GPS BY SECTOR
Updates: Food Production + Distribution
The strongest May 8–15 signal was this: Food systems are being redesigned for resilience — not just yield. The week showed pressure from food-price inflation, […]
Month: May 2026
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
On World Press Freedom Day
World Press Freedom Day: Truth, Freedom, and Survival. By Chuck Woolery, Former Chair, United Nations Association, Council of Organizations Annually on May 3, it’s worth […]
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 […]