The REGENERATION of THE COMMON GOOD
Rock Against Racism (RAR) was born in 1976 at a moment of moral urgency in the United Kingdom—when racist violence was rising on the streets and the far-right National Front was gaining ground at the ballot box. What began as a cultural response quickly became a movement: between 1976 and 1982, RAR activists organized carnivals, … Read more
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
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
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
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?
Jaz Brisack, nationally known as a co-founder of Starbucks Workers United, is a practitioner in residence at the UC Berkeley Labor Center. During their year-long residency, Brisack developed the “Inside Organizer School,” which they co-founded in 2018 to train non-union workers and “salts” to unionize their workplaces. Brisack is the author of the bestseller Get on … Read more
Filip Geuens is a seasoned business transformation consultant and manager. With over three decades of experience, he specializes in developing revenue strategies, leading sales and marketing operations, solving complex business challenges and change management. Living in Vienna and working in CEE and CIS in the 1990s showed him that large-scale societal change is possible. Filip … Read more
In this time of permacrisis—where climate breakdown, economic inequality, democratic erosion, cultural fragmentation, and war crimes converge—we recognize that the systems and leaders governing our lives are failing to serve people and planet. The pursuit of narrow, extractive self-interest has corrupted our institutions, deepened divisions, and eroded trust. We stand at a crossroads: continue down the … Read more
Jonathon Porritt is an eminent writer and campaigner on sustainable development. For the last 30 years, Jonathon has provided strategic advice to leading UK and international companies to deepen their understanding of today’s converging environmental and climate crises. He is also focused on intergenerational justice, supporting young people in their activities around sustainable development issues … Read more
David Cobb is a “people’s lawyer” who has sued corporate polluters, lobbied elected officials, run for political office himself, and been arrested for non-violent civil disobedience. He believes we must provoke—and win– a peaceful revolution for a peaceful, just, sustainable and cooperative society if we are to survive. In 2004, he ran for President of … Read more