Cooperatives have been shown to be 9 times more likely to succeed than normal businesses, but why!? In simple terms one could say that "love is more effective than greed", but it turns out that it's a bit more complex. Our guests discuss many different factors involved in creating a successful cooperative, including the amount and quality of educat…

"I don't value the financial growth of the business at the expense of our moment-to-moment experience." - Tami SimonAre there really companies where you can come to work and simply be yourself, where your shared humanity is as, or even more, important than the "the bottom-line". Tami Simon, the founder of Sounds True—a multimedia publishing company…

Find out why transformative value and the quality of grooviness in the workplace are non-negotiables at Sounds True—a multimedia publishing company. Also listen in as Tami Simon, the founder of Sounds True, discusses the importance having a collaborative workplace tempered with strong leadership, and of choosing products that have both transformati…

Don Beck joins us to discuss a revolutionary model of human and cultural development called Spiral Dynamics. Originally developed by Professor Claire Graves, Spiral Dynamics is a theory that intends to make sense of the way that people respond and grow in the face of life conditions. Don Beck has been applying this model to a multitude of arenas, e…

How does business need to change to meet the growing complexity of the modern, global world? And what does development have to do with it? This week we continue our conversation with the author of Spiral Dynamics, Dr. Don Beck, and discuss the emergence of a more complex way of doing business. Topics we discussed included: issues of distributed lea…

Henry Mintzberg, internationally renowned academic and author on business and management, joins us this week to discuss his insights into the conscious business movement. Find out why the conception that managers "plan, organize, coordinate, & control" isn't accurate, why innovation can't be institutionalized, and why efficiency can't sometimes kil…

Esteemed management philosopher, and author of over 15 books on management, Henry Mintzberg explores with us the paradoxes of management and the many ways to model a business.He continues his discussion with us on the importance of more conscious business practices. The discussion ranges from the effectiveness (and limitations) of cooperative run o…

The day after Easter, social forecaster PatriciaAburdene shares her new book's research and implications on why modern business must shift spirituality from the personal to organizational. All under the big tent Megatrend she calls "Conscious capitalism".By Duplicate copy - set to be deleted

Patricia Aburdene, Theo and Duff conclude their discussion arc on thewhether wisdom is a necessity to process business data. Will this megatrend carry usfrom the information age into a new economy of consciousness or can CEOs succeed based on the size of their internal metrics?By Duplicate copy - set to be deleted

Ross Robertson and Alex Steffen assess thebright future bright green environmentalism can deliver today. Growth means changing how we develop, rather than stunting innovation.By Duplicate copy - set to be deleted