In his 1986 book, “Finite and Infinite Games” James Carse speaks about the two kinds of games.  At the simplest level, a finite game is played for the purpose of winning and an infinite game is played for the purpose of continuing the game.   So what does all that have to do with a thriving...Continue Reading

Generating a future for a thriving humanity will take a critical mass of us imagining realities that stretch far beyond what we know from the past.  So, how do we go about that? Let’s start with an understanding of the past and the future.  It may seem obvious that both the past and the future...Continue Reading

Imagine you are on the International Space Station.  Pause for a few moments and allow yourself to imagine that you are looking back at the Earth.  It’s a lot to take in.  Some people have described it as seeing the earth “to be a tiny, fragile ball of life, hanging in the void, shielded and...Continue Reading