The REGENERATION of THE COMMON GOOD
Mikio Shishido founded the Kamakura Mindfulness Lab to bring the spirit of Zen and mindfulness to corporate management, organizational development and human resource development. He also co-founded Zen 2.0, an international forum on Zen and mindfulness, which is held annually at Kenchoji Temple in Kamakura. He is a co-author of Marketing ZEN. Kamakura is not … Read more
One of Brazil’s most respected business leaders, Fábio Colletti Barbosa is known for combining strong executive leadership with a values-driven approach to management. Throughout his career, he has held top leadership roles including President of Banco Santander, FEBRABAN, Natura,and others. Educated at Fundação Getulio Vargas and IMD in Switzerland, Barbosa built his leadership style in … Read more
Les Szabo is Chief Strategy & Impact Officer at Dr. Bronner’s, the top-selling natural brand of soap in North America. He joined Dr. Bronner’s in 2013. In his current role, Les guides company-wide strategic planning and leads initiatives that strengthen organizational capabilities and drive sustainable growth. He oversees four core functions: Organizational Planning & Project Management, Philanthropy, … Read more
Christian Felber is an Austrian activist, book writer, university lecturer, international speaker and contemporary dancer. He initiated the Economy for the Common Good movement and the project Bank for the Common Good. The Economy for the Common Good is a young social movement and a concrete model for a new economy that started five years ago in Austria. … Read more
We met Lucia Lauro a little over four years ago when she was blazing a trail of social-entrepreneurship in the heart of Palermo’s Ballaro neighborhood – with Al Fresco Bistrot, Cotti in Fragranza, and Casa San Francesco Rooms. Now, she’s helping other social entrepreneurs improve their game as a strategic adviser and project manager with … Read more
The Future Teenager Imagine a young teenager born twenty years from now walking through a supermarket. They pick up a loaf of bread and turn the package in their hands. The label does not list only calories or price, or a nutrition score, it tells how much soil was replenished, how much water was returned, … Read more
Leoluca Orlando is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) and the former long-serving Mayor of Palermo, widely celebrated for his transformative leadership in revitalizing the Sicilian capital. During his tenure, Orlando spearheaded a comprehensive regeneration of the city, pulling it out of the dark shadow of Mafia dominance and systemic corruption that had plagued … Read more
Watch: Jaz Brisack is the bestselling author of Get on the Job and Organize: Standing Up for a Better Workplace and a Better World – a riveting “how-to” guide for the new Union movement sweeping the US. A few reviews of the book: “Here’s the light to illuminate these dark times — an account of … Read more
Victoria Hurth works globally at the intersect of academia and hands-on business to help companies transition to be drivers of long-term wellbeing for all (sustainability). This includes advising executives across a wide range of sectors on the intersect between purpose, sustainability, ESG and reporting and how to lead the transformative change needed. Her forthcoming book … Read more
Daniel Erasmus explains how ClimateGPT can make a difference at this late stage of the game. Watch: NOTE: we used ClimateGPT to dig deeper into the seven wicked problems for our book: Wicked Problems: What can we do in this Time of Collapse?