The World Economic Forum’s assessment of Global Risk is based on a survey of 1,490 leaders. The risks are grouped into five categories, but to me they all look to be created by humans – including the top risk, extreme weather. Note that these risks focus on material crises so tend to have an economicContinue reading “Global risks and the meta-crisis”
Author Archives: Peter Bruce-iri
Trust, covid and climate
A lack of trust slows progress acting like a tax, whereas in a high trust environment, things can happen faster. So claims Stephen Covey jnr. in his book The Speed of Trust. Two of the wicked problems that face us now, covid and climate change, reveal the importance of trust. Covid and trust In myContinue reading “Trust, covid and climate”
How outrospective are you?
Outrospection is about shifting from introspection to a more external focus. Roman Krznaric labels the 20th Century as the Age of Introspection with the Freudian revolution popularising “the inward gaze, especially the idea of solving personal problems by delving into the inner, unconscious world of our childhood, dreams and forgotten memories”. [1] Do we spendContinue reading “How outrospective are you?”
Redefining management for the 21st Century
Management texts do a brilliant job of categorising and detailing management thinkers – the people that have shepherded or at least recorded the impressive rise of industrialisation in the 20th Century. Industrialisation generated unprecedented material advances for us. The down side is the impact on the environment and the ossification of management practice. I haveContinue reading “Redefining management for the 21st Century”
Positioning the economy
The economy has a privileged place in contemporary life. Economic metrics are reported a little like the weather and any politician who wants to be elected has to bend the knee to the hegemony of economics. A healthy economy is typically prioritised over other aspirations. That is thinking for yesterday’s world. For most of ourContinue reading “Positioning the economy”
Teacher or midwife?
“One of the only places operating largely as it did more than 50 years ago would be the local school.”[1] That was written in the early days of the Internet, and the pace of change is accelerating – is education keeping up? Otto Scharmer’s book Leading From the Emerging Future: From Ego-systems to Eco-Systems enableContinue reading “Teacher or midwife?”
Growing vegetable and fruit consumption in Northland
My colleague Connie Atkinson and I have worked with Daniela Johnson and Ngaire Rae from Manaia PHO to develop a discussion document Growing Vegetable and Fruit Consumption in Northland. The document is prompted by the need to reverse the rising tide of diet-related interest. It is also motivated by the desire to support local fruit andContinue reading “Growing vegetable and fruit consumption in Northland”
Fruit and vegetable bags for Northlanders
I am working on a distribution system for increasing fruit and vegetable production, supporting local growers and encouraging a local food movement. Here is a video to promote the idea. If you are a Northlander I’d love your feedback – or if you are from further afield and have some thoughts that might help, pleaseContinue reading “Fruit and vegetable bags for Northlanders”
Research Symposium @ MIT
No its not the Massachusetts MIT, its Manakau Institute of Technology in South Auckland. Mary Quin, Cheif Executive of Callaghan Innovation opened up providing an overview of the organisation’s mission to accelerate the development of technology companies in New Zealand. As a nation we remain exposed to our dependence on the booming dairy industry, butContinue reading “Research Symposium @ MIT”
If we want a better world, we need to be heard
As I write this, we are still in the grips of a severe storm. I can’t recall experiencing such winds – strong enough to break concrete power poles! Of course one weather event is not proof of climate change, but the evidence is lining up. The severe winds that have created damage in Northland (fromContinue reading “If we want a better world, we need to be heard”
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