Economy & business

Creating a Post-pandemic Caring Economy | An interview with Riane Eisler

10 March 2021 Leave a Comment

“I’ve often spoken about domination systems as trauma factories starting in early childhood, but economics has a piece there too causing, as we see, enormous trauma. When you have a nation, a rich nation where a quarter of children live in poverty, many of them going to bed hungry every night, that’s not a normal we want to go back to. We must create a new Partnerism normal.” ~ Riane Eisler, Creating a Post-Pandemic Caring Economy, Kindred Interview "How do we heal the splintered mind and … Continue reading

Five business design principles of 21st Century Doughnut Economics | Kate Raworth

1 June 2020 Leave a Comment

"If we want business that's fit for 21st century goals then we need to look at the design of business itself. Be a detective about the companies you love or loathe - how do their purpose, networks, governance, ownership and finance shape what they can do or be in the world?" ~ Kate Raworth Watch video

Amsterdam to embrace ‘doughnut’ model to mend post-coronavirus economy

8 April 2020 Leave a Comment

"Dutch officials and British economist to use guide to help city thrive in balance with planet.... "A doughnut cooked up in Oxford will guide Amsterdam out of the economic mess left by the coronavirus pandemic. "While straining to keep citizens safe in the Dutch capital, municipality officials and the British economist Kate Raworth from Oxford University’s Environmental Change Institute have also been plotting how the city will rebuild in a post-Covid-19 world. "The conclusion? Out with the … Continue reading

The coronavirus crisis shows we need an entirely new economic system | Paul Mason

1 April 2020 Leave a Comment

"After this is over, it will be impossible for capitalism to return to normal. Because this is not some “exogenous shock” – like an asteroid hitting an otherwise blameless planet. Wave after wave of zoonotic viruses have been produced during the breakneck and poverty-stricken urbanisation of the Global South, and by the deforestation and destruction of habitats. "After the Black Death wiped out a third of Europe’s population in the 14th century, the economic system of feudalism was doomed. … Continue reading

Ecological Economics and the Evolution of Capital: Charles Eisenstein & Carolyn Finney

21 November 2019 1 Comment

Charles Eisenstein, economist and author of "Sacred Economics" and "Climate: A New Story", in conversation with Carolyn Finney, author of "Black Faces, White Spaces", take us through an exploration of how we can create an economy that aligns with our ecological, social and spiritual values. Watch video

Can regenerative economics and mainstream business mix? | Daniel Wahl

19 November 2019 Leave a Comment

"As more and more companies start to see the limits of what being ‘less unsustainable’ can deliver, new models of thought are coming onto the radar and finding their way into long-term strategy thinking. "Regenerative Economics looks like one of the more exciting ways forward but it fundamentally means starting new ways of working rather than improving the old ways.” ~ Brodie Partners Read the full story.... Image: Adapted from Ethan Roland 2018 by Daniel C. Wahl Continue reading

Caring Economy | Riane Eisler

5 November 2019 Leave a Comment

"It is time for a new cultural story as societies around the world acknowledge the negative results that have come from the long-held patterns of domination that have prevailed in the past. The time is right now for this shift, as we stand at the brink of great social change. This time of rapid environmental, technological, and social dislocations worldwide offers the opportunity to make fundamental changes. "We can build an economic system that can take us beyond communism, capitalism, and the … Watch video

The Key to Our Transition to a New Story of Economics | Local Futures

31 October 2019 Leave a Comment

The key to this transition is in an economic system that allows communities and nature to flourish. It is fortunate that the changes we need to make are the same ones that will tackle inequality, unemployment, climate change, and many other social and environmental crises. Local Futures/Economics of Happiness Continue reading

Creating the Future: Doughnut Economics for the 21st Century | Kate Raworth

28 October 2019 Leave a Comment

"The citizens of 2050 are being taught an economic mindset that is rooted in the textbooks of 1950, which in turn are based on the theories of 1850." Renegade economist, Kate Raworth, argues that our dangerously outdated economic theories need to be drawn anew. In this 19-minute video, Kate Raworth talks about humanity’s 21st century goal – to meet the needs of all people within the means of the living planet – and the economic mindset that will give us the best chance of getting there. She … Watch video

Dispelling the Mystery of Debt | Charles Eisenstein in Conversation with Zack Geist

21 October 2019 Leave a Comment

"This conversation with Zack Geist addresses the phenomenon of debt, both from a theoretical standpoint and in very practical terms (at least for US listeners). Zack operates a business that liberates people from student loans and other debt. We discuss the morality of debt, debt peonage, and the crushing realities of debt in America. This is a conversation between a philosopher (me) and someone who works with real people deep inside the system." This was recorded as an episode of Charles … Watch video