I’m starting to get some thought convergence on this subject. An early seed is my interest in socially responsible investing (SRI). At a first level, it started as mutual funds doing filtering, refusing to buy stocks of companies deemed socially irresponsible – however you choose to define it. In truth, [...]
Archive for February, 2006
Socially Responsible Investing or Not Speculating?
Posted in Along the Way on February 22, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
Lessons from Military Management
Posted in Along the Way on February 8, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
I’m headed off to school to fill my brain once again to overflowing. Before it’s too late, I wanted to capture some inspiration from the Executive-in-Residence from our January session, a retired army Colonel Mike Kendall. It’s tempting to think it’s a bit odd for a green fuzzy business [...]
The Good Life and the Good Economy
Posted in Along the Way on February 2, 2006 | Leave a Comment »
In economics our discussion has turned to a truly basic question: what do we really need? Instead of focusing on how we could imagine wanting more than we have, and therefore there is scarcity, let’s examine that basic question. Is there really scarcity? Do we really NEED more goods?
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