Valuing the Artist
Art in the broadest sense – including fine art, performance art, literature, music and so on – provides priceless value to individuals and society as a … Read more
Art in the broadest sense – including fine art, performance art, literature, music and so on – provides priceless value to individuals and society as a … Read more
Dealing with complexity is an inefficient and unnecessary waste of time, attention and mental energy. There is never any justification for things being complex when they … Read more
‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.’ – Nelson Mandela ‘The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.’ … Read more
Convivial tools include technologies, techniques and institutions that allow people to thrive. Unfortunately, people are losing touch with their innate productive capacities and are increasingly becoming … Read more
“Ever bigger machines, entailing ever bigger concentrations of economic power and exerting ever greater violence against the environment, do not represent progress: they are a denial … Read more
We are living in the biggest consumption explosion in history, and it could well be terminal, if we don’t stop. Diminishing man The Latin word absumo … Read more
Not all consumption is good and not all consumption is bad. Since some consumption provides well-being, people often think more consumption will provide more well-being. This … Read more
People often ask what is the benefit to them of being sustainable? The answer is that there are many profound benefits, although they don’t seem to … Read more