Contextual economics understands that the economy itself contains at least three spheres. In addition to the for-profit business sphere—the focus of mainstream economics—there is also the core sphere, consisting of families and communities; this is the focus of a good deal of work in feminist and social economics. Third is the public purpose sphere, which… Continue reading
Conceptology of Learning and Leading at Work
* Paper: A Conceptology of Learning and Leading at Work. By Rune Kvist Olsen. Description: “The purpose with the “Conceptology of Learning and Leading at Work” is to construct and establish an alternative belief system that would entitle everyone in the workplace the same conditions and access of mutual trust and personal freedom. The intention… Continue reading
Project of the Day: the Share Exchange community meeting place in Santa Rosa, California
Cat Johnson explains: “One of the nation’s first local economy centers, the Share Exchange in Santa Rosa, Calif. is a community meeting place, a collaborative co-working space, a local made marketplace and a non-profit promoting local economies. “Share Exchange is at the crossroads of the localization movement and the shift to sharing,” says co-founder Kelley… Continue reading
Podcast of the Day/C-Realm: Douglas Rushkoff on… Everything!
Excerpted from the C-Realm Podcast: KMO welcomes Douglas Rushkoff back to the C-Realm Podcast to talk about the themes of his most recent book, Present Shock: When Everything Happens now, and between tangets related to Scientology, the IRS, Colbert Report schwag, ceremonial magick, the faded out look of rock stars who’ve had their juju drained by millions of… Continue reading
Can Bytes Save the Future? The Money Value Delusion
by Terje Bongard King Midas got his highest wish granted: All he touched turned to gold. Here seen with his golden daughter. He starved to death shortly after. On behalf of us all, investors make the same mistake as King Midas did. Human behavioural ecology knows why this paradox exists. Would it help if everybody knew?… Continue reading
Trend of the Day: Occlusive Reality
Occlusive Reality Aaron Rosa writes: “As Augmented Reality (AR) tentatively moves from obscurity to ubiquity, we find ourselves constantly enticed by the purported capabilities and glossy demonstration videos of this technology. While major corporate players seek to establish unique identities in this emerging information space, their design fictions focus on a product’s ability to improve… Continue reading
Lessons from cliodynamics: how fear of revolution promotes egalitarian policies
Excerpted from Peter Turchin: “The US political system has been under the influence of wealthy elites ever since the American Revolution. In some historical periods it worked primarily for the benefit of the wealthy. In others, it pursued policies that benefited the society as a whole. Take the minimum wage, which grew during the Great… Continue reading
Essay of the Day: Enabling Co-operative Enterprises To Grow the Green Economy
Enabling Co-operative Enterprises to Grow the Green Economy = Report: Sharing Prosperity. Enabling co-operative enterprises to grow the green economy. By Mike Lewis and Pat Conaty. Cymru/Wales Summary Pat Conaty: “The recommendations grew out of deliberative discussions at a Mid Wales conference that we ran this summer to help community based local food, co-operative energy… Continue reading
Reframing the Commonwealth (2): Commercial or Civic ?
* Article: Reframing the Commonwealth: Commercial or Civic. By Marvin T. Brown. (This essay is now available in Michael Boylan, editor, Business Ethics, 2nd Edition (Wiley/Blackwell, 2013) Part 2 of an important essay from Marvin Brown: * Commercial and Common Wealth “In a commercial society, what counts as wealth is what can be treated as… Continue reading
Project of the Day: the Lisa S Open Source Drone Autopilot System
An Open Source Drone Autopilot System based on the Lisa/S chip! KLINT FINLEY explains: “The Lisa/S chip is 4 square-centimeters — about the same size as a Euro coin. But this 1.9-gram sliver of silicon includes everything you need to autopilot an aerial drone. It’s the world’s smallest drone autopilot system — over 30 grams… Continue reading