Generation Z’s disillusionment with democracy, revealed in a recent survey, highlights frustrations with unresponsive systems amidst global challenges like climate change and inequality. This article explores the need to reimagine leadership and governance, moving beyond polarised debates to co-create systems that balance decisiveness, empathy, and sustainability for a complex world.
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At Home in the Universe explores humanity’s role in the cosmos, weaving insights from complexity science, philosophy, and systems thinking. It challenges leaders to move beyond control, cultivating “ecologies of hope” by aligning with life’s creative flow. Grounded in the Welsh concept of Cynefin, it offers a framework for effective, sustainable leadership.
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Greg Epstein’s Tech Agnostic argues that technology functions as the new global religion, shaping meaning, identity, and belonging. My blog explores this idea through two ChatGPT experiments—framing Constantine’s conversion in startup terms and TikTok as a church invitation—highlighting technology’s parallels with religion and the urgent need for ethical reflection.
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This blog explores sustainable leadership through Nietzsche’s Master/Slave morality and McGilchrist’s Master/Emissary dynamics. A 2×2 framework highlights four archetypes, their interplay, and their impact on sustainability. Discover how visionary leadership balances boldness and ethics, while reactive or overly rational styles risk ecological and social harm.
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This trilogy explores humanity’s path to thriving within planetary boundaries. It critiques our reliance on machine-like systems and proposes rethinking money, spirituality, and societal organisation. Together, the essays offer a roadmap for cultivating an “ecology of hope” by aligning our values and actions with the principles of living systems.
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