“The problems that exist in the world today cannot be solved by the level of thinking that created them”. Albert Einstein I have been writing a series of articles, “Are We on the Edge of Chaos”[1][2]. The last article dealt with how power is shifting to city governments and their…

A Strategy for Academic Research in the 21st Century — Guidance for Early Career Researchers “The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it.” — Michelangelo “While understanding Earth’s interconnected…

Three Industries that Should Be Disrupted in the 21st Century Joseph Schumpeter probably deserves the credit for introducing the concept of innovation (“creative destruction”) into economics. Clayton Christensen, the renowned HBS professor, popularized the term “disruptive innovation” and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs turned that term into an international mantra. Much of…

“However, there is another kind of power, one that is more appropriate for the new paradigm — power as empowerment of others. The ideal structure for exerting this kind of power is not the hierarchy but the network, the central metaphor of the ecological paradigm. …

“This goes to the core of making decisions under uncertainty. That’s what I want you to think [about]. And once you see it that way, the world is always going to look like options [in] everything.”[1] — Robert Merton, Nobel Laureate I recently read an article on Farnam Street about…

“The greatest wealth is to live content with little.” Plato I recently came across an article I wrote in 2012, “How to Survive the End of the Industrial Age”. I was surprised at how good a forecast of the future I made. It made me start to think and I…

“Life’s essence should always be clearly noticeable behind the love, or the music, or the work.” Walter Heisenberg For the last five years I have been studying quantum mechanics, complexity theory and information theory. I have not fully mastered any of these subjects, but recently I noticed that I can…

“[Jay] Forrester’s insightful observation that organizational structures and governance need to change in order to meet rapidly changing technologies and social needs is as relevant today as it was in 1965.”[1] Georgianna Bishop, Director Human Resources Development, Environmental Protection Agency 1995 This article discusses a new business model, the Data…

“Real generosity toward the future lies in giving all to the present,” — Albert Camus Earlier this year I wrote a Medium article, “Are We On The Edge Of Chaos?”. I concluded the article: “In my opinion, the edge of chaos signals a phase transition to a world where we…