GPS BY SECTOR
Update: Localization
The strongest signal of the week: localization is becoming a practical operating system for resilience. It is no longer only about “buy local.” It now […]
Month: May 2026
Better Understandings
The Industrial Age is Over. Our global systems have not caught up.
Most of today’s institutions were built for a world of mass production, centralized power, cheap energy, endless extraction, command-and-control management, and one-way communication. That world […]
GPS BY SECTOR
Update: Mobility + Transportation as a Service
The strongest signal of the week: transportation is no longer just about vehicles. It is becoming an integrated system of energy, data, infrastructure, public access, […]
FTS PUBLIC AND PLANETARY HEALTH
Why drugs cost so much, 101: Medicine monopolies
We’re always asking: Why do drugs cost so freaking much? And it’s a complicated question. There are a bunch of reasons — to be sure. But in our […]
FTS PUBLIC AND PLANETARY HEALTH
The Supreme Court case that could slow generic drugs
It’s a case you’ve (probably) never heard of: This week, the Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Hikma v. Amarin — a legal battle that could impact […]
Economics
How a massive tax fraud that makes the Channel Islands loophole look like a tea party
Richard Allen comes across a massive tax fraud that makes the Channel Islands loophole look like a tea party. He teams up with two more […]
Economics
Tax Justice
“Tax is one of the smartest investments you can make.” That’s Professor Chris Harrop’s promise to companies, and his new tax funded impact model proves it […]
Imagination in Action
Holistic Design and Management Leads the Way
Interviewer: Bailey Chambers There have always been individuals in all parts of the world that have realized that something was wrong with the way things […]
GPS BY SECTOR
Circularity in Designed Systems
Circularity in design moved from “sustainability idea” to operating system. The strongest signals came from packaging regulation, textile-to-textile recycling, building-material reuse, and new design-for-recycling standards. […]
INSIGHTS
The most important governance word never used.
As the U.S. approaches the 250th anniversary of “Declaration of Independence” only 61 days away, it’s past time we consider the most damaging word in […]
INSIGHTS
Don’t Fear the Future
Every tool can be used for good–or bad. A hammer can build a house. A hammer could kill a person. We should not be afraid […]
Production, Reinvented
Transportation: The New Mobility System
Transportation is being rebuilt from the ground up. Not just how we move. But how energy, infrastructure, logistics, land use, batteries, grids, ports, fleets, freight […]
Production, Reinvented
Health: Designing Conditions for Life
Prevention is the best Medicine: Public health and planetary health are no longer separate stories. They are one system. The question is no longer only: […]
Production, Reinvented
Personal and Digital Democracy: Who Controls the Systems?
Democracy is being rewritten in real time. Not only by elections. By algorithms. By platforms. By data systems. By digital identity. By AI. By search […]
Production, Reinvented
ICT and Cybersecurity: The Stability Layer of Modern Life
ICT and Cybersecurity: The Stability Layer of Modern Life Cybersecurity is no longer just about stopping hackers. It is about maintaining the stability of the […]
Production, Reinvented
Food Production and Distribution: The System Is Being Re-Architected
The food system is moving from a model built around farms, long supply chains, global shipping, and fragile distribution networks toward a more localized, resilient, […]
Production, Reinvented
Clean + Renewable Energy
Clean energy’s new bottleneck The question is no longer: “Will clean energy replace fossil fuels?” The real question now is: Can our grids, governance, and […]