This week I’m sharing a podcast I did with futurist Joanna Lepore on the future of values. It's a favorite topic of mine …

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This week I’m sharing a podcast I did with futurist Joanna Lepore on the future of values. It's a favorite topic of mine …
The outrage about the pretty mild student loan forgiveness program gives us a pretty good indication of the depth of the …
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The three guiding images for After Capitalism each have their own story and appeal. Today, let’s look at the values …
I had a great visit with the foresight folks at the University of Turku's Foresight Program. As part of the visit, I …
Abundance proponent Peter Diamandis brings us another volume – The Future is Faster Than You Think in his exponential …
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For years I’d been relying on the World Values Survey data that showed that when one is poor more money increases …
There is no magic wand. There is no switch to flip. It’s more than a few policy tweaks. It’s more than good …
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Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich recently wrote about “Facing America's Second Civil War.” While he sees it more as a …
I’ve been trying to understand what’s going on with the “Great Resignation.” Boomers are [finally] retiring. More people …
I recently had the opportunity to brief a group on the key drivers shaping World Futures. I have taught a class by that …
I continue to lightly scan for After Capitalism even though I’m heavy into the writing phase. I periodically check in to …
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I recognize the danger of including a reference to Polak’s work in the title. It surely cuts the audience down to those …
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Tribalism is being used as an umbrella term to capture strong group loyalties that have been making it difficult for the …
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Decision time! For at least the last few years I’ve been referring to the environmentally-driven image of After …
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I’ve been working on the growth, enclosure, and monetization ideas that are central challenges addressed by the …
I was reading a story about rainbow capitalism and it struck me that new varieties of capitalism seem to spring up …
I think so! As I get closer to the end and conclusions are dancing around in head, more and more I’m in some sense …
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It’s finally getting close, as I get to the penultimate chapter of Imagining After Capitalism which covers the Horizon 3 …
The After Capitalism work requires challenging myths, assumptions, and beliefs that will be uncomfortable to let go of. …
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The After Capitalism work requires challenging myths, assumptions, and beliefs that will be uncomfortable to let go of. …
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NOTE: Longer-than-typical post as I try to briefly summarize the impact of accelerating technology change on After …
Nine years of multiple starts and stops (more stops), hundreds of scan hits, dozens of books, 84 blog posts, uncountable …
The newly added “Alter-Worlds” concept of After Capitalism comes from Shaw and Waterstone's manifesto “Wageless Life.” …
Back in 1995, influential economist Robert Heilbroner was given the opportunity to look at the role of visions in …
I am [finally] get closer to finishing the book. I thought it would to useful to gather and review the blog posts I've …
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In the the After Capitalism research, there seems to be pretty clear consensus that economic growth has to be either …
Do you want to play a game? (yes, a Saw reference) While I’ve continued scanning for the After Capitalism book, a few …
Decay, collapse, the end of, revolution. It seems that every day now I see a story about the end of capitalism. Since I …
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Reflecting on the various arguments I’ve come across for moving beyond capitalism, I thought of one of my favorite …
The authors of Wageless Life: A Manifesto for a Future beyond Capitalism build an impassioned, effective, and …