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...
April 23, 2015 | Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Human exploitation in the world of business – our role in being taken advantage of My train today was late. As I was waiting, I overheard a rail employee on the phone complaining about this affecting his total work hours, and that he does not get paid overtime....
April 1, 2015 | Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
On the subject of wealth In my mid twenties, I discovered the work of R.Buckminster Fuller. His work became the map on which I have written my life. He writes, “There’s a built-in resistance to letting humanity be a success. Each one claims that their system is...
March 5, 2015 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Those who know the price of everything and the value of nothing When we reduce everything to a monetary price and find ourselves arguing over the pennies, we have forgotten the value of so much more that would ever live in the pure transactional exchange. In the...
February 4, 2015 | Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Money may feed our stomach and ego and keep us warm, but being seen for our value feeds our soul A few weeks ago, I convened an event. Some of the participants were our guests. The event was to learn about an earlier version of the Synergistic Accounting application....
February 3, 2015 | Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Human dignity. Is it so hard? In the morning, I met a Yogi from Nepal. He reminded me with laughter that what matters in life is simple. To laugh, to serve, to do good work, to treasure friendships, to live a life based on values. Then I spent the remainder of the day...
