... a beginner at something

Money—pick-me-up

In this video, Bernard Lietaer starts with what the Occupy movement may stand for, moves on to the systemic issues of monetary monoculture and introduces the reason the Swiss economy is so amazingly stable - resilience through monetary diversity. Without realizing, we already use complementary currencies. Listen to what happens where society puts these to good use. Hat tip Michel Bauwens.

How to make love to planet Earth

 

 

- not good enough to stop pillaging and polluting. Promise to steal less will not do.

- get a date and more. Enjoy and respect nature, often. She will let you

- make love with Earth by understanding the nature of ecosystems, and helping them grow. Every day

- the sun does it. We climax by coming home and by

 

- harvest. Take only what Earth freely gives without bleeding.

- help nurture the next generation in thrivable spirit. Enjoy the view again.

 

-- CoCreatr

 

 

Inspired by Venessa and Spirit Lovers. Image via graphicshunt.

Bicycling on good Spirits

yes, they are both good, my new almost unused 2008 HP Velotechnik Spirit recumbent bicycle on the left,and its 2003 sibling that carried me for some 19,000 km.


Want to know what I use it for? Mostly for commuting. Want to know why and how I got the second Spirit? As for why, well, among bicycles, this is a Rolls Royce.

Why Work Products Matter More Than Procedures

Aiming to transparently learn from competence and passion.

 

Too often, well-meaning people think ...process improvement is about creating, training, and implementing detailed processes or procedures. If they just build the perfect procedure, using all the right words and having a perfect format, engineers and project managers will recognize the intrinsic value of the procedure, pick it up and use it, right? Most of us recognize this outcome is unlikely. But why?