Is our monetary system failing us? The book I mentioned last week, Rethinking Money: How New Currencies Turn Scarcity into … Read More
Rethinking Money
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Money Makes The World Go Round?
When I give a talk about my adventures, I almost always describe the obituary exercise that I did around 20 … Read More
Whose are your Hoops?
Yesterday I was giving a talk at Newlands Girls School, plus a minibus-ful of boys from nearly Desborough College, so … Read More
Crafting a Career in Conversation
Last week I wrote a blog post about Crafting a Career in Conservation. Sometimes it feels more like I’m crafting … Read More
Crafting a Career in Conservation
A few weeks ago, I received an email from Ana, a biologist based in Chile, who was interested in moving … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 11: Political Courage
Yet again, I marvel at how much my class is happening at the perfect time – ah well, maybe I … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 8: Managerial Courage
We may not often think of courage in the context of work. Unless we’re a firefighter, or a soldier, or … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 7: Courage and Truth
When I put this syllabus together last summer, I had no idea that truth would be such a topical subject, … Read More
The Art of Living Courageously Week 6: Courageous Decision-Making
This week is really the crux of the class, because courage is all about the choices we make as we … Read More