(WEForum) They say a picture speaks a thousand words, so here’s the state of humanity in a single image. It’s the “Doughnut” of social and planetary boundaries and it could just turn out to be the compass we need for creating a safe and just 21st century. ... read more

Original: https://www.kateraworth.com/doughnut/

(ForeignPolicy.com - Parag Khanna) Going stateless to maximize profits, multinational companies are vying with governments for global power. Who is winning?....At first glance, the story of Accenture reads like the archetype of the American dream. One of the world’s biggest consulting companies, which commands tens of billions of dollars in annual revenues, was born in the 1950s as a small division of accounting firm Arthur Andersen. Its first major project was advising General Electric to install a computer at a Kentucky facility in order to automate payment processing. Several decades of growth followed, and by 1989, the division was successful enough to become its own organization: Andersen Consulting. ... read more at ForeignPolicy.com

(Cicero -Daniel Stelter) Zum ersten Mal hat die Europäische Zentralbank die Billionengrenze bei ihren Staatsanleihen-Käufen durchbrochen. Doch mit dem Geld wird nur Zeit erkauft. Alle Beteiligten halten lieber an einer Lüge fest, als zuzugeben, dass das System so nicht aufrechtzuerhalten ist. ... ganzen Artikel lesen bei Cicero 

Integral European Conference #IEC2016 - Said E. Dawlabani --- Now we’re going to focus fully on the state of the capitalist system. Today, capitalism is experiencing one of the most profound challenges in its history. Some leading thinkers believe that it might not even survive the current technological disruption. We’re going to take a look at some of the trends that are shaping that thinking and what the future looks like from a value systems perspective. .. read more at integralleadershipreview.com

(Zeit Online) Geld existiert nicht mehr und die Liebe gilt vor allem uns selbst. Fünf Thesen, wie die Sharing Economy unser Leben verändern wird. ... ganzen Artikel bei ZeitOnline lesen

(Zeit Online) Wir teilen immer mehr: Autos, Musik, Wohnungen und Sofas. Aber die Sharing Economy macht die Welt nicht unbedingt besser. Dazu müsste man viel weiter denken. ... ganzen Artikel bei Zeit Online lesen

(Zeit Online) Grundeinkommen - "80 Prozent der neuen Jobs entstehen im Niedriglohnsektor" - Der ehemalige US-Gewerkschaftsboss Andrew Stern wirbt für ein bedingungsloses Grundeinkommen als neuen amerikanischen Traum. Wie passt das zum Arbeitsethos der USA? ... das vollständige Interview lesen bei Zeit online

(Foreign Affairs)The historian Frank Trentmann has written the first total history of consumption. Empire of Things is an original, ambitious account that begins in the fifteenth century, spans the globe, and examines a wide range of regimes, from liberal democracies to fascist dictatorships. The book could hardly be more relevant: since the Great Recession began in 2007, the world has been mired in a global economic crisis with the consumer at its core. .. read more at https://www.foreignaffairs.com

About Frank Trentmann: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Trentmann

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