Jennifer Baez

The turbulent transition zone, Horizon Two, brings a focus of entrepreneurial energy, innovation and initiative to discover and create viable patterns that can bring necessary transformation into reality.

Balancing the national economy will require new macro-economic models that combine economic, financial, social and ecological variables. Models such as  LowGrow SFC  (developed by T.J. and P.A.V.),  EUROGREEN  and  MEDEAS  are already being used to project the impacts of degrowth policies, including redistributive taxes, universal public services

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The large numbers of workers who have left their jobs in movements such as the US Great Resignation or the Lying Flat protest groups in China show there is demand for shorter working hours and more humane and meaningful work. Nonetheless, political parties that have put forward degrowth ideas have received limited support in elections. That begs

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In the face of uncertainty, our first instinct is often to reject novelty, looking for reasons why unfamiliar concepts might fail. When managers vet novel ideas, they're in an evaluative mindset. To protect themselves against the risks of a bad bet, they compare the new notion on the table to templates of ideas that have succeeded in the past.

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Social scientists have long known that we tend to be overconfident when we evaluate ourselves. Here are some highlights of their findings: High school seniors: 70 percent report that they have "above average” leadership skills, compared with 2 percent "below average"; in the ability to get along with others, 25 percent rate themselves in the top 1

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Systems thinking starts with the recognition that all systems are part of larger systems and every system is defined by its function in the larger system

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