Business Hippie Club
I’m the wrong person to write this. I’ve spent years moving. The Netherlands, Aruba, Ibiza – and my present work takes me through cities I stay in for a few weeks and then leave. I’ve made a life out of not being anywhere for very long, and I’d choose it again tomorrow. Which doesn’t stop […]
The month people reached for their time The signal of June: the pressure eased off, and people didn’t reach for more. They reached for time – and took it back where they could, from work, from the phone, and for each other. June eased off, and people breathed out. For months the pressure had come […]
On 3 July I fly to Athens. I’ll be there for three weeks, taking a proper look at what a good life looks like there – told by the people living it. I’m starting here for two reasons. Because Athens is where the good life first got its name. Eudaimonia – Aristotle’s word for a […]
A week ago I wrote about where AI is taking the economy. Short version: it will run it, better than we ever did. The AI agents will buy the shoes, match supply to demand, take over the small daily decisions – and remove the moment where we used to stop and think “do I actually […]
I spent an afternoon talking with my AI system about where AI is taking us. Starting the conversation about the customer journey: decisions, purchases, supply chains. The whole picture. The basics of our economy. That sounds like a strange loop – asking the machine about the machine. It was. But it’s also the most honest […]
The month people turned back toward each other The signal of May: for the first time in months the pressure eased a little – and people did not reach for more. They reached for each other. May felt different. Not fixed. Not solved. But lighter at the edges. After a long stretch of bracing, something […]
Somewhere along the way, a conversation became networking. Helping someone became a way to build reputation. Kindness started arriving with a quiet little invoice attached. You know the feeling. A chat starts open and human, and then near the end the vibe changes – the ask appears. A favor. A connection. A “we should do […]
Across Europe, ancient fires are burning again. Druid gatherings in Ireland. Seasonal festivals in forests. Pilgrimages returning. People dancing around bonfires instead of sitting through another productivity webinar. At first glance, it looks confusing. But underneath the folklore and fire ceremonies sits something much bigger. People are searching for meaning again. Not necessarily religion. Not […]
The month society quietly started renegotiating the deal April had a particular feeling to it. Not crisis. Not collapse. Something quieter and more interesting than that. The feeling of a large number of people, in very different places and circumstances, all quietly asking the same question: is this still working for me? That question is […]
Moving society beyond GDP toward quality of life as the goal for real progress For decades, society has treated economic growth as the main proof of progress. GDP became the big number – the scoreboard governments, cities, institutions, and businesses point to when they want to show that things are moving. But life is not […]