November 29, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
There is no algorithm for imagination, purpose, creativity and love In a world addicted to measuring, there are some things that defy measurement. Our scientists and rationalists scramble desperately to measure everything. They even say dumb things like…”...
November 27, 2013 | Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
On the subject of debt – we all owe. Business owes. How committed are we to giving back? Debt. A four-letter word, experienced by many as a dirty word. Based on Latin debitum= something owed, also ‘away from having.’ There are many faces of debt. The...
October 11, 2013 | Economies for justice, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Money is fuel not a destination Every human being I have met has a degree of wonky energy around money. I know some very wealthy people who are terrified of losing their money, so they hang onto it, put walls around it. And people with almost no money who live lives...
August 16, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
An example of domination vs partnership in capital raising You need to raise capital for your start-up business. You go to the bank, and they set up a line of credit/loan at 12%. You then work your arse off to make the payments plus the interest, while starting a...
August 2, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Bucky Fuller-Critical Path, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Reframing, new perspectives, synergistic accounting Bucky Fuller pointed out that pollution was simply stuff out of place. Paul Hawken, author of Blessed Unrest, talks about how we have focused on making carbon the new evil. Our carbon footprint, carbon trading and...
July 31, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Measure what matters What we love to measure now. In business How much profit we make, our costs, efficiency, performance, ROI, sales. In life How much money we make, how heavy we are, how much stuff we have, how young we look, how we compare with Jill and Bob and...
