A planetisation of finance: The Earth as a going concern
“We have statesmen and politicians who profess to guide our destinies. Whither are they guiding our destinies?” H.G Wells Valuing continuing existence In recent decades considerable effort has been...
View ArticleAgainst a dark background – the limits of certainty
“Chaos is found in greatest abundance wherever order is being sought. It always defeats order, because it is better organised.” Terry Pratchett. Thief of Time Through a glass, darkly Certainty and...
View ArticleQuestions for a sustainable world
“A prudent question is one half of wisdom.” Francis Bacon What’s it all about? The quest for a sustainable future is all about questions. Some are big and some are small. Some are about the nature and...
View ArticleMoney talks – the dark secret of the sustainability event circuit
“…almost all fortunes are made out of the capital and labour of other men than those who realise them.” Lysander Spooner Do you have to Pay to play? If you are a sustainability practitioner and attend...
View ArticleTruth and reason – Natural philosophy for sustainability
“We should remember that there was once a discipline called natural philosophy. Unfortunately, this discipline seems not to exist today. It has been renamed science, but science of today is in danger...
View ArticleAbsolute beginnings – the rise of sustainability context
Are you paying attention? “For me context is the key – from that comes the understanding of everything.” Kenneth Noland Sustainability is innately all about context. Pretty much anything can be...
View ArticleFrom the stars…post-scarcity economics & energy as a human right
“Economic activity is impossible without external energy inputs. Energy is a prerequisite for all economic activity…Despite these facts, traditional economists do not include energy inputs in their...
View ArticleRejuvenative innovation – building a flourishing future
Introduction Rejuvenative (definition): “To restore to a former state; make fresh or new again.” Our Towards 9 Billion blog is almost 4 years old. Over that time we have produced, at least once a...
View ArticleReinventing the Weal – Exploring the Commons (Part 1)
“Weal (definition): Noun, 1. (archaic) prosperity or wellbeing (now esp. in the phrases the public weal, the common weal)” From Dictionary.com. Value without ownership? Global Commons and the problems...
View ArticleReinventing the Weal – Exploring the Commons (Part 2)
“Weal (definition): Noun, 1. (archaic) prosperity or wellbeing (now esp. in the phrases the public weal, the common weal)” From Dictionary.com. Part 1 of this post provided an overview of the...
View ArticleSliding into simplicity – hiding from a complex world
“It doesn’t matter how conclusively you prove anything, if the person to whom you prove it can’t accept your proof emotionally, it’s still false. Not-real. H. Beam Piper In praise of simplicity – sing...
View ArticleTo boldly go…exploring the Monetisation Frontier
“There’s no sense in being precise when you don’t even know what you’re talking about.” John von Neumann The Final Frontier…how should we communicate the value of multiple capitals? Who among us can...
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