Feb 06
It isn’t enough to repair the damage our progress has brought. The unintended consequences of our efforts to improve quality of life for humans has repercussions and requires action. Yes, and. It is also not enough to manage our risks and be more shock-resistant. Now is not only the time to course correct and be more …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2013/02/resilience-aint-enough/
Jul 20
photo credit: dgoomany
My grandfather was the foreman for bridge-building crews. And for the last year or so, I have been focused on building conceptual bridges from the old economy into the new. Maybe that is a grandpa gene.
As I have been exploring this work of bridging from the old to the new, …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2012/07/bridging/
Jul 19
I have just returned from an incredible event in Asheville, North Carolina on the DIY Economy. I helped facilitate two sessions on building the coalition for the DIY Economy that Josh Middleman convened. Here are my notes and drawings with brief explanations for those who were not there.
Together, we are building …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2012/07/diy-economy/
Mar 25
We must be careful about asking old modernism questions of the new era. The answers do not compute. This includes things like “why isn’t there a static finite answer to questions about what makes us thrive?” or “why aren’t women successful in traditional male fields **using masculine terms of success**?”
Why can’t we answer with …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2012/03/asking-questions/
Mar 07
I am super excited to see Adventures in New Giving http://www.adventuresinnewgiving.com/. And perhaps a bit jealous. If I could focus the time and energy, I think Nathaniel is doing what I would do. (see his video here: http://vimeo.com/37718193 ) For years, I have lived a double life working in traditional progressive philanthropy to pay rent while …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2012/03/adventures-in-new-giving/
May 12
This is a time of convergence and integration. Re-integration actually.
It is like that tip of a fractal pattern where it no longer pushes out and starts to turn a corner and draw back in. We have been specializing and specializing and valorizing the specializing for a long time. Some of this knowledge and new …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2011/05/integration/
May 09
Before I dive into Freedom and how it relates to responsibility, I have to confess that George Michel’s Freedom! song runs through my head as I type. In it he sings “you got to give for what you take.” and while much of the song might only poorly relate to what I am about to …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2011/05/freedom-and-responsibility/
May 02
Summary:
We live in a complex emergent world. When you put energy into nurturing a larger space – one beyond your control and possibly even your influence, be wary of assuming causal connections. Look for probabilities and correlations.
When looking for metrics: use multiple perspectives to help develop measures that go beyond your assumed (and …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2011/05/nurturing-change/
Dec 21
Thrivability is participating in something great together again.
Thrivability asks us – what might we achieve together that is great? What might we do to flourish? It asks us to move beyond the contraction and fear that resides in “sustainability” framing and create something fun, engaging, lively, creative, agile, resilient, enduring, and evolving.
We teeter …
Permanent link to this article: http://thrivable.net/2010/12/great_together/
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