Published in Society 4.0·PinnedOrganizing Principles for a World in TransitionThese core assumptions & guiding ideas can help navigate the collapse (I think) — When the notorious and questionable global lockdowns of 2020 commenced, I set out to develop a framework that would (hopefully) enable the wise and conscious navigation of a world gone mad. My intention was to explore the nexus of disease, food, water, energy, climate change, but within the context of…Transformation4 min readTransformation4 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Oct 13, 2022Introducing ‘Conscious ESG’A newsletter for professionals who are pissed off about ESG — A lot has happened for me over the past 12 months. Many things have come together, and many things are not quite there yet. Much has been accomplished, and yet much is still to be done. COP27 is coming up in just under a month. Will anything significant come out…Esg2 min readEsg2 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Oct 11, 2022The Cycle of CivilizationShowing Defining Characteristics for Each Phase of the Cycle — Question: How do we account for the seemingly inexplicable rise in grandiose narcissistic behavior post-2020? Think of all the little hitlers who’ve made a name for themselves since 2020, with behavior that matches the criteria for narcissistic personality disorder: Jacinda Ardern, Prime Minister of New Zealand Sam Bankman-Fried, founder of…Civilization6 min readCivilization6 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Sep 15, 2022Part 3: Net Zero is an Economic PolicyIf Net Zero is a House of Cards, Green Renewable Energy is the Deck of Cards — This video series is an attempt to provide organizing principles for understanding the human and planetary condition. You can find an overview of the series here. It will make much more sense if you watch Part 1 and Part 2 before watching this video. In Part 3 we explore ways…Net Zero Carbon15 min readNet Zero Carbon15 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Sep 13, 2022Part 2: What is Emerging?Evolution and Leaps in Complexity — This 3-part video series is an attempt to provide organizing principles for understanding the human and planetary condition. You can find an overview of the series here. It will make much more sense if you watch Part 1 before watching this video. In Part 2 we explore the evolutionary cycle…Evolution12 min readEvolution12 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Sep 12, 2022Part 1: The Changing World OrderThe Repeating Cycle of Human Civilizations — This 3-part video series is an attempt to provide organizing principles for understanding the human and planetary condition. You can find an overview of the series, with links to Parts 2 and 3 here. In Part 1 we explore the roughly 275-year cycle all civilizations progress through as they rise…History14 min readHistory14 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Apr 27, 2021Introducing the Society 4.0 MapThis is how we find each other during the 2021 bifurcation* — Society5 min readSociety5 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Apr 27, 2021Frequently Asked QuestionsAbout the Society 4.0 map & dashboard — You can see the interactive map these questions refer to here and you can read an introduction to the map here. For questions about the book, see Society 4th.org. We’ll add to these FAQs as we receive additional questions. Frequently Asked Questions Tap to skip directly to any question, or scroll through. Purpose …9 min read9 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Apr 27, 2021Society 4.0 DefinedA term which describes the meta-community redesigning the value systems, reward systems, and social contracts underpinning society. — Society 4.0 Definition Society 4.0 (also known as 社会 4.0 in Simplified Chinese, समाज 4.0 in Hindi, جمعية 4.0 in Arabic, Société 4.0 in French, Sociedad 4.0 in Spanish, Gesellschaft 4.0 in German, and Maatschappij 4.0 …Climate Change2 min readClimate Change2 min read
Published in Society 4.0·Apr 27, 2021Areas of Expertise, Categories & Roles on the Society 4.0 MapWhat the little colored dots on the Society 4.0 Map mean — Society10 min readSociety10 min read
