Café Culture
I talk a lot about qualitative living versus quantitative living. Most people nod when I say it. They get the concept immediately. But getting it conceptually and…
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The Economy of Trust: A White Paper on Re-Community, Social Capital, and the Future of Human Systems
By River Stephens Executive Summary Modern society is experiencing a crisis of fragmentation. Communities are dissolving. Institutions are losing trust. Economic systems increasingly reward extraction over contribution.…
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The Trust-Based Economy
I’ve been mulling over a simple (or complex) question: What if the firm isn’t the end state… but just a workaround? That’s really what Ronald Coase was…
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“Into the Forest” by Jean Hegland
What interests me about Into the Forest by Jean Hegland is that it doesn’t portray collapse the way Hollywood usually does. It’s not the result of some…
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I Am a Witness to Real Value
Most Americans rarely stop to think about what has real value. We’ve been trained our whole lives to think of value in terms of money. How much…
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Am I the Catcher in the Rye?
The Catcher in the Rye follows a few restless days in the life of Holden Caulfield, a disillusioned sixteen-year-old boy who has just been expelled from yet…
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Systems Need to Be Bottom-Heavy (not top-heavy)
Popular thought has always been that systems should be top-heavy. That strength comes from centralization. From concentration. From a few people at the top carrying the weight…
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RE-COMMUNITY: Re-Seeding Social Deserts
What if the future of struggling communities isn’t charity… but re-seeding? Not just with money. Not just with programs. But with the actual conditions required for healthy…
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Living Together at Scale (is it even possible?)
I’ve been obsessed with a question lately, Not a new one, really. Not mine, even. How do human beings live together at scale without destroying one another?…
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Find the Courage to Dream
The hardest part of pursuing a dream is being brave enough to dream in the first place… believing in yourself enough to think that maybe you can…