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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Sustainable Commons or Circular Commons?
Decision time! For at least the last few years I’ve been referring to the environmentally-driven image of After …
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Challenges to “Humanity Separate from Nature”
The After Capitalism work requires challenging myths, assumptions, and beliefs that will be uncomfortable to let go of. …
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Imagining After Capitalism Graphic
And now for something completely different. I was playing around with an updated graphic for the three positive visions …
Prosperity without Growth
This week we follow up on Degrowth with Prosperity without Growth from Professor Tim Jackson. It’s a different take in …
After Capitalism Visions Taking Shape
Small steps forward. It’s helpful in research to step back everyone once in and while and assess or re-assess where you …
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Reframing After Capitalism
I introduced a new framing of the “After Capitalism” project a few weeks ago in a post on “transition.” Let’s look more …
After Capitalism: The Symbiotic Economy
APF colleague Matthew Henry pointed me in the direction of Simbi, which is essentially a bartering site in which “you …
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2045: What would you put in a time capsule?
So what would you put in a time capsule today to be dug up 30 years from now? That question framed a thirty minute …
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Does Development Inevitably Lead to Disaster?
Thought-provoking article in the Sunday NY Times: Is a Climate Disaster Inevitable? The article introduces Fermi’s …
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Futurists influencing the future?
In the Sunday NY Times, an editorial “A Group Shout on Climate Change,” acknowledged Kellogg’s for their sustainable …
And the data rolls in: after the early opportunity has passed
In our work as futurists, it is routine to have our forecasts, findings, and recommendations questioned, particularly …
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Values shifts, innovation, and Integral
Clients are most often curious about values shifts as they seek new understanding about their current or new customers …
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A Fifth Characteristic of the Future Economy: Sustainability
Sustainability has been on a long journey from the fringes to the mainstream of society. The discussion has shifted from …
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Are postmodern values enough?
In my file of “interesting ideas” I had stashed a nice blog post called “free your mind” from the YES website – a quite …
Two Scenarios for the Future of Houston presentation file
Here is a link to my Two scenarios for the future of houston. I really enjoyed the group. Great questions and …
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