April 14, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
The Money Series Part 2. Male and female currencies Buckminster Fuller said as one of his generalised principles that Unity is Plural, at minimum two. To go up, we must also come down. To move in, we move out. To have colour, we must have black and white. To have...
April 11, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
A short series on money and how it has become central to our existence Money money money… How did we get to a place where we have elevated money to be central in our Universe? Where, instead of considering how best to educate children, we start with how much it...
April 10, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
What is money? And other questions we don’t ask What fascinates me in life is the things that we humans take for granted, without question. One of the reasons I fell in love with the work of Buckminster Fuller was that right out of the gate, he challenged...
April 9, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Consumerism only makes sense in a dead Universe Feeding the beast as if there is going to be no tomorrow, the rapacious need for more…these are mere symptoms of emptiness, scarcity, lack. Essential aliveness is regenerative and restorative. If you find yourself...
April 8, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Learn to love what you have been taught to fear “Learn to love what you’ve been taught to fear.” Felix Baumgartner That quote came into my inbox overnight. I usually delete them quickly, but this one needed pondering. Our fears are such funny things, as they...
April 7, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The link between Great, great leadership and death The leaders the world remembers as figures who lead change in deeply entrenched systems, such as slavery, an India free from British rule, an America where all people are equal, or South Africa free from apartheid,...