On the Bubble
Why Self-Disrupt?
The environmental imperative is the reason to begin. This is about why you'll be glad you did it. Have to versus get to. Part I of a two-part conclusion.
Future Proofing
Vendor Dependency and the Loveless Long-Term Relationship
In a performance economy, the product is a vessel. The software is the spirit. What happens when the spirit departs?
Diplomacy
From Managers to Diplomats
Managing within a system in decline is a form of denial.
Circudyne Odyssey
A Circudyne Odyssey
Closing out a season tracing a constellation of thinkers and ideas behind circular transformation — sharpening how we see perception, storytelling, and imagination, and preparing the ground for a harder question: what circularity must now deliver.
Perfect Days
"Something Goes Wrong!"
We’ve absorbed decades of stories that teach us to wait for the break: build a world, then watch it fall, because “something goes wrong!” is where the meaning begins. Tales of the Circular Century require a different rhythm. “Perfect Days” reveals the quiet power of a world that holds.
Cultural Mythology
Closing the Mythology Gap
When the world changes faster than our stories, organizations lose coherence and momentum. This Letter shows how Joseph Campbell, George Lucas, and Coca-Cola demonstrated the deeper work of cultural renewal — and what it means to become fit for purpose in the Circular Century.
Dunkirk
Dunkirk Spirit and Circular Transformation
Like the Royal Navy at Dunkirk, today's corporations are unfit for the task. Circular transformation needs 1,000 small boats, not one big ship. What's yours?
Connection
Building Cultural Momentum
Cultural mythology shapes what people want more than rational analysis. We adopt behaviors and identities by watching others embody them successfully. Shared experiences accelerate the cultural momentum that makes circularity feel inevitable.