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 2, 2014 | Economies for justice, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Profit and its illusions – who is really profiting and at what price? Profit – from Latin profectus ‘progress, profit’, from proficere ‘to advance’. We seek as humans to advance. To make progress. This is a healthy impulse. But at what price? And is it...
March 28, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Part 5. There is a difference between monetary debt and monetary credit. Do you know what it is? In Part 3, I raised the example of a friend or family member lending you money (or time), coming from a place of deeply caring about you, wanting to support you, and...
March 27, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Part 4. Debt – what to do when you are shamed by debt If you have debt shame, then you are not alone. Take me into any cafe in any city in the Western world, and if we asked the question, “Who has debt and who has shame about that?” I would guarantee...
March 26, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Part 3. Debt as indenture – the modern form of slavery Today, we will explore debt as indenture. (a contract or legal agreement – historically, where someone signed something to agree to work for another for a period of time. Binding someone to labour.)...
