March 14, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Bucky Fuller-Critical Path, Economies for justice
All in cost accounting -delusions of modern life Take a barrel of oil. Currently trading at about $51 US a barrel. (2014) But what a delusion we live in with that price. As Buckminster Fuller quoted in Critical Path, “Scientifically faithful, synergistically...
March 12, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Economies for justice, Syntropic Enterprise
Arrange all the pieces around you “Arrange all the pieces around you” is a quote by Virginia Woolf. This quote has been haunting me. Simple as it sounds, it carries enormous resonant truth. Imagine this scenario. You are at a stage in your business where...
March 6, 2014 | Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
When we have enough resources but not enough purpose and meaning There is a difference between having enough to live by and not enough to live for. Are you connected with the deepest expression of your purpose? And if not, what are you doing about it? Are you...
March 4, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Syntropic Enterprise
Small acts that unleash big change – a project requiring your help My world is filled with passionate people who want to change things. The disruptors. The business heretics. My life long teacher, R.Buckminster Fuller, dedicated his life to building models to...
February 26, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Sell your cleverness, buy bewilderment. A bow to Rumi for this quote. What moves people? Awe, surprise and astonishment. The moment we drop our capacity for awe, for being surprised, we fall into the shadow of cynicism. It is easy to fall down this rabbit hole of...
February 20, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Syntropic Enterprise
No compromise – the instant a business goes from being great to mediocre In a world saturated with scale, mass, multiples and sameness, the joy of finding a crafted, boutique, amazing business is like discovering a lost treasure. Our soul comes alive when we...
