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Paradoxes and the unity of difference

20/10/2011 / #2: Doing good / Posted by Tao

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The morning workshop gave rise to many different observations on sustainability, many of these observations took the form of a dualistic opposition – a set of antipoles, conflicting positions from neither of which sustainability could be achieved. Examples are the … read more

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Fullerton on the Leadership of CEO’s

15/09/2011 / New economics / Posted by Tao

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We need a Hero, says John Fullerton, discussing the role of Big Business in paving the way out of the crisis and into the future with regard to creating jobs to support the livelihood of millions of Americans John Fullerton … read more

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The Long Now

15/09/2011 / #1: Mind the long run / Posted by Tao

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Civilization is revving itself into a pathologically short attention span. The trend might be coming from the acceleration of technology, the short-horizon perspective of market-driven economics, the next-election perspective of democracies, or the distractions of personal multi-tasking. All are on … read more

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