Ecoliteracy: Learning from living systems

If we surrendered to earth’s intelligence we could rise rooted, like trees. — Rainer Maria Rilke, The Book of Hours

Facing complexity means befriending uncertainty and ambiguity

May God us keep from single vision and…

Bionics vs. biomimicry: from control of nature to sustainable participation in nature

Abstract: Quantum theory, complexity theory, and ecosystems theory, along with anthropogenic climate change and ecosystem collapses are confronting humanity with insights that will…

Spirituality, soul and solitude in nature

In December 2014 the ‘Action and Research Centre’ of the RSA (Royal Society for the…

How I Survived On A Universal Basic Income For A Year in the United States

Learning from and mimicking healthy ecosystems

Because ecosystems components are interdependent, by…

Sustainability as a learning journey: pilgrims and apprentices

Sustainability is not a fixed state that can be achieved and then maintained forever after. Sustainability is a dynamic process of co-evolution and a community-based process of continuous conversation and learning how to…

How the Wealthy Insulate Themselves from the Worst Impacts of Climate Change

Bio-inspired Design & Regenerative Cultures — an interview with Daniel Christian Wahl (Zygote Quarterly, Issue 17, 2016)

Daniel Christian Wahl is an international sustainability consultant and educator specializing in biologically inspired whole…

Joanna Macy reviews Designing Regenerative Cultures

To me as a life-long activist nourished on systems thinking and Buddhist teachings, this is one of the most intellectually exciting and soul stirring books I’ve read in years. I had the sense of drinking it, with pleasure and surprise, not…