The twists and turns of giving away $100k of consulting work — Let’s start with the end in mind, shall we? The end I have in mind is one where it’s perfectly reasonable to follow the guidance of wise creatures, leading us to live beautifully in relation to one another. …

Unlike a bank, I would finance interspecies, intercultural, and intergenerational councils for the restoration of ecosystems — When constipated capital flows My friend Nick Parker asked me a few years back what I would do if someone handed me a billion dollars. Coming from the coiner of the term “cleantech” — and someone who has seen a few billions flowing — his question got me thinking. He pointed out, “There is…

Exploration and examples that show we are already hard-wired to take this approach — A few weeks back I wrote about what I would do If I Had a Trillion Dollars. The prompt came from recalling a budget I drew up to prepare for the unlikely event of my having a billion dollars, and then realizing I needed to move the decimal a few…

Exploring direct dialogue with the Universe in the spirit of industrial healing — Several important guides in my life have been talking about the value of prayer. This is a big topic. For now I’ll just note: this is more about understanding my role than honouring a particular deity. …

Great lessons in innovation abound. We need to grant ourselves permission to see them — not to imagine the impossible, but rather to recognize the apparently unlikely yet perfectly obvious. — Take the acorn, for instance. If I arrived on Earth from outer space and someone asked me to organize an array of life forms by species, never would I imagine the acorn and the mature oak tree belonged together.

A lot of people in the long-distance running community like to share posts about their races. I’m quick to give a “like” or to add a cheerleading comment. I know how much goes into training and getting to the start line of a race, not to mention what it takes…

The long run One day in October 2020 I went for a run along the St. Lawrence River. My plan was to explore its banks more closely than I could zooming past in a car or train, and to hold a few questions as I went. Not expecting any particular answers, I wasn’t…

And if we do, the human flock might just sort itself out — Nature handles complicated complexity, simply and beautifully Sometimes simplicity is right in front of us. It’s ours to notice, even as — or especially as — we confront the most complicated and complex challenges. I was reminded of this by a line of questioning at a recent gathering. The query went like this: What needs to happen…