Magazine
Silent heroism
Alisa Resnik never had much confidence in herself. Perhaps it was the way her family criticized her as a child, or maybe it was the general negativity of communist Russia when she was growing up in St. Petersburg in the 1980s. Whatever the reason, she often thought she was unworthy, and the idea of Read More...
Coffee couture
Jason Chen, founder of Taiwanese textile manufacturer Singtex, made what may be the company’s most important decision because his wife told him he smelled bad. They were getting coffee at a Starbucks, and he had just been to the gym. “Why don’t you just put coffee grounds in your Read More...
Knowing without words
Margaret Rekers was planning to start her own business, but a job opened up that suited her perfectly—or at least that’s what everyone else told her. The educational psychologist and youth coach in Bodegraven, the Netherlands, took the job. “I let myself be convinced,” she says. “I worked Read More...
Lessons from the present
Eckhart Tolle doesn’t shy away from difficult subjects. Recurring bouts of anxiety and suicidal depression, which he suffered in his 20s, became fodder for a transformation that led him to drop his graduate studies and spend his days on park benches in London, watching the world go by. During Read More...
“I feel good here”
Marlies de Jong lived with her husband and two children in a spacious home with a beautiful yard overlooking the river in the Netherlands. It sounds idyllic, but she wasn’t happy there. The house smelled musty. It was dank and gloomy. The acoustics were terrible. The house sucked all her energy Read More...
Effortless Meditation: The Spirit of Now
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] By Jurriaan Kamp, Editor-in-Chief [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text] Just as Peter Russell is sitting down on the deck of his houseboat, a great cormorant lands on the tall wooden pole jutting up from the water nearby. Russell’s boat is moored in the Read More...
Shout it From the Rooftops
From rooftop units to desert electricity plants, India is harnessing solar power to reduce emissions and fight poverty. [caption id="attachment_297516" align="aligncenter" width="592"] Affordable systems from companies like selco are enabling more and more indian families to go Read More...
"Democracy Depends Upon the Creative Power of Every Man"
Mary Parker Follett was a progressive management consultant. In 1918, she published The New State, in which she applied her holistic world view to politics. At that time, women had the right to vote in only a handful of countries. A lot has changed, but her analysis of the crucial role of Read More...
True Citizenship
Tom Atlee, “wise democracy” pioneer and co-director of the Co-Intelligence Institute in Eugene, Oregon, on how public conversations can inform public policy. Marco Visscher | September/October 2012 Issue Your books explain how citizens can be involved in formulating policy on complex issues. Read More...
The Wisdom of Crowds
How to involve ordinary citizens in complex political decisions. [caption id="attachment_295685" align="alignleft" width="369"] Photo: www.tekno.dk[/caption] Marco Visscher | September/October 2012 Issue The Teknologirådet, a Danish advisory council that informs the public and politicians about Read More...