March 24, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Personal Development
A short series on debt – Part 1. Our debt system thrives on shame and fear In this series, I want to look at debt, what it is exactly, how it affects us at a personal/spiritual level, how we can transform our relationship to debt, what it means at the whole...
March 20, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings
Fabricated distractions for a false sense of security Particularly since 9/11, we have spent untold millions/billions on airport security. When I was a kid, we used to either ride our bikes to school or walk. No one was ever dropped off by their parents, with rare...
March 19, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
When did we begin to assume that numbers are a superior reflection of truth? Take a moment to reflect on this question, for behind this question is a cascade of unexplored assumptions. Our current worldview is built on the numbers. Measurement. Comparison. Growth....
March 18, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Leadership altitude – critical to lead the future of business The leader needs to be at a higher stage of development than the organisation she leads. Think of it like a high-rise building with ten floors. From the ground, the view is of only things on the...
March 17, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Leadership crime and ecocide – what is it and why we are all complicit The movie “12 Years a Slave” opened up a very sensitive subject in the history of humanity. Most of us would watch this movie and wonder how we actually agreed that this type of...
March 14, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Bucky Fuller-Critical Path, Economies for justice
All in cost accounting -delusions of modern life Take a barrel of oil. Currently trading at about $51 US a barrel. (2014) But what a delusion we live in with that price. As Buckminster Fuller quoted in Critical Path, “Scientifically faithful, synergistically...
