How To Live Happily On Mars

A survival guide to an unknown world

An ode to imagination

A story of the collaborative strategy for the new primary school in Tomelilla, Sweden, based on Doughnut Economics. Time is interesting. It’s now been just over a year since I handed in the proposal for a strategy for the new school in Tomelilla. I had by then, been working

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Systems

Designing purpose in a world full of meaning

It’s not easy to start writing a text nowadays. I’m annoyingly teased by artificial intelligence - “come use me, I’m free!” But I just as annoyingly refuse. The heavily perfected style, the skilfully constructed paragraphs and clear conceptual layouts. AI knows how to do that with great

Stories

The loving stone

If I were to tell you a story about a loving stone, would you believe me? I mean, it sounds a bit weird. But if you’re willing to listen, by the end of this tale, you might realise that love is to be found where you least expect it.

Personal

The planet that kills children

I don’t want to live on a planet that kills children. I even play with the thought of leaving. But where would I go? I can’t say I’m super keen on hanging out on Mars with Elon and all his ex-wives. The moon seems to be a

Systems

Who can afford to be critical?

To criticise is not simply to oppose. It is to care, to question and to imagine otherwise. It is a human act of complexity, a gesture of engagement with the world around us. Criticism can be deeply personal shaped by identity, story and experience. But it can also be collective,

Systems

we ARE systems

Lecture @ Investor Day - Katapult Future Fest 2024 I stand here, as a human being. Not as a business owner, an architect, writer or a researcher. But as a human. And with the concept of being human, the concept of living, comes the familiar existential question - why do we

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Mothering

A brief introduction to The Women Council

Oh, the joy of thinking! It’s a wild thing, the human brain. The depths, the challenges, the freedom, the delight and the pain. Our brains and thoughts exist within a personal abyss of possibilities. From the moment we wake up until the moment we fall asleep, thoughts pilot our

Systems

Who can afford to be critical?

Economy

Moving Beyond Growth

Only when we abandon GDP as our guiding star can we begin to imagine a future that prioritizes life over abstraction. I sit at my office, outside spring is around the corner, and life seems both distant and close at the same time. The soft rustling of the wind against

Economy

Examples of a new economy

A bunch of hopeful operating systems ready to be scaled up. Yes, there are great real life examples of new paradigms. We’re approaching the end of the year according to some human made calendars and it’s a clearly defined time to re-think, re-imagine and start anew. This year

Stories

The Land who owned itself

There was once a land that owned itself. At first, that fact might not make you think deeper, on the contrary it sounds so unadventurous that you’re not truly interested in reading more. Such a boring land you think. Tell me another type of story, you kindly ask. But,

Personal

Truth

To live with truth and reality. It’s brutally early. I woke up at 5 and haven’t been able to fall asleep again. Now, an hour later dawn has broken, and the world feels somewhat more welcoming to wake up to. Morning light has that serene beauty that is