Category Archives: Sustainability
It is the cooking method stupid! – insights into energy usage and carbon dioxide production in the food production-consumption chain
By Alan McCrindle
The Take away – The most important variable in energy consumption and carbon dioxide production in food is in your hands – the way you cook your food is the major leverage point in the total food production-consumption system – are you cooking with the lid on the pot?
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Filed under ecology, Economics, Energy, Sustainability
Toyota’s Collapse – a sign of what to expect in the future – we grew to fast
“We pursued growth over the speed at which we were able to develop our people and our organisation and we should be sincerely mindful of that.” – Mr Toyoda explaining his understanding of why Toyota is now in such trouble. … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, Economics, Strategy, Sustainability
Bankers and Politicians a threat to society
Democracy and Capitalism share a common trait that is turning them into a problem and a threat to society. And the common thread is their short term focus which itself is a function of the prevailing world-view and the systems, … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Politics, Sustainability
A person or system that avoids making mistakes avoids learning
In today’s online Economist there is an article titled “Analysis Catalysis – Designers think that they can teach MBA’s and philanthropists a thing or two”. While design or systems thinkers could try to teach MBA’s and philanthropists a thing or … Continue reading
Filed under Sustainability
“Financial Depth” and sophistication or “diminishing Marginal returns” and Collapse
The thing about data is that it can made to say what ever you want it to say. A few weeks ago I read a quote to the effect – statistics is boring science fiction. It appealed … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Energy, Sustainability
High-speed broadband growth unsustainable: expert – Is “cloud computing” another securitisation delusion?
For me cloud computing looks like another securitisation folly. And new research out of the University of Melbourne that shows that the current high speed broadband growth is unsustainable makes me think I am on the right track. To … Continue reading
Filed under Economics, Energy, Sustainability
What has the UNs idea of Sustainable cities and sub-prime got in common?
The Economist Magazine has an article titled Sub-prime with the subtitle: Greener thinking for the poorer cities. I like the title “sub-prime” but for a different reason. And I would use the subtitle – “Shuffling deck chairs … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, Economics, Sustainability
Diminishing Marginal Returns and Societal Collapse – How close is the USA to the tipping point?
Yesterday I came across this chart . I am assuming it is using the correct data but I haven’t checked. If the data and the trend line are correct we should be very worried – very … Continue reading
Filed under ecology, Economics, Sustainability
Rediscovering Ancient Wisdom to save the human race
One of the by-products of modernity and the notion of constant progress is that Traditional ideas have been discarded for the new. In the Modern world view, reductive science is the measuring stick by which we make sense of the … Continue reading
