September 16, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Syntropic Enterprise
Heartbreak as the generator function of a Syntropic Business that cares A broken heart is a powerful lever. From our broken hearts, we stand more fiercely, leaving behind the small play of mediocrity. So much has been written about living on purpose. Finding purpose....
September 15, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Making things I have always been a maker and creator. As a child, crafts like crochet and sewing. The ever-present writing. Baking, learning the craft of alchemy of weird ingredients, an apprenticeship in synergy. Over the last six weeks, my partner and I have been...
September 12, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
A champion of liberty Quoted an old man in reference to a young man who lost his life yesterday. A champion of liberty. Sounds sweet. To be a champion of liberty. Yet, liberty for whom is the question. Liberty for all, or for a select few? It was never intended for...
September 11, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Economies for justice
Contemplating violence Every human makes mistakes. Sometimes those mistakes are weighty and have serious consequences. However, there is a difference between making a mistake and perpetrating an act of intentional violence. There is a difference between losing our...
September 10, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Governance for wisdom, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Red lines Are supposed to be symbols of thresholds crossed that go beyond what is right, true and decent. When we cross a red line, we have stepped into the territory of wrong, bad, criminal, hurtful. As young children, we work the red lines to gauge how far we can...
September 9, 2025 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Deliberately Developmental Organisations, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
This is on us “When you say that, darling, that’s fake news. [Crosstalk.] Be quiet. Listen. You don’t listen. You never listen. That’s why you’re second-rate.” Said a man to a woman this week. Patronising to the extreme. Rude. Arrogant. It is a disgusting way to...