May 19, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Bucky Fuller-Critical Path, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Words and labels matter – let’s not put lipstick on a pig I love words. I love that they help us form relationships, expand perspectives, create art. My training with Buckminster Fuller ensured I did not take words lightly. Bucky went silent for 2 years,...
April 30, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Stewardship, economics and new leadership Imagine that, instead of being a CEO, boss, manager, or leader, we were assigned the task of stewardship? ORIGIN Old English stīweard, from stig (probably in the sense ‘house, hall’) + weard‘ward’ (guardian, keeper, ward) That...
April 17, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Personal Development, Syntropic Enterprise
The Money Series Part 5. Real financial literacy In 2006, I realised that while I was pretty conversant with the global economy, my true financial literacy was very poor. By this, I specifically mean that I, like almost everyone else, made a series of unquestioned...
April 16, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
The Money Series Part 4. Societies focused on the long term view through complementary currencies To recap so far, we have discussed what money is, what its functions are, the difference between Yin and Yang Currencies, the archetype behind money and why all of this...
April 15, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
The Money Series Part 3. The archetype of money and why that matters Our society under today’s money system is polarised by either greed or scarcity, arising from a pool of fear. I have yet to meet anyone with a stable, neutral relationship to money. Take the...
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...
