The advent of the Industrial Revolution launched modern values and solidified capitalism as the dominant economic …
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Degrowth Approaching the Mainstream?
Not exactly, but there are signs on the path to After Capitalism. Back in 2018 I posted Degrowth: A Growing Issue in the …
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Where Are After Capitalism Ideas Coming From?
Short answer: everywhere. Honest answer: the ideas are still a blip in the daily discourse. We need to be honest with …
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Imagining After Capitalism Podcast
Join Andy Hines on the latest episode of the New Books Network podcast as he delves into the future, economics, and …
Capitalism: Resurgence or Beginning of the End?
Or both? Populism is in full force and [mostly] promising a return to the good old days of market capitalism, sans …
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After Capitalism: What the Signals Are Saying Q4 2024
Here is the final installment of the quarterly check-in for 2024 on what the signals are saying regarding After …
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More Preferred Futures?
I think we're seeing a shift in client demand "back" to preferred futures. And dare I say visioning. I did a piece a …
Lets Get Loopy
A few months ago I shared some research that explored pathways to transformation and asked y’all to speculate on whether …
From Economy to Society: Polanyi’s Great Transformation
Some history today … for those of who haven’t clicked away yet, thanks 😊 Good futures work is all about …
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Imagining After Capitalism Book Video
I put together a short video summary of the essential info about Imagining After Capitalism including (1) why I wrote it …
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Imagining After Capitalism Launching
E-Book Now Available [limited] & Paperback Launching February 10, 2025. It took over a decade, but perhaps …
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The Election and After Capitalism
Thinking about what the election results mean for After Capitalism (plz, no current politics … important, but not here). …
After Capitalism: What the Signals are Saying Q3 2024
Here is the third installment of a quarterly check-in on what the signals are saying regarding After Capitalism. (See Q2 …
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Working Within or Without the System?
I think we have to check in with ourselves now and then on this question. The first thing we have to do is check our …
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What Is a Preferred Future?
Oh wow, a definitions discussion … how exciting. Bear with me. I think there is some juicy stuff here! We futurists all …
Mapping Archetypes and After Capitalism
More from our “Mapping Archetype Scenarios Across the Three Horizons” research. Today, we look at how to apply it. …
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Futurists Carrying the Fire
There is no doubt that the work of the futurist can be frustrating. We see opportunities or threats ahead but our advice …
Personalization and the Tub of Goo
The tub of goo refers to the scene in The Matrix when they pull Neo out of the pod. For those who haven’t watched the …
After Capitalism: What the Signals are Saying Q2 2024
Here is the second installment of a quarterly check-in on what the signals are saying regarding After Capitalism. (See …
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Is Collapse the Most Common Pathway to Transformation?
I promised more from our "Mapping Archetype Scenarios across the Three Horizons" research. Let’s geek out a little bit. …
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After Capitalism: How Might We Pay for It?
Followers of After Capitalism are familiar with concepts such as post-work, UBI (Universal Basic Income) and UBS …
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College Should Be for Everyone
I seem to be hearing that “college isn’t for everyone” more frequently these days. Being in a university setting these …
Opposition to Degrowth Is a Sign of Progress
The National Review’s ”Degrowth Is a Dead End” suggests that degrowth as an approach to environmental stewardship “isn’t …
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A Cost of Short-Term Thinking …
... or , another reason why After Capitalism is going to take longer than it should. I/T is supposed to be the …
Scanning, Paywalls, AI, and After Capitalism
It's a somewhat bitter irony that just as many organizations are finally committing to developing a community of …
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After Capitalism: What the Signals Are Saying Q1 2024
I’ve been horizon scanning for After Capitalism for more than a decade now, albeit a bit sporadic in some years. The …
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Can a 20-80 World Work?
Those who have worked in a volunteer organization probably have witnessed that it’s a small percentage of people who do …
Polycrisis Analysis
I'm usually not very timely here in terms of commenting on hot-off-the-press type of events, but I'm going to do it …
Work ain’t Workin’: Is Stinkbombing Next?
The way we work ain’t workin', right? So far workforce resistance has been mostly passive. But what if it turns active … …
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How much sacrifice …
... are we willing to make? Sacrifice seems to be a concept that is out of fashion. Aren’t things tough enough …