July 13, 2015 | Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Thinking of finance as a commons Our monetary system is not controlled by the government as a representation of its citizens, but by private institutions, hell-bent on getting the greatest return on investment for the shareholders. Banks in Australia happily charge...
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 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...
