- Future of Finance ·
2024 Year End Reflection
Two decades ago, I participated in a systems science workshop with Dennis Meadows, lead scientist for the Limits to Growth…
- Future of Finance ·
A World at War: No Way Out But Through
Brutal as 2023 has been, one lesson we have learned is not to assume the worst is behind us. The…
- Future of Finance ·
Capital Institute and nRhythm Form New Partnership to Catalyze Regenerative Transformation
All of us in the regenerative movement recognize we are running out of time. Our societal systems need rapid transformation…
- Future of Finance ·
COP Anxiety: 26th Time’s A Charm?
It’s all overwhelming really. Coming amidst the global pandemic that is far from over and a coup investigation in the…
- Financial Reform ·
An Agenda for Genuine Financial Reform
Photo by Angel Evangeline on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos/lIYoJZwXy2U In this final act, Act IV of my booklet Finance for a…
- Future of Finance ·
2020: Inflection Point
By now it is clear: 2020 represents a new phase in the monumental transformation of the human project. History will…
- Future of Finance ·
A Multisystemic Response to Covid-19
“We can’t predict when, but given the continual emergence of new pathogens, the increasing risk of a bioterror attack, and…
- Evergreen Direct Investing ·
Evergreen Direct Investing: A Two-Part Series
Here in The Future of Finance, we previously
- Carbon Bubble ·
The Big Choice
– A $20 trillion “externality” appears to present civilization with its BIG CHOICE: economic destruction or ecological destruction, both with chilling…
- Future of Finance ·
“We’re Done!” How’s that for a Purpose Statement?
“We’re done.” With those words, Ed Stack, the CEO of Dick’s Sporting Goods demonstrated what principled leadership looks like. No…
- #GREENWISH ·
#Greenwish
#GREENWISH Greetings, No doubt you have noticed my blog has gone on sabbatical. There are two reasons for this. First,…
- Financial Crisis ·
An Open Letter to Finance
Ten years have passed since the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank allowed Lehman Brothers to file for bankruptcy, attempting to signal…
- Future of Finance ·
Judith Samuelson: Professor Lynn Stout, A Legacy
The following excerpt was written by The Aspen Institute’s Judith Samuelson in memory of Lynn Stout, Distinguished Professor of Corporate…
- Derivatives ·
The Character of Our Technology
“We can’t influence the direction of technology, but we can influence its character,” says Kevin Kelly, founder of WIRED, in…
- Estate Tax ·
Tax Reform: A Real Cohn Job
It seems that Gary Cohn, a trader and former heir apparent at Goldman Sachs—a life-long Democrat, let’s recall—and Trump’s current…