building a new world
building a society grounded in generative relationships and communal values
by Natalie Audelo · updated 1mo ago
building a new world
- Even IRL socializing becomes a numbers game, where networking and schmoozing become the standard and everything needs to be a Brand Actvation or pop-up or pseudo- Community event with 3 fliers. True, quality intimacy seems to be going the way of cursive handwriting.
from It’s All Sweetgreen by Mark Sabino
Natalie Audelo added 1mo ago
- Why would I care about the “way things are” if I’m actively trying to change that?
from Camus and Curren$y: Why I Preach Indie by Mark Sabino
Natalie Audelo added 1mo ago
- There is a ton of nostalgic longing for these previous eras and scenes like “Indie Sleaze” without any of the desire to create the environment to make new versions of them possible . [...'] This forced synthesizing of the past for the sake of our generational feeling of missing out is the ultimate sign of the times. It’s preferable to try and crawl... See more
from Playfulness, 'the marriage pact', nostalgia loops, an innovation idea for footwear brands lurking
Natalie Audelo added 1mo ago
- “If you want a new world, start making it right now, in whatever you are doing.” This is the best advice I ever had, it came from Brian Eno. If you imagine the world you would like to be in and start making objects, systems and collaborations that belong to that world, that world comes into being.
from Celebrating 300 issues with a new community for DD readers 🎉
Natalie Audelo added 2mo ago
We live in societies around the world where “experts” run the show. Given the profound changes that are unfolding in our global economies and societies, we need to shift to explorers who can help us craft new pathways that can create far more value for all of us.
from From Expert to Explorer by johnhagel.com
Natalie Audelo added 3mo ago
- Their way of adapting, the way they have to be resilient, is through mutual care, listening to others, accepting difference and pluralism, and being, in core ways, other-focused. The acceleration and accumulation of overlapping crises made our interdependencies — otherwise masked in slow violence and harm — more obvious. Technology and social media... See more
from The Resilience Myth
Natalie Audelo added 3mo ago
Innovation in a caring society must not only generate profit but create better outcomes for everyone. This is possible, but it requires care for people and planet to be valued as highly as capital – and for wellbeing to be incentivised as much as shareholder return.
from Sunshine Machines: Towards a Feminist Future of Digital Care by Rachel Coldicutt
Natalie Audelo added 3mo ago
- A brilliant 2015 essay by the economist Steven Horwitz argued that free play prepares children for the “art of association” that Alexis de Tocqueville said was the key to the vibrancy of American democracy; he also argued that its loss posed “a serious threat to liberal societies.” A generation prevented from learning these social skills, Horwitz w... See more
from Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid by The Atlantic
Natalie Audelo added 4mo ago
on the importance of play
- We don’t build community .
We build containers where community has a chance to emerge.from How Communities Emerge
Natalie Audelo added 4mo ago