I ask the question, what should government look like in a non-linear world? Are we creating and running systems in the right way? Why is it that so many people are disengaged with the process of democracy and civil organisations? Continue reading →Īdaptiveness / Epic (designing for transformation) / Openness / participatory culture+tools / System breakdown A transformation of how we organise and run our societies. It got me thinking, because as I observed in Chapter 5 of No Straight Lines, we are in a process of political transformation. Tagged 2007–2008 world food price crisis, Agriculture, arbor house, Black Sea Region, Dickson Despommier, European Union, farming to save the planet, farming tools of innovation, Food and Agriculture Organization, future growing, gotham green, innovation in urban farming, lufa farms, natural capitalism, nonlinear innovation, Palm oil, Price index, restoration of farmland, Rome, rregenerative design model, sustainable urban farming, the failure the traditional farming, the greening of economics, United States, vertical farmingĮarlier this year I read the late Peter Mair’s Ruling the Void: The Hollowing of Western Democracy. What can be done to avoid this impending disaster? Continue reading →Īdaptiveness / Craftsmanship / Education / Epic (designing for transformation) / Openness / System breakdown / Technology Historically, some 15% of that has been laid waste by poor management practices. At present, throughout the world, over 80% of the land that is suitable for raising crops is in use (sources: FAO and NASA). An estimated 109 hectares of new land (about 20% more land than is represented by the country of Brazil) will be needed to grow enough food to feed them, if traditional farming practices continue as they are practiced today. Applying the most conservative estimates to current demographic trends, the human population will increase by about 3 billion people during the interim. By the year 2050, nearly 80% of the earth’s population will reside in urban centers. This is how Dickson sees our future panning out. Tagged 7 ways organic farms outperfom conventional farms, business strategy, business transformation, conscious capitalism, farming for our future, high performance business, innovation in urban farming, Joel Salatin, Myra Goodman, nonlinear design, nonlinear innovation, organic farming and biodiversity, organic farming systems build rather than deplete soil organic matter, the economics of organic farming, the future of business, yeo valley farms Continue reading →Īdaptiveness / Ambiguity / Craftsmanship / Education / Epic (designing for transformation) / Openness / participatory culture+tools The challenge: How do we remove the acute volatility and therefore risk of running a farm? How can we become more resilient and get to a better future? Yeo Valley Farms is the largest organic dairy farm in the UK, and is a great example of how to deal with economic disruption and create lasting transformational change – that delivers better business, without damaging the natural environment. Tagged crowdfunding and financial capital, designing for transformation, failure of business schools, need for transformational change, people powered organisations, Peter Drucker conference vienna, Redesigning the banking system, reformation of business, systems design for business, the crisis of trust in business, the high performance business, the high performance organisation, the limits of growth, transforming organisations empowering employees, what next for business?, world economic crisis, zero employment contracts “Either the world will embark on a route towards long-term growth and prosperity, or we will manage our way to economic decline.” Continue reading →Īdaptiveness / Craftsmanship / Education / Epic (designing for transformation) / Openness / participatory culture+tools We have arrived at a turning point,” says the Forum’s abstract. In Vienna this year the Global Peter Drucker Forum gathered together the great and the good to explore what next for Capitalism looks like. “The orthodoxies governing finance are so entrenched that we almost need a modern-day Martin Luther to articulate the need for change.” And they are not the only ones signalling we need a change of direction in how we think our economies work. In June 2014, Clayton Christensen and Derek van Bever wrote in the June 2014 issue of Harvard Business Review (HBR).
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