We have the capacity to not only build and restore trust among one another, but to also encourage the best behaviors and highest ideals. The future is ours to shape. What sort of leadership do we wish to provide?
What if we developed an economic system that could cultivate trust? What if we promoted greater transparency so that we would have nothing to hide?
Although humanity has certainly made a mess of the planet with this economic system of endless growth, we have also created some truly incredible inventions and made some brilliant innovations. Fortunately, we still have the capacity to innovate and invent.
we can use this power of four
to make life more dynamic
through our artistry, business,
citizenry, and community
we have abc squared economics
The Gift Economy makes the Core, Market, and Planetary Economies possible.
Although we’ve been well trained to honor the Market Economy, we would be wise to honor the Planetary Economy.
The Core Economy is what Professor Edgar Kahn calls that 40-50% of productive economic activity that takes place outside of the market and is not measured by traditional indicators. In other words, its more important than we realize.
Enjoy these recordings of the book. You can download each of these to listen on the go, or play them directly from this page. Unfortunately, the file for “Who’s Got The Power?” wouldn’t upload, but you can read it here.
While the Market Economy is indeed impressive, we need to understand its limits and shortcomings.
The market economy as we know it is only a fraction of what we should consider.
