June 2, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Deliberately Developmental Organisations, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Too easy If it is too easy we lose the sense of value. If learning is a breeze it loses its meaning and becomes boring. If gaining entry into a community is easy we fail from the beginning to bring a heightened sense of commitment. That extra stretch doesn’t have to...
May 27, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Syntropic Enterprise
The Covenant of Syntropic Enterprise Creators I wrote this back in 2019 as Syntropic World was being born. I believe that holding a vision for a more beautiful world against all odds is the way to change the world. Re-reading this I can acknowledge that this was an...
May 22, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Hope Today I wake with hope. In South East Queensland, where I live, the rain has not stopped for 24 hours. Again. Floods. For some, the fourth time this year. For others, the fifth. In Australia we have lurched from the most devastating bushfires as the prelude to...
May 14, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Bucky Fuller-Critical Path, Current Affairs, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
I would rather be not understood than misunderstood “The limits of my language means the limits of my world.” Ludwig Wittgenstein “I would rather be not understood than misunderstood.” R.Buckminster Fuller ‘Use simple words. Make sure it can be understood by a six...
May 12, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Small islands of coherence “When a complex system is far from equilibrium, small islands of coherence in a sea of chaos have the capacity to shift the entire system to a higher order.” Ilya Prigogine, Nobel Laureate I cannot think of a better quote that speaks to the...
May 9, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Syntropic Enterprise
Reclaim society 1530s, “companionship, friendly association with others,” from Old French societe “company” We have hollowed out community in our quest for success and the battle between autonomy and regulation. The normal checks and balances...
