Interconnections versus structure - a different way to look at reality
Here is some inspiration from Fritjof Capra, a physicist made famous by his book “The Tao of Physics”. But it is not from this book that...
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Oct 20, 2020
Finding spirituality in Nature
"Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better." Albert Einstein Years ago, while living in Peru, Amanda Stronza...
Jul 13, 2020
Perspective is the most powerful tool you have
Having a chat the other day with a dear friend inspired me to write a piece on perspective. I will share a few thoughts of mine - both on...
Jun 11, 2020
Some ramblings from Small is Beautiful Economics as if People Mattered
I am busy reading (surprisingly, for the first time) "Small is Beautiful: Economics as if People Mattered" by EF Schumacher, written in...
Apr 26, 2020
Some inspirational musings for your quarantine
This week I thought I would share some writings and musings by other people which have been giving me some guidance. I hope they do you...
Apr 19, 2020
What will the world look like after COVID-19
We are all living in deep uncertainty right now. Lock-down. Discussions are taking place within teams tasked to decide each country's...
Mar 9, 2020
What humanity might learn from corona
Last time I spoke I was waiting on results of my coronavirus test. I turned out to be negative. But since then many things have unfolded....
Jan 13, 2020
Two must-reads for the start of the year
I am very excited to share with you in this Weekly the recent launch of two books by colleagues of mine. The first book is by Desta...
Jan 8, 2020
New Decade, New Leaders
It is no secret that we have begun the near year with our world in turmoil. A colleague much more senior, intelligent and experienced...
Oct 14, 2019
Launch of new children's book Ellie and the Desert
Myself and Hage Mukwendje (illustrator) are pleased to announce that (finally!) we have finished and are launching the children's book...
Oct 6, 2019
What is Love
I have written many times before about Dana Meadows, one of the best system dynamics modellers in the world, and a person who has...
Jun 23, 2019
Growth and development are not synonyms
I submitted this piece the other day to the High Level Panel on the Economy as a point of departure for a discussion around what kind of...
Jun 2, 2019
What kind of Namibia do we want
The High Level Panel on the Economy (HLPE) was commissioned in March of 2019 by the Office of the President with the main aim to advise...
May 14, 2019
Risking the rise of authoritarianism in Namibia
In 1948, Costa Rica disbanded their army because their Defense Minister at the time proposed the idea to spend more on education and...
Apr 1, 2019
Some thoughts on Namibia's Annual Budget
Namibia's Minister of Finance Calle Schlettwein released the annual budget last week. It is no secret that we are in a difficult...
Feb 25, 2019
Lines in the Mind, Not in the World (by Dana Meadows)
For the new week, I thought I would share with you two stories and pieces of wisdom. One is Dana Meadow's passage from the 'Global...
Feb 18, 2019
Growing and spreading the Games for the SDGs
As most of you know, Progress Namibia started and has been leading the "Games for the SDGs" series, which has been running since the end...
Jan 21, 2019
How social media has been used to fuel propaganda
Back in the day, the radio, much like social media today, was revolutionary because it allowed information to be transmitted quickly and...
Jan 14, 2019
Will technology save us from collapse
[Image Source (quote added based on Dana's Meadows assumptions by humanity): https://www.redletterchristians.org/root-humanity-messy-reca...
Oct 29, 2018
Wisdom from Dana Meadows Places to intervene in a system
I had a few ideas about this Monday's Weekly. The top contender was a critical piece about Rachid Sardarov, the Russian billionaire land...
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