Monthly Archives: December 2008

Ordinary Business

Commerce and trade are some of the most basic and ancient human activities.  This is a theme that has run through a number of my BlogTalkRadio conversations, particularly with Marsha Shenk and Jahn Ballard.  I spoke with Jahn last week on the show, in a segment entitled Lean and Green Transformation.  Jahn is a truly [...]

What is a Car For, Anyway?

This morning I interviewed Steve Meyer, Founder and CEO of Mainstreet Pedicabs, on my BlogTalkRadio Show. Steve started off studying both Ecology and Economics, worked in real estate development for a few years, and then started Mainstreet Pedicabs. Mainstreet is the largest manufacturer of pedicabs in North America, and ships pedicabs to major cities all [...]

InterBeing, Buddhism and Business

Last night I read a fascinating article in What is Enlightenment? Magazine (www.wie.org) by Howard Bloom subtitled “Descartes’ Delusion”.  The delusion was that René Descartes settled himself into a house in Amsterdam, back in 1636, and decided he’d sit there, more or less by himself, until he penetrated the bedrock of reality, ie “What is [...]