We are now awakening to the responsibilities that come with our distinctive ability to consciously create our future.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, January 21, 2020)
In 1962, Rachael Carson warned us, with the publication of Silent Spring, that the indiscriminate use of pesticides was disrupting critical ecosystems and causing […]
In November 2019, David, with his life partner, Fran, visited Cape Town and Johannesburg, South Africa. This trip involved active participation in the Club of Rome Annual Meeting of Members and a Public Summit, and various engagements with faculty, students, and local leaders hosted by the University of Cape Town Graduate School of Business and […]
(Based on a working paper prepared for the 78th Annual Meeting of the Academy of Management on “Improving Lives” August 10-14, 2018, Chicago, Illinois, USA and subsequently published by the International Humanistic Management Association. This version is prepared for discussion with faculty, students, and other stakeholders at events hosted by the University of Cape Town […]
Our most prestigious universities continue to teach economic principles that empower corporations in the service of money, destroy Earth’s capacity to sustain life, leave the many in desperation, and drive humanity to self-extinction. An economics for the 21st century will guide us to an economy that empowers people in the service of life.
The climate crisis is our common cause, and we’ll need to elect a president that is willing to take it on.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, October 1, 2019)
We know that election year 2020 is important, but we have scarcely begun to grasp the epic depth of […]
At the 2018 Parliament of the World’s Religions in Toronto, David Korten, Jeremy Lent, Matthew Fox, and John B. Cobb, Jr., presented a series of four sessions focused on transitioning to an Ecological Civilization. Links […]
Humanity’s existential crisis can be resolved only when we the people stand united behind a vision of the world we truly want.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, August 19, 2019)
I just returned from a conference of influential decision-makers in China, where I presented on economics for an ecological […]
August 18, 2019, Revised – Version 4
[This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to ongoing discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. (For those who want to […]
July 2, 2019, Revised – Version 3
[This working paper was written by author, independent scholar, engaged citizen, and former Harvard Business School professor, Dr. David Korten, as a contribution to discussions framing a new economics for the 21st century. It may be freely shared in whole or in part. (The latest version of this paper […]
An economic system that serves everyone and the planet is necessary for our survival. Here are some guiding principles to get us there.
(Commentary originally published by YES! Magazine, July 2, 2019. It is excerpted from a longer working paper “A 21st Century Economics for the People of […]
