Building the Foundations of Community
Introduction Society has clearly come to a crossroads, especially so in developed countries. It is rapidly becoming evident that all growth has its limits. The very foundations of developed society and the world’s ecology have been shaken in order to expand production, consumption and fiscal wealth. The imperative for new theories, models and processes of […]
Pasadena Venture Centre
I have just returned to Corner Brook having spent the past four years in Eastern Europe and the sale of the Venture Centre obviously is of interest to me, having been one of its founders. Although I have been away, I would like to contribute a few thoughts to what appears to be a very […]
The Culture of Greed – required: a moral revolution
We are witnessing the biggest financial heist in the history of the world; the most prominent and visual is from banks in most countries, but especially in America. The culprits, not satisfied with cleaning out the banks, have now found a way that will bankrupt many governments. But such thievery is evident in many other […]
The Dilemma of Big – the quandary of human ego
We keep hearing the phrase “to big to fail” in the context of banks, corporations and even governments during this economic transformation that is affecting the entire world. It has become a mantra of those charged with “fixing” the economy; as if it could be fixed. This somehow justifies the approach to the solution that […]
A Pre-Community Economic Development Process
There is an ever growing movement towards Community Economic Development (CED) as an approach to economic renewal in both the developed world and developing world as everyone adjusts to the transformations and shifts in industry, wealth and social needs. There are many definitions, approaches and concepts which fall under what is called CED. There are […]
Bread as a welcome in Ukraine
This was my welcome to a small village in central Ukraine where I facilitated a two day workshop. This was one of many villages where I facilitated working sessions with local people.
Achieving Balance – in a world with little
It is in the dream that inspiration is born It is in the heart that hope is developed It is in the belief that faith is secured Inspiration, hope and faith are dimensions of the spirit. It is the spirit that challenges the mind the most. In March I made what has become an annual […]
Life’s Transformations – renewal or regression
Recently one of my friends quoted a well known American economic guru saying that we are in the midst of one of the world’s fifty years cycles of economic change. This reminded me of an essay which I read over tens years ago written by two economists; a Brit and an American. They were espousing […]
Life’s Whispers – the stirring of dreams
It is in the silence that life is conceived It is in the quiet that the heart is discovered It is in the whispers that dreams are stirred Whispers are all around us if we but hear. Christians would say that God whispers to us continuously. Other faiths all suggest something similar from their […]
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