December 5, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Syntropic Enterprise
Universal basic income Imagine a civilised society where the commitment is everyone – no exceptions – is granted a universal basic income. Enough to cover the very basics of life. Adequate housing, enough food, quality education and health care. This...
July 12, 2022 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Money, Syntropic Enterprise
It is time to bring more balance to the wealth divide Our prevailing capitalist system is hard on the poor. Lazy, we might call the poor. Takers. A bottomless pit of social security. Do not pay them a living wage. Tell them hard work will get you where ever you want...
November 5, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Future of Money, Syntropic Enterprise
At what point do we begin to see ultra rich people not a symbol of success but as a societal failure? A billion is a very hard number to get our heads around. If the measure was seconds, a million seconds would happen in around 11 days. A billion seconds – a...
May 17, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
I read today a quote that most governments that call themselves democracies incentivise those who have means with money, and those who do not have means with no money. In other words, we penalise the poor by adding poverty, shaming them for taking ‘handouts’. Yet we...
April 24, 2021 | Beauty of Beginnings, Current Affairs, Future of Business, Future of Money, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs, Syntropic Enterprise
Tax, commons, and a mythological trickle down To pay tax is to say that we live in a society with common assets. Roads, parks, education, health care. In a healthy society where there is a recognition that what affects one affects us all…for example, if we create...
