By Christopher McGuire As public interest in ethical, environmentally sound consumption and production has grown, the marketplace for sustainability has become increasingly complex. With a plethora of “green” and “sustainable” products available to us, what criteria should we use to make our decisions? Where should we look to acquire the goods, materials and services we need? As always, the first step lies in clearly defining our terms and goals. Let’s …Read More
The Whole Systems Approach
LIFT Co-Founder Shawn Berry was featured in the Green Business Entrepreneurs Success Summit on Wednesday, speaking about strategies for small businesses and conscious entrepreneurs. Check out his talk here.
The Green Business Entrepreneurs Success Summit
Are you a green business owner or social entrepreneur who believes you can make a positive impact in the world without going broke? Have you always longed to start a sustainable business, but you are not quite sure how to do it, or don’t know what you want to sell? Whether you are an aspiring social entrepreneur or already have a sustainable business you want to take to the next …Read More
LIFT Holds First Next Economy Summit
This past Thursday, LIFT held the first in a series of Summit events in San Francisco’s Mission district. The Summit brought together leaders from an eclectic mix of industries: there were green roofers, social organizers, investors, web developers and technologists, filmmakers, realtors, and storytellers, all united by their pioneering efforts in the Next Economy. Guests mingled over fresh veggies and Cowgirl Creamery cheese — donated by Bi Rite Market — …Read More
House Rules
It’s commonplace these days to see ecology and economy represented as two opposing paradigms in permanent conflict. In political discourse, for example, a politician often has to choose to appear either pro-business or pro-environment, but not both. At best, they can advocate for a compromise between the two opposing agendas. But, as more and more thinkers and activists are pointing out, this whole duality is mistaken. Ecology and economy are …Read More
Wholeness – the Next Standard
What does wholeness have to do with the next economy? We have all heard of the externalized costs of the old economy, not taking into account the social and environmental impacts of the production, distribution and ultimate end of life cycle of products. Now that we are moving into the next economy, looking at just part of the equation is no longer relevant. Wholeness is the new standard. Are we taking …Read More
Welcome to the Next Economy!
This web log catches and stores commentary and stories from the next economy to help us all better understand the characteristics and indicators of an economy that works for all life so we can move our organizations and our lives in that direction. Expect to see links to data, presentations, videos and stories of the places, organizations and faces of the next economy with constructive, critical commentary from LIFT and …Read More