In 2010, after 40 years trying to work within the industrial growth society, Dave walked away from it. During that 40 years he advised entrepreneurs about innovation, research, sustainability, coping with complexity, and the effective use of knowledge and social media, started a blog in 2003 called How to Save the World, which documents what he’s learned about how the world really works, and how we might create better ways to live and make a living, and in 2007 authored his first book, Finding the Sweet Spot: A Natural Entrepreneur’s Guide to Responsible, Sustainable, Joyful Work.
Now he spends his mornings in meditative practice, alone and with others, reconnecting with all-life-on-Earth, with his instincts and senses, and with the pain so many of us feel for Gaia and its suffering. He spends his afternoons in facilitation practice, organizing and helping activists to develop innovative and effective ways to undermine and end industrial growth society, so that a new, healthy, natural society can take its place. He is not optimistic about this happening. He spends his evenings in reflective practice, play, imagining possibilities, and writing.
Not sure this will get me invitations to speak at conferences, or to collaborate on projects. But it’s who I am, now, and perhaps, under all the gunk I’d accumulated, who I’ve always been. Nobody-but-myself. It just fits.
> In 2010, after 40 years trying to work within the industrial growth society
I would probably have written “after 40 years working within…”
Love the bird image and logo.
Comment by Stephen Downes — January 7, 2010 @ 15:56
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Trackback by uberVU - social comments — January 7, 2010 @ 16:12
Welcome home, Dave! :)
Comment by girish — January 8, 2010 @ 01:15
Yep…. It fits:-) Good stuff, Dave.
Comment by Janene — January 8, 2010 @ 07:45
That would make you about 58, Dave. You do look very young!
It’s very light and fluffy – maybe an injection of a little more gung-ho spirit would be good; but it all depends on your audience.
Best
Keith
Comment by Keith Farnish — January 8, 2010 @ 08:56
Best of luck Dave!
Comment by Bruce Lewin — January 11, 2010 @ 00:25