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eco-nomics: disrupted
the atlas of pro-sperity

society:
disrupted
environment: disrupted


eco-nomics: disrupted:
our atlas of pro-sperity



The thing about economics is this:

It stems from the Greek, "oikos", for home, hearth, surroundings, environment.
Not from anything to do with money. Fancy that. So ...

eco-logy: knowledge of the home, hearth, surroundings, environment
eco-nomics: management of the home, hearth, surroundings, environment

I don't think you can be an eco-nomist, therefore, without being an eco-logist.
Because how can you "manage" what you don't first "know"?

So given how creative we all are - what would an Atlas of All Things Pro-Sperity look like?
A basket of all the brilliant things we could do to address inclusive growth
(which I like to think of as the growth of inclusion ;)) , well-being,
with socially just, plantetarily safe, economic models?
And how can we use these ideas and examples
to create the home and place we want?

We can start by getting them on the same bit of paper (virtually speaking) -
this begins by us seeing how much extraordinary stuff
we're doing already: if you are doing something, add it here. Now! :)


www.atlasofprosperity.com

And in the meantime - check out these fabulous hearts and minds
who are poking our heads to think differently about eco-nomics...


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Tim Jackson - the fella who reminded us what pro-sperity really means:


Kate Raworth talking doing business in the doughnut ​at Futurefest2018, London


our pro-sperity colleagues:
examples of alternative economic models in action


1 making wellbeing a nation's purpose - COSTA RICA

Joseph Stiglitz: "Showing the way in San José – how Costa Rica gets it right " - Guardian, May 2018
Number one in the Happy Planet Index - 3 years on the trot. They're doing something right ...
Kate Pickett (she of The Spirit Level) writes in Open Democracy talks of this tiny nation taking its place on the WellBeing Economy Alliance.


2 iron and earth worker led initiative: tar sands to renewables in alberta, canada

CUSP Fellow Lucy Stone looks ar real life transformation: "The tar sands fields is hardly the first place you’d look for pioneering climate change projects but the worker-led Iron & Earth initiative showed hints of what could happen if fossil fuel workers wanted to change their jobs and prospects. "
Worker led - from tar sands to renewables.
They have a vision and a strategy; and they know collaboration is more than a word: "For too long, there has been a divide between environmentalism and energy sector workers. The argument from many governments has been that we need to decide between jobs or the environment. As workers in this sector, we know that we can create new jobs while reducing our impact on the environment, and we are committed to ensuring that this vision is realized."


3 buying on purpose: using anchor institutions to drive prosperity through procurement -     The Preston Model



Below is a document shared with Cafe Disruptif from Stephen Horscroft, Cornwall Council - on exactly the issue of the Preston model. Have a read. Our next mission is to get a bunch of officers and community economists (us!) up there to find out exactly what they're doing ...

Want to get involved? Comment below or email us on wildlybrilliant @ outlook dot com. The more the merrier...


4 universal basic income:
designing out inequality from the start by ensuring everyone is not in poverty to begin with


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5 social investment: but not as you know it:
Totnes Reconomy Project Local Entrepreneurs Forum

The Local Entrepreneur Forum is a powerful catalyst for a vibrant, bustling, and abundant new economy in the Totnes area. Every year, we bring entrepreneurs, investors, and other change makers together to learn from each other, form new relationships, and begin enterprising collaborations. Social, sustainable, regenerative, resilient, innovative – new enterprises creating meaningful livelihoods and contributing to the community in positive ways. This is the beating heart of what we call ‘community supported entrepreneurism’.
Everyone has a stake in their local economy and everyone can be an investor, too. Entrepreneurs need all kinds of support. Financial capital is important, but so are other forms of support, from expert mentoring to child care. Entrepreneurs supported by the community do better. The economy does better, too. It’s part of what make this place a nice place to live and raise a family. Find out more here: ​https://reconomycentre.org/home/lef

6 banking:
banks as irrigation tools, not as extractive vacuum cleaners...






So - if you're involved in something fantastically disruptive already - get it on the map!

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  • hello
  • The psycho-sociology of change
    • the importance of transgression
    • society: disrupted
    • environment: disrupted >
      • climate: disrupted >
        • CORNWALL VCSE CLIMATE RESPONSE
      • climate emergency declarers
      • climate truths and myths
    • thought: disrupted >
      • disruptive words
      • events calendar
      • the art and science of critical thinking
      • only bloody connect: why it's so dfficult to communicate the most crucial stuff on the planet
      • the art of change
      • cognitive dissidents
      • disruptive reads
    • economics: disrupted >
      • economics: disrupted - atlas of pro-sperity
    • gallery of disruption >
      • contact us
      • andy
      • chris h
      • faraday
      • jeremy
      • joey
      • pat
      • louis
      • manda
      • stephen
      • oliver
      • ruby
      • simon
      • natalia
      • sara
      • chris j
      • lynne
      • luke
      • mod
      • ian
      • rosie
      • matt
  • cafe disruptif gatherings
    • Autumn 2021: Climate and Health Skills Lab event TWO
    • Autumn 2020: Eco-nomics Disrupted : The Cornwall Doughnut Collective
    • Autumn 2020: climate and health skills lab event
    • Summer 2019: Climate Catastrophe: Dr Rupert Read
    • Summer 2019: Negotiating the Surrender: Dougald Hine
    • Winter 2018: Polyglot: The Art of Change
    • Autumn 2018: Climate Disrupted : in Good Company
    • Autumn 2018: Eco-nomics Disrupted : The Doughnut Hack
    • Summer 2018: Economics disrupted: reclaiming the ground
    • Summer 2018: The Psychology of Change II : Now It's Personal
    • Winter 2017: Launch - The Wet Fish
  • who we are
    • resilient us
  • Blog