by “[The way we invest our money] determines who we are as human beings with a soul that goes beyond the ego.” This line opens an exceptional blog post “Aligning Money with Values” on the site NextBillion.net, which “brings together the community of business leaders, social entrepreneurs, NGOs, policy makers, and academics who want to explore the connection between development and enterprise.”
What a great example of the values changes in action! It gets us away from the old notion that business and social development don’t mix. It’s part of a larger social entrepreneurship movement that is gaining momentum — in step with the values changes suggested by ConsumerShift.
It is sometimes difficult to point to a single representative value, as it really of cluster of values. But for the sake of illustrating individual values, per the deep dive concept, let’s say this is an excellent example of the Integral value of “transcendence,” defined as the “ability to rise above a particular circumstance in allegiance to a higher principle or principles.” It is best described as seeing the bigger picture and staying true to it; a commitment to learning and improvement, but in a way that honors and respects the past. Andy Hines
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