What We Know About What Happiness Is and How To Find It: Recommended Reading

Lomas, T. (2022). Happiness. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press. Lots has been said about what happiness is, why we care about it, and how to achieve it. Little rigor has been applied to describing the terrain of what humanity knows about happiness. Until now. With this very clear, structured exploration, Lomas provides a map to […]

Human Flourishing through the Discipline of Tennis

Click here to see the presentation. It has also been translated into Spanish. Most great disciplines teach both the practice of the discipline and the deeper art of being human through the discipline. Tennis is one of these great disciplines. My colleague and ISC Fellow Hernando Aguilera was invited to share what we are learning […]

Advancing Sustainability Leadership, One Agreement Structure at a Time: Recommended Reading

Ritchie-Dunham, J. L., A.C. Gonçalves, M.A. Huerta, C. Mataix, J, Lumbreras, J. Moreno-Serna, J.D. Spengler, W.M. Purcell. (2023). Advancing Sustainability Leadership by Shifting Relational ‘Agreement Structures’: A Transformational Higher Education Change Program. Journal of Integrative Environmental Sciences, 20(1), 2190385. [open access] Delivering the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) requires leaders to navigate different fields and work […]

Smart Organizations Thrive on Healthier Ecosystems, The Rest Survive by Depleting Their Ecosystem: Recommended Readings

Chapman, B., & Sisodia, R. (2015). Everybody Matters: The Extraordinary Power of Caring for Your People Like Family. New York: Portfolio/Penguin. Joly, H., & Lambert, C. (2021). The Heart of Business: Leadership Principles for the Next Era of Capitalism. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press. Mayer, C. (2018). Prosperity: Better Business Makes the Greater Good. […]

Good News! Humans Can Flourish: Recommended Reading

Briggs, A., & Reiss, M. J. (2021). Human Flourishing: Scientific Insight and Spiritual Wisdom in Uncertain Times. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Haidt, J. (2006). The Happiness Hypothesis: Finding Modern Truth in Ancient Wisdom. New York: Basic Books. Waldinger, R., & Schulz, M. (2023). The Good Life: Lessons from the World’s Longest Study on Happiness. New […]

What Numbers Could Show You: Recommended Reading

Harford, T. (2020). How to Make the World Add Up. London: The Bridge Street Press. Seeing what is in front of us. Sounds easy. Often it is. Sometimes it is not. What tools can help us know when what we think we are seeing is indeed what we are seeing? You know the old saying […]

The Value of Purpose: Recommended Reading

Spence, Jr., Roy M. and H. Rushing (2009). It’s Not What You Sell, It’s What You Stand For: Why Every Extraordinary Business Is Driven By Purpose. New York, Portfolio. Everywhere you turn today, there are “nice” stories about the power of purpose. Roy Spence is a seasoned marketing and advertising executive who is very serious […]

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Why Human Flourishing Should Be The Purpose of An Economy: Humanity 2.0

Are you better off today than yesterday? Physically, emotionally, socially, mentally, ethically? Because of your interactions with others? Many people say they are better off after a good workout or times with good friends and family. What about after a day at work? What is the role of leadership for flourishing? Should flourishing be something […]

Truly Circular Economies Require Deep Collaboration: Recommended Reading

Ritchie-Dunham, J. L. (2023). Truly Circular Economies Require Deep Collaboration: The Principles Underlying Successful Circular Economies. The Impossibilities of the Circular Economy: Separating Aspirations from Reality. H. Lehmann, C. Hinske, V. de Margerie and A. Slaveikova Nikolova. New York, Routledge. Zero Waste. No longer a fantasy, people are starting to figure this out. How to […]