Nature of Change
Possibility of Change
Most leaders know their company must change. But there is not a lot of change happening. Before asking how circularity transformation works, we ask whether it can happen at all.
Summer Reading 2026
Understanding Media
Marshall McLuhan is as pertinent today as he was in 1964, and the reason is his definition of media, which is broader than ours. Circularity transformation needs a media strategy in his sense of the word. Here is what he meant.
Automat
The Commissary
What if the best place in town were the one we all went to? The Commissary is the Automat reborn — good food made special, and within everyone's reach.
Carousel of Plenty
Something Borrowed
The performance economy comes home.
Energy Sovereignty
Energy Sovereignty
The household has been at the far end of a long fragile string for a century. Energy sovereignty is the move out. Solarpunk 2.0, and the triad that builds it.
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?
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.