Lately the news has been full of dire reports about the economy (LATimes article, Baker article, Stanford/Berkeley study) Let’s get back to Resilience. Sufficiency. How can we thrive, economically, despite these dire reports? If you run a small business (or are thinking about having a small business), here’s how to build resilience in your business. As…
Nicole Ashcoff has posted an excellent article on what comes after capitalism — or more precisely, what DOESN’T come after capitalism. She writes: “While elite storytellers [like Ophrah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg of Facebook, John Mackey of Whole Foods, and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation] present ideas like creative or inclusive capitalism as radical solutions…
I like poetry. I delight in hidden messages and creating layers of meaning for people to discover.
When I was figuring out a name for my business guidance, I began thinking of what is currently available to (conventional) businesses: hard-hitting, competitive edge, cut-throat, push-push-push to get ahead. The emerging new economy isn’t like that.
The Great Turning says society is making a major shift. And changes to business and economy are part of that. We’re changing to simpler ways — that are wiser with respect to earth’s resources, and more sustainable with respect to the human spirit.…