learning2unlearn

As 2026 comes into full swing, the battle for our future feels increasingly stark. Fear-based narratives are winning—not through superior ideas, but through masterful storytelling. A core part of my work has been finding ways for us to "love each other through our ugly," and I’ve learned we cannot counter narratives of fear with better data alone. We must counter them with narratives of love. We must build syntropic narrative infrastructure for systems change. Let me explain. "Syntropy" is...

This year, I attended my third P4NE annual gathering in Lyon, France, on October 1st and 2nd. Over 250 passionate individuals gathered under the theme "Hope in a Time of Collapse." The energy was palpable, a vibrant tapestry of possibility woven from shared dreams for a better future. As I immersed myself in the conversations, keynote addresses, and corridor dialogues, two vital truths emerged with clarity: (1) the new economy field cannot remain apolitical, for building new economies is...

Photo by Marc Sethi At the beginning of this month, I had the privilege of convening an extraordinary group of people at the inaugural...