Graphic: Non-Partisan Reality-Based Governance

Facing Page Graphic in ELECTION 2008: Lipstick on the Pig (EIN, 2008),  used with permission from Dr. Paul Ray, “The New Political Compass” (2004), adapted with addition of emerging zero-waste circle, provided in original form via electronic mail.

Review: Reality Is Broken–Why Games Make Us Better and How They Can Change the World

Jane McGonigal 6 Star for Concept–Ignores Past Pioneers–Energizes Us All February 28, 2011 I took the time to read all of the reviews to date, and was reminded again of the chasm between those who understand technology and its possibilities, and those who do not. Being among the latter, in part because I am a …

Why Boeing is Imploding–Spinney, Sprey, & Reality vs Political Engineering & Government Spec Cost Plus

Below are three separate contributions:  Spinney on Sprey; Sprey on Boeing; and Seattle Times on Boeing. CHUCK SPINNEY SOUNDS OFF President Obama says that restoring America’s competitiveness is one of his top priorities.  Yet under his watch, deindustrialization, financialization, and globalization continue without interruption.  Many advocates of defense spending argue that spinoffs from the Pentagon’s …

Weak Signals: Reality Sandwich Business Shamanism

Business Shamanism Daniel Pinchbeck Using the tools of corporations to reprogram global society and distribute a new cultural operating system Image by fdcomite, courtesy of Creative Commons license. Now that the Evolver network and brand have established themselves to a certain extent, I want to look ahead to developments I hope to see in the …