October 13, 2014 | Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Money makes us anonymous Handing over a piece of paper or digits across screens may be the sum total of the relationship between the buyer and the seller. I want milk, I buy from the supermarket, I may or may not smile, or even chat briefly to the person at the check...
October 10, 2014 | Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic World Podcast
Season 1, Episode 7 – Jonathan Jay -The Mindset of an entrepreneurial ‘lifer’ – solving problems, making decisions, self belief My guest is Jonathan Jay. We met in 2001 in Chicago and have been friends since. Jonathan knows his strengths in...
October 9, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Bucky Fuller-Critical Path
The field is the sole governing agency of a particle – Albert Einstein – This applied to business? Bucky Fuller said that a generalised principle needs to be true in all cases. Remember when you were a kid, and you used to play with bar magnets? These are...
October 8, 2014 | Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Jazz Conversations for Business – cocreated, improvised, unique, rich The heart of Jazz is improvisation, characterised by syncopation (where strong beats become weak and vice versa), co-creation, and play. Jazz Conversations is a methodology we use in our...
October 7, 2014 | Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
The role of a steward of business – creating and maintaining a flourishing field Today I need to make a difficult request. It feels personal. But on examination, it is not. When I connect to the heart and soul of the business, of Syntropic World, it needs...