Monthly Archives: May 2015

Ideapod – Noosphere

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Ideapod – Noosphere I discovered Teilhard de Chardin in the mid 70s. Enjoyed some of his ideas, but he didn’t really have a firm grasp on the mathematical or strategic contexts of evolution. To me it is clear that evolution … Continue reading →

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Reducing possessions

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

28 & 29 May’15 ~QofDay~ Reduce Possessions If you were prioritizing your possessions to live in a space half as big as you have now what criteria would you use? History – mostly images on hard-drives. A few family heirlooms, … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – future of the economy

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Ideapd – The Future Of The Economy? Totally agree Justin. Time for humanity as a whole to wake up to the reality that viewed from a systems perspective, all major advances in evolution are characterised by the emergence of new … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – solar power

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Ideapod – We need a solar revolution Agreed that solar is the logical way to go, it is just not a viable market based solution. Solar is a distributed energy source, and not easy to monopolise – no profit for … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – Australian emissions

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Australia must cut emissions Agreed, that needs to be done – but do not get caught into linear reductions – go for exponential technologies and ensure that all factors are considered – it is a very complex problem, with some … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – Sharing Economy

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Ideapod – The sharing economy will change the world I agree that we need to move beyond market based ways of thinking. Markets are fundamentally based in scarcity and competition. We have the technology to deliver abundance and cooperation. As … Continue reading →

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Global Ethics Network – Plato’s Cave

Posted on May 31, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Plato’s Cave in Politeia VII The image of Plato’s cave in Book Seven of Politeia can be considered from different aspects. But in relation to ethics, is may be said how we have to be educated and come out little … Continue reading →

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Profound Truth

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Question of the Day, May 25-26, 2015 Profound Truth The opposite of a fact is a falsehood, but the opposite of one profound truth may very well be another profoud truth. Niels Bohr Have you found the message in this … Continue reading →

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Original Ideas

Posted on May 25, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Question of the Day, May 22-23, 2015, Original Idea? “If you do not express your own original ideas, if you do not listen to your own being, you will have betrayed yourself.” Rollo May Do we have our own original … Continue reading →

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Ideapod – World Peace

Posted on May 24, 2015 by Ted Howard NZ

Ideapod – Thought Leaders Forum – Is World Peace Possible? Agree in part with Michael Walzer – that within the economic and governance frameworks we have today peace is not a stable or high probability outcome. And to me that … Continue reading →

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