Welcome to
LEARNING SALONS
ABOUT
We are in a liminal time rich with possibility. These salons are designed to up-skill your mental models for the next economy. Because learning is a collaborative process, the salons are interactive with facilitation by Denise. Look forward to seeing you soon.
FORMAT
One hour: a 25 minute presentation, followed by
small group discussion and Q and A.
COST
All salons are offered on a 'pay what you want' basis, inspired by the
Gift Economy. You'll receive a PayPal link upon completion of the salon.
EMERGENT ECONOMIES: USING NATURE AS A GUIDE
Emergent phenomena are nonlinear, self-organizing, and non-mathematically computable. This presentation explores how our economic system, and even money itself, is emergent — causing us to re-think how we measure growth, value, and economic productivity.
THE MYTH OF CAPITALISM:
MONOPOLIES AND THE DEATH OF COMPETITION
Named a Best Book of 2018 by the Financial Times, The Myth of Capitalism explores the future of capitalism, inequality, monopoly power, and the need for new models and new approaches to guide a future economy that works for all.
SYSTEMS THINKING FOR THE NEXT ECONOMY
Covid-19 has laid bare our need for structural change. This presentation provides mental models for thinking through complex systems, and provides case studies of promising new models that eschew perpetual, winner-take-all growth and embrace perpetual value creation based on distributed power and democratized decision-making.