June 25, 2015 | Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Social capital, networks and reputation Unless you are deploying a tool such as Synergistic Accounting, it is unlikely that you will take into account the all-in-value of someone’s social capital. Our connectivity to people within networks, and our reputation...
June 23, 2015 | Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
How to build a cathedral. A metaphor Part 1 We ‘modern’ humans are not very good at long-term anything. Show me anyone anywhere who thinks about the next 1000 years when they set out to make something now? The 7 generations of consideration is a principle...
June 22, 2015 | Current Affairs, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Distracted by purposefully built illusions The wonderful part of being an Aussie is that we do have a ‘downunder’ view of the world. We watch, from afar, the world go mad. That is not to say we ourselves are not also caught in the mad contagion. After all...
June 18, 2015 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business
Building a sterilised world Hand sanitisers Extreme overuse of antibiotics Removing play equipment from school playgrounds Overuse of vaccinations Never allowing children to be unsupervised Walking or biking to school is too dangerous Playing outdoors in the rain or...
June 11, 2015 | Economies for justice, Personal Development
Debt is a great way to keep people docile “Debt is a great way to keep people docile”, Dr Jason Hickel In this blistering and lucid article on the delusions of microfinance, Dr Hickel exposes a model that the West have looked on so favourably these last...