By Peter van Gorsel There can be no doubt about the importance of economics for many areas of our society. At the most basic level, economics attempts to explain how and why we make the choices we do. Four key concepts: scarcity, supply and demand, costs and benefits, and incentive can help explain many decisions that humans make. But are they all what drives our behaviour? … [Read more...] about Homo Economicus
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MUSIC for NEW MEDIA 1997-2001
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Chronicle from the Future
By Rosana Agudo. Vision & Life CoachIn the year 2020, “The Year of the Great Pause”, human beings, in search of Unity in Diversity as the main global aspiration, found that the planetary crisis, the COVID 19 virus, not only affected human beings without distinction of race, gender, social class... but also made us aware that it was a virus that affected the HUMAN … [Read more...] about Chronicle from the Future
Truth Decay and Truth Engines
7 JUNE 2018 - OLUMIDE - RESEARCH DEVELOPMENT Written by Dr Peter Cochrane. “Anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your … [Read more...] about Truth Decay and Truth Engines
Natural Capital & new innovation strategies
By Tom Bosschaert, Director, Except Integrated Sustainability Jan 27, 2014 The land we grow our food on, water that flows through it, animals and plants living in this environment, and the oceans - the birthplace of life. This, and more, is our natural capital; the value represented by our ecosystems, species, and everything in between that we rely on to persist on this … [Read more...] about Natural Capital & new innovation strategies