I have just read Howard Yu’s blog - one which I find has me thinking far and wide. This morning’s “Coase vs. Claude and The Future of the Firm” has has my brain twisting and turning. What will the future of our organisations & companies look like with the use of AI. He is on Substack and linked in. - https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7445488718745866241/?originTrackingId=BxDz5MPFq5YLtqReh7J5Pg%3D%3D Howard mentions a company called Haier - yes I believe Chinese - which seems to be quite an innovator. They seem to be in the appliance industry (took over GE) and much more. I am in over my head in this one but thought it would be an interesting one to share and to consider. And how do the IDGs fit into all of this? - https://www.haier.com/global/?spm=net.home_pc.header_language_20200630.2

On March 24th the Global Tapestry of Alternatives (GTA) launched The Dictionary of Radical Alternatives — a living, collaborative platform created to expand the vocabularies we use to name, defend, and practice other ways of being in the midst of a civilizational crisis. Beyond ecological and economic breakdown, this is also a crisis of meaning and imagination: the persistent claim that there is “no alternative.” I attended a fascinating discussion of the global "weavers" discussing the dictionary that brings together activities and initiatives, concepts, worldviews, or action proposals by collectives, groups, organizations, communities, or social movements challenging and replacing the dominant system that perpetuates inequality, exploitation, and unsustainabiity. The GTA's focus is primarily on what they call “radical or transformative alternatives”, which they define as initiatives that are attempting to break with the dominant system and take paths towards direct and radical forms of political and economic democracy, localised self-reliance, social justice and equity, cultural and knowledge diversity, and ecological resilience. The dictionary aims to: - Foster intercultural knowledge of radical alternatives, including post-developmental and decolonial processes. - Inspire activists, academics, and young people to explore and implement alternative practices. - Provide accessible, collaborative content with contributions from the Global South and other regions. - Serve as a living resource where concepts can be shared, compared, and put into dialogue.