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A “Decent” Economy Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 1 - No PovertySustainable Development Goal 12Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goal 8

A “Decent” Economy

“If you define the goal of a society as GNP , that society will do its best to produce GNP. It will not produce welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency unless you define a goal and regularly measure and report the state of welfare, equity, justice, or efficiency.” ~Donella Meadows More…
Mike Kensler
February 1, 2021
Director’s Corner: Innovate, Or Else Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 2Sustainable Development Goal 7Sustainable Development Goal 8Sustainable Development Goal 9

Director’s Corner: Innovate, Or Else

"The Stone Age did not end because humans ran out of stones. It ended because it was time for a re-think about how we live." ~William McDonough Photo credit: Haiku Deck This month in our exploration of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals, created by 193 countries under the auspices of…
Mike Kensler
January 5, 2021
Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy? Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 10Sustainable Development Goal 16Sustainable Development Goal 5Sustainable Development Goals

Director’s Corner December 2020: Concentrated Wealth or Democracy?

“We must make our choice. We may have democracy, or we may have wealth concentrated in the hands of a few, but we can’t have both.” ~ Louis Brandeis, Supreme Court Justice Goal 10 of the 17 international Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) is Reduced Inequalities; specifically, income and wealth distribution…
Mike Kensler
December 1, 2020
Director’s Corner: Humanity’s Design Problem & Nature’s Design Solutions Director's CornerSustainable Development Goal 15Sustainable Development Goal 9

Director’s Corner: Humanity’s Design Problem & Nature’s Design Solutions

“We see a world of abundance, not limits.  In the midst of a great deal of talk about reducing the human ecological footprint, we offer a different vision.  What if humans designed products and systems that celebrate an abundance of human creativity, culture, and productivity?  That are so intelligent and…
Mike Kensler
November 4, 2020