Our rebalancing planet faces unprecedented social, economic and environmental change as new poles emerge, old methods are found to be wanting and outmoded institutions prove unable to cope.
rblncng is a place to think about how these issues will effect us and serve as a guide to those who think that what's on offer is wholly inadequate, utterly uninspiring and devoid of purpose.
Providing a better alternative that revolves around participation, collaboration, meaning and openness cant be that hard. We have all the tools and just need to create a compelling vision that understands where we are going and pulls people along with us.
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Earnings by Qualification by UK ONS: % of those with university degree working in highest skilled jobs has fallen from 68% (1993) to 57% (late 2010)
“In the world of politics, perhaps the most dangerous people of all are those self-righteously confident that reason alone determines their courses but whose actual motivations are made up from the turbulent stew of their own emotional natures.”
S Blackburn prof of philosophy, university of Cambridge
“my @IMD_Bschool colleague @kpbaumer sez kids say “Chinese” as used 2 say “Phat” 2 describe cool gr8 things”
“… Retail Reset, a movement aimed at actualising online customer brand-participation.“Imagine all the shops in the high street are no longer competing on their brands, they’re competing on giving people more skills and more community. …
(via retailreset)
RT @timoreilly: Everyone in the West should be required to re-watch this video every few months
“If Americans want to live the American dream, they should go to Denmark.”
Richard Wilinson, author of The Spirit Level: Why Greater Equality Makes Societies Stronger, at TEDGlobal 2011 (via curiositycounts)
“This crisis is about institutions—and without better ones, designed for bigger, better purposes, built on stronger economic fundamentals—it’s not going away, despite what your friendly local investment bankers might tell you, anytime soon.”
Umair Haque: The building Blocks of 21st Century Prosperity
