June 3, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Good intentions misaligned When we are working on big issues like ending poverty – any big systemic issue – we need to start with the biggest view possible, ideally, with the whole. In the interim, we may need to provide symptom care in the field. Food,...
May 30, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
System and Form A system requires a delineation of what is in the system and what is outside of the system. A system holds space. It has clear boundaries that define it. Designed with comprehensive consideration, a system creates the field within the system to birth...
May 23, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Fear sells. We need to ask better questions Australia just held an election. While more than 60% of our population believes the government should do more to act on climate change, the party filled with climate change deniers and a very insignificant policy on climate,...
May 22, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Stuck on form For the most part, we have it backwards. Bringing an idea to life has its multiplicity of challenges. To impose a form – the way it works in the world, what it does exactly, too early in the process, is to potentially limit its optionality. Every...
May 20, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
The Integrity of Shape Beauty is integrity, and integrity is beautiful. For something to be in integrity it needs to hold its shape. When an idea is gifted to us to steward to life, there is a shape required for its healthy existence. The idea itself has its unique...
May 14, 2019 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business
Hard truths If we were watching the Game of our Home Planet 2019 from some distant future here is what we would see. Our political leaders are incapable. Sold to the highest bidder….to do their bidding. Wanting their kids to study STEAM subjects while in the next...