These 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…

The weak signals pointing to what comes after the poly/metacrisis — In earlier posts, we introduced the term interstructure and we explored what the Capitalist Interstructure consists of (it’s complex). The good news is that weak signals are emerging of what a Post Capitalist Interstructure might consist of. Weak signals are simply data points that indicate significant change could be underway…

The interconnected elements that lead to the poly/metacrisis — Capitalist Interstructure is a phrase that helps us refer to the dynamic process of interaction between all the systems that make up complex societies. In this post we’ll briefly outline — at a very high level — the systems making up our existing (complex) societies. In a future post, we’ll…

A new word to help navigate the poly/metacrisis — Allow me to introduce a concept that may be useful for understanding the complex and interconnected nature of the world around us. The concept is interstructure, and it’s a surprisingly simple word. Interstructure is a portmanteau of Inter and Infrastructure, where: Inter- comes from Latin, meaning among or between. An…

A New Asset Class for the UHNWI Concerned About the Metacrisis — In today’s world, a small but growing number of billenials — millenials who have inherited wealth from billionaire parents — are looking for ways to elegantly and meaningfully communicate their status and commitment to a more sustainable future. Some have recognized that their wealth could be viewed as the world’s…

How climate change distracts us from the more sinister threat of constant economic growth and the debt-based monetary system — Throughout history — and particularly since the Industrial Revolution — we have witnessed the immense power of economic growth to transform societies and improve living standards. There is no denying the positive outcomes that economic progress can bring. However, it is crucial to critically examine the underlying assumptions and consequences…

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…

Showing 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…

If 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…