Curated links for people who believe in better business... No images? Click here Meaning is part of a global community - a community of fellow travellers on the road to better business. With Shared Meaning we signpost a collection of ideas and stories to inspire you on your own journey. If you like it, please share it. If you don't, you can unsubscribe at the bottom of this email. Esko Kilpi (1952-2020)We've long admired Esko Kilpi as one of the wisest, clearest voices on systems, ethics and the future of work. So we're saddened by news of the brilliant Finn's recent death. To remember him, we're re-reading his thoughtful piece on the relationship between technology and humanity... The appeal of the rule-breakerSometimes rules need to be broken in order to make progress. And who doesn't love a rebel? So if rule-breaking is an inherently appealing behaviour trait in a leader - can it explain the level of support commanded by... certain people. Finding the tipping pointsIs our climate emergency a challenge for governments, or for society? Which measures will have the most significant impact? And how can we possibly know where best to focus our efforts? A new paper exploring potential tipping points probably won't help much... Learning from the rebelsWe first met (and shared a beer with) the Corporate Rebels when they came to Meaning in 2016. Joost and Pim were on a three-year mission, meeting progressive organisations and exploring how to make work more fun. So we're excited to see the release of the book that distils and shares everything they’ve learned on their journey... The end of the corporation"Reconceptualising the firm, redesigning it, displacing the corporation as we now know it – this is a task as massive as the elimination of carbon emissions. Both are equally necessary." - Marjorie Kelly on making the corporation obsolete... A year without workWhat if the best lessons about work could be learned through an absence of work? Check out these simple observations from David D'Souza about how we respond when the pressure is removed... The wrong kind of innovationInnovation should move us all towards better ways of working, trading and living. Innovation should not just create new ways for the usual suspects to extract even more wealth. So we enjoyed this post railing against subscription-driven crap and other toxic innovation... People-powered journalismSo often the people with the best ideas are not the people with the power to make things happen. At Meaning 2019 journalist and entrepreneur Jennifer Brandel proposed a fundamental shift in the power dynamics of journalism and showed us a new way of working - and of listening... |