b5f62db0d9acebcc15d4a</guid><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 08:05:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_996e8915960f4115b25e6041cc404d2c~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_848,h_530,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[“I feel the need, the need for speed”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who can forget the immortal line by Tom Cruise’s character Maverick in unquestionably the best movie ever made – Top Gun? In this instance, ]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/i-feel-the-need-the-need-for-speed</link><guid isPermaLink="false">662137af41ae13fdd6fdc542</guid><pubDate>Fri, 19 Apr 2024 09:25:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_fdb3d72832354c768bec51475d32d128~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_680,h_424,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Justin Wright</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why 87% of consumer sustainability data is shite…]]></title><description><![CDATA[As keen sustainability watchers, our inboxes are awash with what you might call “sound bite stats”. ]]></description><link>https://www.mangrove.team/post/why-87-of-consumer-sustainability-data-is-shite</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6619039af3107910a4d10e89</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2024 09:53:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cf1952_a46d93f53c3348b18c8b1f6f2868432b~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_700,h_450,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Nick Pye</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>