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.)...
March 25, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Part 2. What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start? What is debt? And why is gratitude the place to start? The origin of the word debt goes back to Latin, debitum, “something owed.” When we look at what we owe, we open up to infinite...
March 24, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Personal Development
A short series on debt – Part 1. Our debt system thrives on shame and fear In this series, I want to look at debt, what it is exactly, how it affects us at a personal/spiritual level, how we can transform our relationship to debt, what it means at the whole...
March 19, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
When did we begin to assume that numbers are a superior reflection of truth? Take a moment to reflect on this question, for behind this question is a cascade of unexplored assumptions. Our current worldview is built on the numbers. Measurement. Comparison. Growth....
March 18, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Future of Business, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Leadership altitude – critical to lead the future of business The leader needs to be at a higher stage of development than the organisation she leads. Think of it like a high-rise building with ten floors. From the ground, the view is of only things on the...
March 17, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Leadership crime and ecocide – what is it and why we are all complicit The movie “12 Years a Slave” opened up a very sensitive subject in the history of humanity. Most of us would watch this movie and wonder how we actually agreed that this type of...
