Engineering Generosity
- However, if we truly aim at discussing the economy at a level where we can start to grasp it in its broadest sense we need to add the “invisible” economy, or what is more often called the non-monetary economy. This is a system of economies typically embedded in a monetary economy yet it undertakes tasks that benefit society by means that the moneta... See more
from economicspaces by Jenny Grettve
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
None of us are saints, but we can all try to be better. Each time you do something generous, you're shaping yourself into someone who's more likely to be generous next time, and that matters.
from Exhalation: Stories by Ted Chiang
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
- the era of business poetry begins today.
from Business Poetry
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
- That means there are three main components to identify when looking at a system: the people, the interaction (i.e. the sharing of information), and the shared context (i.e. what that group of people have in common).
from Introduction to Abundant Systems
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
Breaking down a system - look at the 3 components
- Ultimately, the non-transactional thing works on the basis of trust. You have to have trust first, before you can get that virtuous cycle going, because you have to start by giving and not knowing what you'll get back. It's something like an abundance mindset, trust in the community. But at the same time, if you give and you don't get meaningful va... See more
from Building Capacity for Exit to Community by Divya Siddarth
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
- Over time, plenitude is a process in which more and more goods and services are provided to more and more people, as technologies advance and costs come down to grant new free ‘indulgences’ every year.
from Will AI Bring Plentitude or Further Imperil the Planet? | NOEMA by noemamag.com
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
I love this idea
Generous people view their possessions as temporary; they are joining in a bigger story. Generous people are always looking toward the needs of others by using what they have been given. Things don’t matter; people do. They open their house to others. They open their pool for parties. They let people borrow their cars. They freely give, with no ret
... See morefrom More or Less: Choosing a Lifestyle of Excessive Generosity by Jeff Shinabarger
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
- The chief challenge, as Lee sees it, is how to make AI smarter without just throwing more data and computing power at it. His hope rests on the iterative tweaking of algorithms that improve the performance of AI at a “geometric pace.”
from Will AI Bring Plentitude or Further Imperil the Planet? | NOEMA by noemamag.com
Leo Guinan added 4mo ago
This is the goal of subminds
- They value me as a resource, someone who GSD and makes things happen.
They value that I know how to do stuff, so they don’t have to.
But they don’t actually value who I am, what I stand for, or my potential to change the world.from Why do you work? by Alicia Bonner
Leo Guinan added 3mo ago
They valued the wrong things.