Does this look normal to you?
"Normal" is a relative term. As children we grow up and accept that whatever our society presents to us--we assume is normal. This article challenges you to look at something we take for granted as normal--and ask if its time to change it. (add comments below)
Transition to a Full Spectrum Economy
We've done it before--it's time to do it again. From the Agricultural to the Industrial and now the Knowledge/service/Caring economy---it's time to transition to a Full Spectrum Economy. (add comments below)
A piece here a piece there---let’s get these pieces working together!
We can't solve global warming, the financial collapse, the unemployment problem etc., by approaching each as an individual issue. Each of these are intricately connected to the other and we must solve them with a 'piece at a time with the whole in mind' approach. A Full Spectrum Economy is the whole!
Friedman unknowingly discovers why a Full Spectrum Economy makes sense and is the wave of the future.
Thomas Friedman, NY Times columnist, writes about the problems in Afghanistan--and shows that the solutions start with caring for children. This is the argument the Full Spectrum Economy makes for why we need to add the "household sector" as a measured and monetized work sector in the FSE.
A Full Spectrum Economy…..under our noses and yet, we just can’t see it
We've known for a while that the consumer economy has been transitioning into a knowledge/service economy but in today's economic recession---everyone remains focused on getting the 'old economy/consumption' going again. A Full Spectrum Economy enables us to make the transition and its a much better economy overall.
Human Capacity Development Enterprise…changing the view of ‘normal’.
We think its 'normal' to not pay for the work done in our homes--like child care or caring for elderly. But as you'll see, this 'normal' no longer makes sense and it is time for a change. The Household Enterprise Sector is where we can create a 'new normal'!
Triple Bottom Line = Full Spectrum Economy
The triple bottom line--3BL--includes profits, planet and people. It's a terrific idea for building a sustainable economy but we need a Full Spectrum Economy if 3BL is going to become a global way of building our social and business organizations.
Producing the next “Greatest Generation”
The "Greatest Generation's" offspring are coming of age in a fast changing world--including a global Depression similar in many ways to what they experienced. Out of that earlier chaos emerged what we now call the "Greatest Generation"--for the 20th century. Now its time to create it for the 21st! (post eomments below)
Funding a Full Spectrum Economy...
Its been estimated that if we measured and monetized the Household Enterprise sector in a Full Spectrum Economy, it could add $11 trillion to the global economy. Where would this money come from? (add comments below)
The Either/Or Days Are Over
The “Either Or” days are over. Its time to give ourselves permission to try new ways. (add comments below)
Grow Your Own Caring Economics
Growing and sharing food for you, your family and neighbors is one small way to grow a Caring Economics and build a Full Spectrum Economy! (add comments below)
