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The Economics of Well-Being#101: The Path of Love: 30 Year Anniversary of my Journey to Jerusalem in 1992It was 30 years ago on October 13, 1992 that I returned from Jerusalem completing a 3 month vision quest and vocational journey to explore the question: What does God want me to do next in my life as an economist? That journey started in Stockholm delivering a paper on ecological economics, a journey through Germany and Austria (my father's and grandfather's homelands), Rome and Assisi, then an epic sail boat journey down the Nile in Egypt to the ancient Egyptian sites. Little did I know that my arrival in the ancient city of Jerusalem would change my life forever. It was in...2022-11-0423 min
The Economics of Well-Being#100: An economy of love and joy: Interview with Justin Paul AbrahamJustin Paul Abraham joins me today from his home in Cardiff, Wales UK to discuss his vision of an economy based on love, joy and well-being. We discuss the challenges of our current deficit-based economic mindset and the destiny of an abundance, joy-filled and love-based economy.
Justin Paul is the founder and co-director of Company of Burning Hearts (COBH) Ltd in the UK. Justin Paul is a futurist, transformational coach, popular speaker and author, known for his joy-filled, expanding teachings on KAINOS (new) creation realities, meditation and union-prayer. His bestselling book "Beyond Human" has been translated into...2022-06-231h 01
The Economics of Well-Being#99 Mark Anielski as guest on the Peripheral Thinking Podcast with Ben JohnstonI had the pleasure of being the guest of author (Buddha on Board) and podcaster Ben Johnson in the UK to discuss my the economy of well-being and my favourite topic: money.
In his conversation with Ben, we discuss:
The difficulty we all have in understanding where money actually comes from
How money is created ex nihilo (”out of nothing”), and why this is a problem
The history of our relationship with money
A question around the translation of the Lord’s Prayer that relates to debt
Learn more about Ben, his book and ideas at...2022-05-0559 min
The Economics of Well-Being#98: Dr. Brian Fleck: Resiliency in Challenging TImesDr. Brian Fleck is a professor of mechanical Engineering at the University of Alberta. His research is in energy and fluid dynamics (https://scholar.google.ca/citations?user=QvtEOjgAAAAJ&hl=en). He has been active in board governance (AER, AASUA, ANDP), is an entrepreneur and very active outdoors enthusiast.
Brian is a renaissance man which suggests he loves exploring a vast variety of subject matter. We discuss today the subject of resiliency in these challenging times.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-anielski/message2022-04-2955 min
The Economics of Well-Being#97: Kai Lee Worsley: Warrior of Earth, a story of Emilia, of hope and that anything is possibleKai Lee Worsley, founder and ceo of Earthkdw.com and Edmonton-based social media marketing firm, joins me today (February 7, 2022) from Edmonton to talk about her first fictional novel Warrior of Earth which she recently self-published on Amazon. The book explores the themes of women’s issues and environmentalism through the lens of a fantastical world. It will appeal to fans of Richelle Mead’s Bloodlines series and L.J. Smith’s Night World series. This novel is the first of a planned series. Kai Lee presents to us a vision of the future, that anything is possible, through the lens o...2022-03-1855 min
The Economics of Well-Being#96: Chrystia Chudczak: Lego Models and Blockchain Platforms for Building Citizenry of Trust in Canada and the UkrainePodcast #96 (February 24, 2022) Chrystia Chudczak is a Ukrainian-Canadian policy analyst and founder of Decidium, a Global Human Centric Design Studio based in Ottawa, Canada.
Chrystia recently spent several days on the streets of Ottawa with her camera capturing images of the Freedom Trucker Convoy that captured the attention of Canadians and citizens around the world. She is now immersed in the conflict in the Ukraine with Russia.
Chrystia is passionate about helping people capture business and pivot their lives in a post-COVID world.
She uses human-centric design, with Lego being her favourite platform, to d...2022-02-271h 08
The Economics of Well-Being#95: TED RITZER, the man who first introduced me to ZoomWelcome to episode #95 of The Economy of Well-being Podcast; conversations that matter to our well-being.
Today I'm joined by a good friend Ted Ritzer, a former civil servant with the Government of Alberta (where I also spent 13 years as an economist) to talk about his many creative ideas for making the best of new technologies that can contribute to a better life and a lower carbon footprint.
Several years ago Ted had an idea for 'greening government' by using a new platform called Zoom. His idea was that the heavy carbon footprint of meetings and...2022-02-1952 min
The Economics of Well-Being#94: Why do we work? Money, Money, Money with Ben JohnsonBusiness coach, consultant, and podcaster Ben Johnson joins me today (January 13, 2022) from England to talk about his take on why we work and our relationship with money.
Ben leads a community of fellow agitators, innovators and entrepreneurs creating projects and businesses. He co-owns online platform and community, Sangha.Live, he writes on and talks about money at Waking Up To Money and has created and sold businesses, including experience design and innovation firm, FreeState, sold to Hassell. He is an active investor, advisor, teacher and talker. He writes books and blogs. He coaches and consults.
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The Economics of Well-Being#93: Don Paré: Business Ethics, Morality, Integrity and a HOppy Life!Don Paré’s passion is to launch entrepreneurs towards funding and success. He has a consistent track record that both investors and entrepreneurs have come to rely upon.
Don was a regular guest lecturer in my University of Alberta School of Business class (2002-2012) in corporate social responsibility and social entrepreneurship where he would discuss morals, ethics and integrity in the business world.
Don has years of experience as an entrepreneur and start-up mentor; he has hit multiple home runs, himself, with exits between 700-1700 ROI for the early investors. He speaks from experience not from...2022-01-1455 minThe Economics of Well-Being#92: How Banks Create Money and The Great Financial Jubilee Reset: In Conversation with Ben Johnson (Peripheral Thinking podcaster)Ben Johnson, entrepreneur and business-man as well as host of the Peripheral Thinking, joins me in conversation on the important subject of debt, bank-created money and opportunities for rebooting our world financial system in the year of Jubilee (year 5782 in the Jewish Calendar). Under ancient Jewish economic laws and practices (borrowed from the ancient Sumerian and Babylonian cultures), all debts would have been forgiven (i.e. 'clean slate' laws in Sumeria) and all wealth redistributed in the 50th year called Jubilee.
Why in January of 2022, in the very year of Jubilee, are there no discussions about wiping t...2022-01-121h 20
The Economics of Well-Being#91: Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein: Addressing the Legacy of Residential Schools and Child Welfare InequitiesOn the Economy of Well-being Podcast, Dan Rubenstein and Nancy Dyson share their story about their lived experience of the trauma they witnessed at one of Canada's many residential schools that has impacted so many indigenous brothers and sisters.
In June of this year a book by Nancy Dyson and Dan Rubenstein was released just as news was breaking about the unmarked graves of children outside former residential schools. Saint Michael’s Residential School: Lament & Legacy is the story of four months in 1970 when Dan and Nancy were hired as childcare workers at an Indian residential school in...2022-01-1148 min
The Economics of Well-Being#90: Dr. Jennoa Graham: Well-being Financial Wisdom, Accounting and Life LessonsI'm pleased to have Dr. Jennoa Graham as my 90th podcast show guest. Jennoa is the sister of my last guest, Jayson Graham. Jennoa holds two PhDs, one in leadership and a second in sustainability.
Jennoa calls herself Dr. GNP (Dr. Graham-in-Purpose). She is an international public speaker, author, professor, and adjunct executive team leader. Her 20-year career of combined multinational corporate accounting and consulting experience reflects core values of transparency, integrity, efficiency, and sustainability resulting in multi-million-dollar savings.
We cover some interesting topics from her experience as a life coach, financial literacy and our common passion of accounting.
Thanks f...2021-12-2343 min
The Economics of Well-Being#89: M. Jayson Graham: Storytelling our way to well-beingM. Jayson Graham is a remarkable human being. Jayson is a master storyteller and is helping actors and artists from all disciplines find more creative ways of telling their stories. We all have a story to share. We all have a purpose for being. Telling our story helps us to flourish and experience true well-being.
M Jayson Graham is an international lecturer, narrative designer, and the owner of MJG Story Creation LLC, a company whose purpose is to encourage entrepreneurship within the artistic community. After graduating from Howard University, he spent six years in Los Angeles working w...2021-11-2448 min
The Economics of Well-Being#88: Jan Wegelin: Discovering Statistical Treasurers in Well-being and Happiness Survey ResearchJan Wegelin joins me today from South Africa to explore his statistical insights into the well-being survey results from the Ireland Well-being Survey I conducted in April 2021 for Independent Media out of Dublin. Jan also discusses some remarkable findings into the attributes of the soul print of well-being survey results, a survey I've been conducting over the past 2 years that asks people to self-assess their mental, physical, emotional and spiritual well-being. Jan's mastery at statistical analysis and insights into human behaviour are exceptional.
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The Economics of Well-Being#87: Claudia Tordini and Richard Franklin: Building Family Wealth Trusts based on well-beingClaudia Tordini and Richard Franklin have a remarkable business advising families on managing their collective financial wealth that is strategically oriented to the well-being of the family.
Claudia Tordini provides coaching and consulting through Appanage LLC. She consults with families on wealth and inheritance planning, helping to design a family framework to support well-being and flourishing. She brings together her background in business, humanistic psychology studies and art to offer an integrated positive approach to wealth and well-being. Claudia has pioneered a powerful model for using art and art experiences to facilitate learning and development for individuals an...2021-09-0958 min
The Economics of Well-Being#86: Paul Dunny: Measuring Wellbeing and Happiness in IrelandPaul Dunny joins me today from Dublin, Ireland to discuss our recent well-being and happiness survey of Ireland (both Northern and the Republic) which was conducted in April 2021 during the Covid 19 pandemic. Paul is head of CRM and Retention with Mediahuis (Independent News and Media) which is Ireland's largest digital and print media outlet. Paul had approached me several months ago asking if I might conduct a national well-being and happiness survey for his digital media firm. I was thrilled since this would be the first opportunity to test the Soul Print of Well-being Survey I had developed and...2021-07-1734 min
The Economics of Well-Being#85: Jodi Calohoo-Stonehouse Indigenous Visionary: Running for National Chief for the Assembly of First NationsToday, June 21, 2021, is National Indigenous Peoples Day in Canada, In celebration of this important day, I'm joined by Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse, a Cree and Mohawk woman, who is running to be the first female indigenous leader of the Assembly of First Nations.
Jodi shares her vision and hopes for Canada, for both indigenous and non-indigenous peoples.
As part of her campaign, I've helped Jodi launch a national Indigenous Well-being Survey that anyone can take to express their views on the future of indigenous peoples in Canada and get a sense of indigenous people's well=being. Here is...2021-06-2119 min
The Economics of Well-Being#84: Esther Robles and Dominique Conterno: The Emergence of Conscious Leadership (Love, Joy and Play)Esther Robles (originally from Mallorja, Spain) and Dominique Conterno (originally from Paris) discuss their co-creation of the Conscious Enterprises Network what they have learned in their respective corporate lives as the path forward for conscious leadership. This is a remarkable wide-ranging conversation that spans subjects from Rudolph Steiner, the ancient and lost civilizations of Atlantis and Lumeria, to humility as a characteristic of wise leadership, corporate sociopaths, and ultimately the future of humanity based on love, joy and play.
Dominique Conterno is the Co-Founder of Conscious Enterprises Network. After spending over 30 years working in the engineering and...2021-05-171h 06
The Economics of Well-Being#83: Rosie von Lila: Building a better world based on human flourishingRosie von Lila works at the intersection of finance, public policy, and human flourishing.
Rosie von Lila and I in conversation about this remarkable woman's vision of what is possible when we orient our economies and lives towards human flourishing.
We discuss how her experience with Burning Man has shaped how she interacts with the world.
We also discuss how the landscape of the institutional investing world is changing and what this means for society.
What is the cost of the American caste system to civilization?
Rosie shares what...2021-05-1355 min
The Economics of Well-Being#81: Graham Boyd: Theoretical physics, solutions to income inequality, the Love Quotient, and what they didn't teach you about the real odds of gambling/coin tosses.Graham Boyd joins me today (April 29, 2021) to discuss his insights into theoretical physics, regenerative businesses, the truth about mathematical probabilities, solutions to solving income inequality, the true nature of coin toss statistics, Jack Ma's Love Quotient (LQ) algorithm and other subjects vital to operating an economy of well-being.
Graham and I met at Robert Dellner's home in Woking, England 3 years ago. Robert and I have been exploring the creation of well-being-based Impact Investment Funds and management protocols.
He is the co-author of a new book "Rebuild the Economy, Leadership and You: A tool kit for...2021-05-081h 14
The Economics of Well-Being#80: Dennis Cuku: What my children taught me about play, awesomeness and well-being in manifesting Alberta's first net zero commercial building (the Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community)April 20, 2021. Dennis Cuku is an engineer, father of teenage children, husband, entrepreneur and speaker who is passionate about self improvement, productivity, mental health and sustainable development.
He is the co-founder of the former Mosaic Family of Companies, a knowledge-worker collective designed to effect positive social change through business.
He and his former partner dreamed of and manifested The Mosaic Centre for Conscious Community and Commerce, and it was completed in the spring of 2015.
The Mosaic Centre in the deep southern district of Edmonton would become the crown jewel of sustainable building in Edmonton...2021-04-261h 02
The Economics of Well-Being#66: Dr. Zach Bush: Heal our soil, our gut, and economiesDr Zach Bush is my next guest on The Economy of Well-being podcast. Zach and I have become good friends during the pandemic of 2020 exploring new exciting ventures that point pragmatically to a flourishing economy of well-being founded on simple principles of restoring the health and vitality of our soils, which in turn will help heal our inner biome (our guts), increasing the strength of our immune systems and ultimately healing our economies. Zach engenders hope and his joyful demeanour is refreshing during these dark times filled with fear.
Zach Bush MD is a physician specializing in...2021-04-131h 05
The Economics of Well-Being#79: Galven Lee: How a Singaporean millennial sees Singapore's success, the world and the disruptive economics of ‘love’Galven is a Singaporean millennial who grew up in this ‘East meets West’, cosmopolitan, tiny and yet multicultural island city-state of contradictions. Professionally, he represents 34 telecoms companies in Asia Pacific as a corporate innovator, engaged in fields such as 5G, data analytics and immersive technologies. He is also co-founder of Sound of Art, an Asian art platform promoting faith-inspired art and visual culture.
He is a keen observer of faith and its role in society, having co-authored Unfolding His Story, a 2015 book documenting the Charismatic Christian revival in Singapore of the 1970-80s and its impact on the...2021-04-131h 08
The Economics of Well-Being#78: Yasushi Ohki: Green Violin... investing in well-being through a new model of affordable housing and community assets developmentYasushi Ohki is the founder and director of Green Violin, an Edmonton-based community development company with a remarkable vision for building affordable housing with a well-being impact focus.
As Urbanists, the mission of Green Violin is to improve the well-being of our neighborhoods by building innovative spaces where SUSTAINABLE HOUSING and community come together. We are all about Inclusivity, Earth Friendly Design, and Social Connectedness.
We spoke today (April 6, 2021) about his vision for building affordable housing in which you and I as friends, neighbours and investors can support the building of homes that are affordable t...2021-04-0750 min
The Economics of Well-Being#77: Sander Tideman: Pathways to Genuine Conscious Capitalism and FinanceSander Tideman joins my from his home in The Netherlands to discuss a wide range of subjects related to shifting the mindset and consciousness of business and finance towards well-being and what some call consciousness capitalism. Sanders and I first met at his home in Holland where we discussed shifts in economic consciousness with some of Holland's leading thinkers. We subsequently met at the Garrison Institute on the Hudson River in upstate New York at a gathering called Climate, Mind and Behaviour along with other leading economists, journalist, bankers and thought leaders like Paul Hawken (author of the Ecology...2021-03-3150 min
The Economics of Well-Being#76: Leaha Mattinson: Silver Linings of Well-beingLeaha Mattinson is an Edmonton-based health expert and Coach with over 30 years experience counselling, training elite athletes, CEOs, and multi-million dollar business owners.
She specializes in coaching her corporate and private clients towards health, self-love and energetic confidence. Including weight-loss, symptoms of illness reversal, multi-generational family health and relationship restoration. She works with CEOs and senior managers to build leaders, address issues of workplace conflict, and ensure positive change.
Born and raised on a farm in Viking, AB, Canada, mother and grandmother she works globally with clients who access her services to become introspective and inte...2021-03-231h 08
The Economics of Well-Being#75: Ray Kurzon: From Near Death to a Life of Purpose, Hope and Unconditional LoveRay Kurzon is a 72-year old entrepreneurial visionary with 50 years of experience in the restaurant, mining, financial services, timber and wellness industries. Ray is a remarkable human being with a story, like many of us, that some will find hard to believe.
He has over 30 years of experience in raising capital in all industry sectors with a particular focus on mining and mining services.
His current focus is on a higher purpose in all things that he does. He believes in miracles and momentum. He believes that there are no limitations to what is possible...2021-03-211h 03
The Economics of Well-Being#74: Rose Neufeld: Stories of Nursing, Well-being, and First Nations WisdomMy next guest is Rose Neufeld, RN, BN, MN
Rose is a registered nurse with many years of experience in the health care field and has completed her Master of Nursing degree in Administration at the University of Manitoba.
Rose serves as a strategic advisor to communities and organizations on a broad range of health and wellness initiatives. Knowledgeable on provincial, federal and Indigenous government health systems, programs and processes. Collaboration on development of First Nations culturally supportive health care service delivery models.
Rose and I have had the honour of working with...2021-03-1559 min
The Economics of Well-Being#73: Beth Sanders: Building Nest Cities of Well-beingBeth Sanders joins me today on The Economy of Well-being Podcast to discuss her ideas for improving city 'nest-making' and well-being across our neighbourhoods.
Beth has developed a mastery in municipal strategic planning having recently helped our city, Edmonton, develop a new strategic plan called ConnectEdmonton which sets the direction for Edmonton's future and vision for Edmonton in 2050.
Beth Sanders MCP RPP is the author of Nest City: How Cities Serve Citizens and Citizens Serve Cities. She is an award-winning city planner, including the International Integral City Meshworker of the Year in 2013.
At 21...2021-03-1354 minThe Economics of Well-Being#72: The Alberta Well-being Budget 2021 Budget Speech: What If?As a former senior policy advisor to former Alberta Treasurer Jim Dinning in the mid-1990s, I've had experience in helping prepare budgets, budget speeches and performance measurement reports. I've had the honour of serving on the Alberta Audit Committee under Premier Rachel Notley's government.
As many of you know, I dream of a day when government's will table capital and operating budgets which are linked to improving the well-being conditions of citizens. I call this Well-being-based Budgeting.
On February 25th 2021, the Alberta 2021-22 Budget was table by Finance Minister Travis Toews. The news was...2021-03-1017 min
The Economics of Well-Being#71: Chief Larry Sault: Get-er-done...Building Sovereign Nations of Well-beingChief Larry Sault is the former Chief of the Mississaugas of New Credit and former Grand Chief of the Association of Iroquois and Allied Indians in Southwestern Ontario, which Six Nations was a founding member. The traditional territory of the Six Nations includes the city of Toronto.
Larry's maternal connection to Six Nations (Iroquois) is from his mother and both great-grandmothers. Through this maternal lineage, Larry is from the Mohawk Wolf Clan. On the paternal Mississauga Nation side, he is from the Eagle Clan.
Larry spent more than a decade in the Silicon Valley in the...2021-03-041h 08
The Economics of Well-Being#70: Lorraine Smith: A regenerative economy of well-being as a super marathon aspirationB. Lorraine Smith joins me today (February 12, 2021) to explore her views and years of experience in the world of corporate social responsibility, sustainability reporting and advising companies globally on pursuing what might be viewed as a future fit for genuine well-being.
B. Lorraine Smith is a writer and an independent consultant. She imagines a future where the economy serves a thriving society within a healthy biosphere. She invests her time in making that idea reality.
As a writer, Lorraine shares her ideas through her blog which introduces different people, places and possibilities that are showing sig...2021-03-0354 min
The Economics of Well-Being#69: Dr. John Cobb Jr.: Celebrating 96 Years of WisdomDr. John Cobb Jr. turned 96. John has led a remarkably long and good life. Born in Kobe, Japan and growing up in Hiroshima he moved back to the US (Georgia) in 1944 before the bombing of Hiroshima. John's love for Asian culture continues in his important work on advancing the ideas of an ecological civilization in Asia and in his home in Pomona, California. John is considered one of the world's foremost process theologians. Highly respected in China, Japan and South Korea for his wisdom and counsel on the notion of an ecological civilization, he was an inspiration to Mayor...2021-03-0351 min
The Economics of Well-Being#68: Walter Brueggemann: Finding Glimmers of Joy and Laughter in the WildernessWalter Brueggemann, one of the world's most prolific Old Testament scholars, returns to my podcast to share his wisdom from 87 years of a good life lived with joy. A prophetic voice in the wilderness of our so-called enlightenment, his humour and laughter reminds me of the joy that is always present in the depths of our hearts.
We all need elders in our lives to help us reflect on the many graces we have been given in our lives.
An economy of well-being is one in which we listen carefully to our elders before they p...2021-02-2345 min
The Economics of Well-Being#67: Edmonton Councillor Aaron Paquette: Joy and the Economics of Well-beingEdmonton Councillor Aaron Paquette joins me today in a lively and joyful conversation about how Edmonton might orient its decisions and budgeting process towards well-being.
Aaron exudes pure joy and hope when he speaks. His passion for life is infectious.
A gifted visual artist and father of four, Aaron's indigenous roots gives Aaron a unique perspective in politics and his appreciation for my remarkable home of Edmonton, known to the Cree people as the great 'pehonen' or gathering place on Turtle Island (North America). In the word Edmonton is the Cree word 'monto' meaning 'Great...2021-01-2654 min
The Economics of Well-Being#65: Leah Geoghegan: Restoring Functional Cellular Health and Well-beingLeah Geoghegan: Restoring Functional Cellular Health and Well-being
Leah Geoghegan (HNP AGNP-C ) is a board-certified Adult Primary Care and Functional Medicine Nurse Practitioner who helps individuals overcome chronic illness and achieve optimal wellness by naturally balancing the body, restoring function, and alleviating pain.
She has recently founded a new enterprise called Emergence.health
Leah approaches care by blending Western and Eastern medicine practices based on patient preference, evidence-based data, and her clinical expertise. Her assessment methods are scientifically proven and rooted in asking good questions, active listening, and detailed lab testing. She prioritizes...2020-12-2446 min
The Economics of Well-Being#64: Brynja Magnusson: Discovering the 'gene key' to your life's purposeBrynja Magnusson is my next special guest on the Economy of Well-being podcast. Brynja has Icelandic cultural roots and lives in upstate New York. Her life journey (only 28 years and counting) has led her soaring heights of wisdom and insights to who we are, our purpose for being on earth. Her insights into indigenous animal totems and the ancient Chinese I Ching helps people understand the real nature of their being and life purpose.
Growing up between the lush forests of New York and the mossy lava fields of Iceland, Brynja has been immersed in nature spirituality...2020-12-191h 00
The Economics of Well-Being#63: Jesse Harless: Transcending addictions to discover the heart math of well-being.Jesse Harless (M.A.), has transcended the trauma of losing his father at the age of 4, then the challenges of addictions, and has become a coach and guide to others (including entrepreneurs) to journey into the source of well-being and joy, the heart.
Jessie the Founder of Entrepreneurs in Recovery®, Author, HeartMath® Certified Trainer, Life Coach, Facilitator
He is a leader in the addiction recovery and mental health space.
He is also the author of the best-selling book Smash Your Comfort Zone with Cold Showers and the creator of Entrepreneurs in Recovery® Events, which a...2020-12-1736 min
The Economics of Well-Being#62: Loren Duffey: The Medicine of Well-beingLoren Duffey took a very different path from the generational doctors in his family.
He was on the more artistic side of things.
During grade school and through college he studied music with a foundation in business.
After college he traveled and toured in a band for 6 years playing the drums before eventually landing in real estate.
He has been a licensed real estate agent for 20 years now and had been investing in real estate even before that.
His passion for many years was to build and designing homes...2020-12-1740 min
The Economics of Well-Being#61: Barbara Phillips: 85-year old bison rancher shares her wisdom about what the buffalo and healthy soils have to teach us about a restorative economy of well-being.Barbara Phillips, a 85-year old former bison/buffalo rancher shares her wisdom about what the buffalo and healthy soils have to teach us about a restorative economy of well-being.
Barbara, who lives in Edmonton, discussed a wide range of topics from her experience as a buffalo rancher in Oregon, regenerative agriculture, mediation and circle dialogue facilitation. Barbara shares some excellent tips on advancing an economy of well-being.
Barbara is a skilled and highly experienced mediator, trainer, facilitator, speaker and coach.
She has worked with groups as diverse as ministerial levels of government and to...2020-12-0645 min
The Economics of Well-Being#59: The life of John Hillbery: from the ashes of war-time London, to the Bank of America, to the wisdom of eldershipJohn Hillbery describes himself as an outcome of Nature and of almost 80 years of experience.
His great ambition was and continues to be to understand and to fully embrace life and living.
He has no formal education, and despite this, has managed to lead a life which is rich in experience.
Started work at 14 in a shipping office. Discovered market research at 18 and worked for first research company in UK.
Went to sea at 19 with a Swedish freighter. At 20 became stockbroker’s clerk. Spent 5 years working in all aspects of trading an...2020-11-1940 min
The Economics of Well-Being#60: Chiyoko Osborne: From New York's fashion industry to raising consciousnessChiyoko Osoborne is a true lightworker at heart.
Chiyoko is on a mission to raise consciousness. She helps awakened people connect to their inner wisdom and integrate it into their day-to-day, modern, fast paced lives. As an Executive Coach and founder of Mandala Method, Chiyoko guides entrepreneurs, leaders and founders to reach peak performance through flow-state. She specializes in training these leaders to navigate their daily chaos more fluidly and with laser focus, and has done so with serial entrepreneurs, former Navy SEALs, and think tank department heads.
Chiyoko’s work combines ancient modalities (mindfulness, me...2020-11-1841 min
The Economics of Well-Being#58: Brianna Greenspan: Miracle Mornings and Finding Joy in PainBrianna Greenspan is a remarkable 33-year from Houston, Texas. I met Brianna through the Task Force Humanity that was founded during Covid as a platform for sharing innovations and ideas that arguably will become the foundations of an economy of well-being and a new higher consciousness civilization of love.
Overcoming agonizing physical pain and illness in her younger years, Brianna was introduced to the story of Hal Elrod, the founder of the Miracle Morning and has found greater joy as a result of the daily practices espoused by Hal in his Miracle Morning protocol. The Miracle Morning...2020-11-1646 min
The Economics of Well-Being#57: Ron Lynch and Brianna Greenspan: The Genuine Pursuit of HappinessNovember 10, 2020:
Ron Lynch and Brianna Greenspan, both US-based members of the Task Force Humanity, which has emerged during the Covid-19 pandemic as platform of hope and an economy of love in our world, join me today in this lively three-way conversation about hope for an economy of well-being.
Ron Lynch is a unique creative force in the marketing industry.
He is a prominent direct response television producer, screenwriter, director, inventor, author, investor and philanthropist.
He teaches marketing through his four star gold rated course, the Marketing Mercenary. This teaches young marketers...2020-11-1640 min
The Economics of Well-Being#56: Dr. Julia Kim measuring gross national happiness in Bhutan and CanadaDr. Julia Kim is a leading expert in global health and wellbeing and the Program Director of the Gross National Happiness Centre Bhutan www.gnhcentrebhutan.org. Through local and international partnerships, the GNH Centre designs experiential leadership and action programs that promote a more flourishing, equitable, and sustainable world - based on New Economics principles, alternative progress measures, sustainable development, and the growing science of wellbeing. Prior to living in Bhutan, Julia worked as a physician and HIV researcher in Africa and Asia, before serving with UNDP and UNICEF in New York. She brings a background in transformative leadership...2020-10-1640 minThe Economics of Well-Being#55: Dr. Clinton Bliss: Transitioning to an Economy of Well-being, after the pandemic endsDr. Clinton Bliss
Clinton Bliss MD is the Medical Director of Bliss Medical Center. He is a graduate of UCLA’s School of Medicine, and practices Family and Emergency Medicine in Washington State. He is also the President of the Board of Directors of the Happiness Alliance, a non-profit organization that focuses on improving the quality of life of individuals and communities around the world through education and community engagement. He lives in Seattle with his partner Laura Musikanski.
Clinton and I discuss the current state of a pandemic economy, how his patients and people in ge...2020-09-2236 min
The Economics of Well-Being#54: Bob Willard: Seven Bold Strokes in building an economy of well-being for CanadaBob Willard (August 28, 2020)
Bob is a leading expert on quantifying and selling the business value of corporate sustainability strategies and has given over 1,300 presentations to corporate, government, university, and NGO audiences. Bob applies his business and leadership experience from his 34-year career at IBM Canada to engage the business community in proactively avoiding risks and capturing opportunities by using smart environmental, social, and governance (ESG) strategies.
He has authored six books: The Sustainability Advantage (2002), The Next Sustainability Wave (2005), The Sustainability Champion’s Guidebook (2009), The New Sustainability Advantage (2012), Future-Fit Business Benchmark (co-authored Release 1, 2016), and the free, open-source ...2020-09-0138 min
The Economics of Well-Being#53: Desmond Wong: A Singaporean perspective on an economy of hope and well-beingDesmond Wong (a 34 year-old Singaporean) and I discuss the opportunities that Singapore presents to the world as an emerging Asian model for an economy of well-being. Having visited Singapore twice in 2018 I came to a deep appreciation of the the potential of this small Asian nation to become one of the most successful working models of an economy of well-being. We also cover the important influence of German philosopher Max Scheler (1874-1928) whose writings on ethics and values influenced the thinking of Pope John Paul II. on his own notion of a Civilization of Love.
Who is...2020-08-2747 min
The Economics of Well-Being#52: Katherine Trebeck: How the Wellbeing Economy Alliance is helping to build economies of well-being around the world.Episode #52: Katherine Trebeck
Katherine Trebeck is one of the co-founders of the international Wellbeing Economy Alliance (WEALL) and his headquartered in Glasgow Scotland.
https://wellbeingeconomy.org/
Katherine and I discuss the opportunities for building new economies of well-being around the world whether in her home in Scotland, Canada, New Zealand, Iceland and now Amsterdam. The Covid-19 situation has challenged every nation to consider an alternative economic system that focuses more on building back better where better is defined more in terms of improving the conditions of well-being for all rather than purely maximizing...2020-08-0241 min
The Economics of Well-Being#51. Kai-Lee Worsley: Inspired to transcend povertyJuly 14, 2020
Kai-Lee Worsley is 22 year old student at NAIT and aspiring business leader from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. She grew up in a low-income household raised by her amazing single mother in one of the 6,000 affordable housing apartments managed by Edmonton’s Capital Region Housing Corporation.
She boldly reached out to me one day on Linkedin having heard the podcast interview with Greg Dwelling, the CEO of Capital Region Housing Corp. She suggested that I might want to hear her story about growing up in so-called poverty and some of the opportunities she sees for people li...2020-07-1546 min
The Economics of Well-Being#50: Ciara Dolby: A Journey Into the Heart and Wisdom of ChinaCiara Dolby (24) is a remarkable young British woman, who has gained profound insights into the heart and soul of China, the Chinese language and culture. Her passion (and humility) for learning about China and becoming fluent in Mandarin has given her rare and unique insights into one of the world's oldest civilizations and most complex cultures. She shares her insights into the complex nature of China and gives us a glimpse of why the ancient Chinese Confucian and Taoist philosophies and basis of living (and governance) may be the basis of our world finding renewed balance and har...2020-07-0533 min
The Economics of Well-Being#49: Yannick Beaudoin: Charting a path for Canada as a model of an economy of well-being#49. May 26, 2016. Yannick Beaudoin
Yannick Beaudoin is the Director General for Ontario and Northern Canada for the David Suzuki Foundation.
He is schooled in economics for transition to socially and ecologically sustainable societies; social innovation processes and transformational leadership; marine and economic geology.
Yannick holds an: Masters of Arts in Economics for Transition to Social-Ecological Economics) and a Ph.D. Marine Geology.
He was the Former Chief Scientist with GRID-Arendal – a United Nations Environment Programme.
Yannick has witnessed the flaws and failings of old economic thinking and practice.
He...2020-06-0232 min
The Economics of Well-Being#48. Enid Dufresne-Dario: Sustaining a local cafe (Junifer Cafe and Bistro) through the Covid-19 pandemic#48. May 18, 2020. Enid Dufresne-Dario is an Edmonton entrepreneur, Co-Owner and CVO of Edmonton-based Juniper Cafe & Bistro, a local neighbourhood cafe located in the Strathearn community. Juniper Cafe and Bistro was born 5 years ago a shared vision of Enid and her husband Kenny Dario.
I spoke with Enid about the challenges their local cafe has faced over the past two month Covid-19 pandemic, navigating the challenges of a temporary closure and how they plan to resume their operations with fewer tables and customers served. How can this jewel of a local cafe remain resilient and sustainable?
I b...2020-05-2845 min
The Economics of Well-Being#46. Jodi Calahoo Stonehouse: Indigenous Love Medicine#46, May 11, 2020
Jodi Calahoo-Stonehouse is Cree and Mohawk from Michel First Nation.
She holds a bachelor of arts degree from the Faculty of Native Studies and is completing an MSc with the Faculty of Resource Economics and Environmental Sociology at the University of Alberta.
Jodi is the founder and co-owner of Miyo-Pimatisiwin Productions and is also the producer and broadcaster of an award-winning Indigenous radio program called Acimowin.
Jodi’s interests are Indigenous media, Indigenous legal traditions, Indigenous feminism, social innovation and Indigenous futurisms.
Her work is dedicated to uplifting Indig...2020-05-2322 min
The Economics of Well-Being#47. Rozanna Wyatt: How to pursue of life of purpose and joy in an uncertain Covid world.#47. May 22, 2020. Rozanna, a good friend and executive and life coach, joined me today to talk about what she is seeing in her many clients after more than 2 months of this Covid crisis. She shares some of her most important coaching tips on how we can find that path of joy and purpose by being more present to the NOW, of forgiving oneself (and therefore others) and with discipline follow a path that ultimately is one of love. Rozanna Wyatt is an expert executive and life coach that helps top leaders and high achievers around the globe take their life...2020-05-2237 minThe Economics of Well-Being#45. Ellen Brown and Walt McCree: Could public banks create money without cost after the Covid economic crisis has waned?#45. May 4, 2020. Ellen Brown, a public banking expert, author and founder of the Public Banking Institute, joins Walt McCree of the Public Bank Associates today (May 4, 2020) to discuss their ideas of what role a renewed Bank of Canada and public banks (like ATB Financial in Alberta) might play in creating interest-free money, ensuring a Universal Basic Income and slowly extinguishing mountains of unrepayable debt of governments and households.
In last 11 minutes of this program I discuss the historical role of the Bank of Canada that prior to 1974 created interest-free debt money for the federal and provincial government. Today t...2020-05-0539 min
The Economics of Well-Being#44. Ad Broere: Dutch Economist envision a new financial future#44. Ad Broere is a Dutch economist based in Amsterdam with forty years of experience in business, banking and education.
Ad has been active as an author and publicist since 2007.
He has written five books including: A Human Economy (2009), Ending the Global Casino (2010), Money comes from Nothing (2012), Hanneke de Vries borrows money from the bank (2015) and Money in the Supporting Role (2018).
In 2014, he was one of the three initiators of the Citizen Initiative Our Money, which brought it to the House of Representatives in the Hague.
Ad envisions a new financial future wh...2020-05-0439 min
The Economics of Well-Being#43. Kelly Rudyk: Hyyge (Well-being) Economics for Alberta and Canada in a post-Covid world.#43. April 18, 2020. Economist Kelly Rudyk joins me today to talk about his vision for Alberta's economy during this most difficult of economic times when oil has entered negative territory and Alberta's financial debts are ballooning.
Kelly spend 28 years with Strathcona County (Sherwood Park, Alberta) in the capacity of senior economist and head of the strategic planning process. He was instrumental in introducing priority-based budgeting process.
Kelly founded his consulting firm ItsLogical.ca in 2019 with a vision of pushing the boundaries of strategic planning and building alignment with organizational functions.
He is passionate about the Dan...2020-04-2435 minThe Economics of Well-Being#42. Could a universal basic income for Canada save our economic lives during this pandemic and usher in a new economy of well-being?#42. April 21, 2020. Author and public banking expert Ellen Brown (author of The Public Bank Solution) explores the idea of a Universal Basic Income (UBI) which Spain recently announced as its national strategy to help individuals and households survive during this Covid-19 pandemic and the economic shut-down that has impacted the whole world.
What is a Universal Basic Income (UBI)?
How might a UBI work in Canada? What are the potential pitfalls of a UBI?
Who and how would it be funded in Canada or other countries?
What role could the central banks of...2020-04-2219 minThe Economics of Well-Being#41. Ivo Valkenburg: Spirit in Finance and Love Made Visible#41. April 20, 2020. My Dutch friend Ivo Valkenburg joins me today from his home in Transylvania (Romania) to talk about his recent book Pure Life: A Plea for Love as Legal Tender. During this time of Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing economic challenges we all face, is there hope for a new financial future and money system based on love?
Ivo has a passion for an economy based on well-being and a money system based on love.. Ivo is a champion for enabling an economy of well-being and happiness. He goes for essential innovation of classic thinking models and t...2020-04-2127 minThe Economics of Well-Being#40. Economy of Love or a Dark Age Ahead? NOW is the TIME to ACT.#40. April 9, 2020. This is a private broadcast of hope and love that is similar to the daily Covid-19 briefings of our Prime Minster Trudeau, of our presidents, our premiers or health officials.
It is now clear that economic life as we experienced it back in December 2019 will be radically changed possibly forever.
How will be survive economically when millions are unemployed and where governments have no recourse but to drop money into our bank accounts like magic?
Is the virus a wake up call to all humanity to re-establish a new economy based on l...2020-04-0915 minThe Economics of Well-Being#39. A Story Waiting to Pierce Us: What Now? Kristin Eggen (Norway) and the Wisdom of Ancient People#39. April 5, 2020. Kristin Eggen is a high-school teacher from Oslo, Noway. She teaches law, religion and philosophy. Kristin and I spoke about her current experiences under a Covid-19 pandemic and self-isolation in her home in Oslo. What she is experiencing and her students? Can we imagine a new economic future? What do ancient cultures and civilizations have to teach us in this moment when all of us sit at home, our lives on pause, looking in the mirror of our own conscience?
I start this special podcast show with a reading from a remarkable book by Peter Kingsley "...2020-04-0549 minThe Economics of Well-Being#38. A Story Waiting to Pierce Us: Economic Possibilities for our Children with Kristin Eggen#38. April 4, 2020. A Story Waiting to Pierce Us: Economic Possibilities for Our Children with Kristin Eggen from Norway.
Is the Covid-19 pandemic and economic crisis an opportunity to dream a new dream and an economic future based on love? Where nature will remind us that cooperation is a fundamental rule of our collective flourishing?
In the end, LOVE works.
Oslo (Norway)-based high school teacher Kristin Eggen joins me today to explore my ideas about how the world might get through this economic pandemic that has gripped the world, the outcome of a coronavirus...2020-04-0450 min
The Economics of Well-Being#37. Shawn Anderson: Imagining a new financial architecture in a post-Covid-19 Crisis world.#37. March 30, 2020. Canadian financial data scientist Shawn Anderson joins me to do to discuss his ideas of a new financial architecture in a post-Covid-19 economy.
Shawn Anderson is a self-described ‘Yogi hacker and financial data scientist’. He is a young Canadian entrepreneur with a background in computing science, AI engineering, and big data. For over 7 years he has been studying and applying AI algorithms in industry and academia. Shawn was fortunate to begin his career by studying under Dr. Richard Sutton, now distinguished professor with Google’s Deepmind, at The University of Alberta, and is now extremely excited about...2020-03-3159 min
The Economics of Well-Being#36. Stef Kyupers: And then what shall we do next?: Covid-19 and the Economic Pandemic#36. March 28, 2020. Antwerp-based strategist Stef Kuypers joins me again (March 26, 2020) to explore new options for a sustainable money system after the economic pandemic that will soon overtake the Covid-19 pandemic. What could we do with a debt-money system that could be in its final death spiral? Stef and I jump straight into an important dialogue when the world needs a new money narrative.
Stef if one of the founders of Happonomy.org.
His TEDx talk in Antwerp posted on the nature of money and his proposed sustainable money system is a must-see for anyone interested in h...2020-03-2834 min
The Economics of Well-Being#35. Neumascape: Well-being Technology with Nelson Abreu and Manori Sumanasinghe#35. March 18, 2020. Nelson Abreu and Manori Sumanasinghe are Los Angeles-based entrepreneurs and co-founders of Neumascape. Neumascape is a collaborative studio pursuing passions in architecture + design, technology, and well-being. Nelson and Manori are thinkers, makers, and problem-solvers setting out on a journey to produce cool projects while seeking to improve the world around them. Manori is a Los Angeles-based designer and entrepreneur, working towards her California licensure in Architecture. She is passionate about the role of Architecture + Design and its impact on a community’s well-being. Manori's passion in community building is established on a strong foundation of democracy, ethics, empathy, and...2020-03-181h 06
The Economics of Well-Being#34. Lewis Cardinal: A New Dream and Story for Canada (Kanata), meaning Sacred Place#34. February 27, 2020. My friend Lewis Cardinal is a great story teller. Lewis is from the Woodland Cree Nation of Sucker Creek in northern Alberta. He shares his stories (passed down by elders) of the origins of Canada (Kanata meaning 'pure or sacred place' in the Cree-Algonquin language) and Edmonton, one of the great pehonan (the waiting/gathering place) along the Saskatchewan river systems. Lewis provides reminds us all -- the people of Turtle Island (North America) that the foundation of a resilient and harmonious society and economy is based on good relationships with each other and particularly with nature, as...2020-02-2754 min
The Economics of Well-Being#33. Greg Dewling (CEO Capital Region Housing Corp.): A Well-being Impact Approach to Affordable Housing#33. February 16, 2020. Greg Dewling is the CEO of Capital Region Housing Corporation (CRHC) based in Edmonton, Alberta, the largest affordable housing program in Alberta serving over 25,000 Albertans or 9,000 low-income families in the Edmonton region. Greg is a former pastor/minister from Newfoundland. I worked with Greg and his team two years ago to integrate well-being impact measurement into the organization's vision statement and programs. A Well-being based approach to measuring the impacts of CRHC's programs (over $86 million in housing assets under management) is unprecedented in. the affordable housing sector. Tenants are asked to complete a survey annually about their well-being a...2020-02-1659 min
The Economics of Well-Being#32. Stef Kuypers: A Sustainable Money System#32. February 4, 2020. Stef Kuypers joins me from Antwerp, Belgium exploring the fascinating world of money and his proposed new sustainable money system. Could changing our global money system save our planet and our lives?
Stef if one of the founders of Happonomy.org.
His TEDx talk in Antwerp posted on the nature of money and his proposed sustainable money system is a must-see for anyone interested in how we might re-invent one of the most important human systems; money itself.
https://www.ted.com/talks/stef_kuypers_money_behaviour_and_society_the_invisible_link...2020-02-051h 19
The Economics of Well-Being#31. Onekanew (Chief) Christian Sinclair of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation explains how their First Nation is building an economy of well-being#31. January 21, 2020. Christian Sinclair is the leader, or Onekanew in Cree (an alternative name for 'chief), of the Opaskwayak Cree Nation located in The Pas, Manitoba, a community of 6.200 people located 6 hours north of Winnipeg. I met Christian at the first Indigenomics conference in Vancouver in May 2019. He purchased a copy of my book and called me 2 days later noting that my vision for an economy of well-being was in line with his own vision for his Opaskwayak Nation. Christian is a former Canadian military snipper and understands the art of military strategy. He is leading his Nation on a...2020-01-2237 min
The Economics of Well-Being#30. Dr. Philip Clayton: Building an Ecological Civilization#30. December 5, 2019. Dr. Philip Clayton is my next special guest. Philip and I discuss the concept of an ecological civilization. He and I have recently returned from Seoul, Korea where we were the guests of Seoul's Mayor Park Won-Soon presenting at a major conference to discuss how Korea might adopt the concept of an 'ecological civilization' which Philip along with John Cobb Jr. and others have been instrumental in advancing in China.
Philip holds the Ingraham Chair at Claremont School of Theology and directs the Comparative Theologies PhD program. A graduate of Yale University, he has taught at...2019-12-051h 00
The Economics of Well-Being#29. Tami Hay (Part 2): Earth Gut, Healing Our Bodies and the Essenes as a Community of Well-being#29. May 5, 2019. Tami Hay joins me again for a more in-depth conversation about her insights into health, the ecology of our 'gut', eating a plant-based diet, the importance of soil health, the amazing work of Dr. Zach Bush, as well as a brief inquiry into the Essenes, a Jewish community that once existed during the Second Temple period that flourished from the 2nd century BCE to the 1st century CE, during the time of Jesus Christ. Tami is an Alberta-based nutritionist, spiritual healer and author of her forthcoming book called EarthGut: The Story of Peace, Love and Microbes.
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The Economics of Well-Being#28. Well-being Budget for Canada 2020-21#28. November 20, 2019. Following the Canadian national elections on October 21, 2019, economist Mark Anielski has prepared this fictional well-being budget and speech for 2020-21. The idea of a Well-being Budget for Canada is based on New Zealand's recent Well-being Budget 2019 tabled by Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern and her coalition Government of New Zealand in May 2019. This proposed budget speech is meant to promote an important discussion across Canada that would orient our nation's economic development compass towards well-being. Adopting a well-being-based approach to budgeting and governance like New Zealand is an idea worth pursuing to renew hope in this great country we...2019-11-2006 min
The Economics of Well-Being#27. David Dodge: Stories of hope for a renewable energy future for Canada#27. November 16, 2019. David Dodge is the producer and host of Green Energy Futures, a multimedia storytelling project which has now been running over 7 years sharing stories about the clean-energy revolution in Canada and around the world. As an environmental journalist, he produced more than 350 Ecofile episodes for the CKUA Radio network (Alberta), edited Borealis magazine, and was the production manager for a Canadian nature publisher.
David joins me today to speak about his perspective on renewable energy futures, the climate emergency, overcoming the growing politics of fear in Alberta, and shares the amazing story of how a group of...2019-11-1736 min
The Economics of Well-Being#26. Tami Hay: Food as Spiritual Medicine#26. October 30, 2019. Tami Hay joins me in conversation from her log-home just east of Edmonton to talk about food as medicine. Tami, a former social worker, is a Spiritual Massage Therapist with 20-years of experience. Tami has been successful in transcended years of debilitating and painful digestive challenges, including Crohn's disease, by learning how the food we eat is critical to our state of health, including our spiritual well-being. In our conversation she talks about how our bodies are too often fooled by designer foods and fast food. We need to teach our bodies how to enjoy healthy local foods, p...2019-10-3044 min
The Economics of Well-Being#25. Dr. John Cobb Jr. Process Theologian (Claremont School of Theology) on a Transition from Industrial Civilization to an Ecological Civilization for Korea#25. October 23, 2019. Dr. John Cobb Jr. (94) presents his ideas at the October 2019 Ecological Civilization conference held in Seoul, South Korea (October 1-3, 2019) on how countries like China and Korea can transition from the current industrial civilization to a new Ecological Civilization. I also attended this important conference presenting my ideas on how Korea can adopt new measures of progress such as well-being and happiness indices and incorporate these into the City of Seoul and Korea's budgeting and governance systems.
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The Economics of Well-Being#24. Walt McCree: California legalizes public banking, like Alberta and North Dakota#24. October 13, 2019. My next guest is Walt McCree with the US-based Public Banking Institute (and Associates). Walt and I discuss the importance of this weeks decision of California's State Governor Gavin Newsom that allows California cities and counties to create their own public banks, making the state one of just two (after North Dakota in 1919 and the province of Alberta (Canada) in 1938) to legalize institutions of that kind. Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Public Banking Act, or AB 857, which will allow city and county governments to create, or sponsor, public banks. Those banks will in turn provide public agencies access...2019-10-1440 min
The Economics of Well-Being#23. Ellen Brown banking on the people, democratizing money#23. June 23, 2019. Ellen Brown is the founder of the Public Banking Institute, a Fellow at The Democracy Collaborative, and the author of a dozen books and hundreds of articles.
She developed her research skills as an attorney practicing civil litigation in Los Angeles.
In the best-selling Web of Debt (2007, 2012), she turned those skills to an analysis of the Federal Reserve and “the money trust,” showing how this private cartel has usurped the power to create money from the people themselves and how we the people can get it back.
In The Public Bank Solution (2013) she traces...2019-06-2454 min
The Economics of Well-Being#22. Tim Nash: Impact Investing for Good#22. June 10. 2019. Tim Nash is the founder of Good Investing and blogs as The Sustainable Economist. As an expert on socially responsible investing, impact investing, and the green economy, he is regularly featured in publications such as CBC’s The National, BNN Bloomberg’s Market Call, and the Globe and Mail. He earned his BA in Economics from Dalhousie University (Canada) and his Master's in Strategic Leadership towards Sustainability from the Blekinge Institute of Technology (Sweden). He is the lead researcher for Ethical Market’s Green Transition Scoreboard® research report, which details more than $10.3 trillion of private investments in the global green...2019-06-101h 01
The Economics of Well-Being#21. Takota Coen: Permaculture farming as a model for an economy of well-being #21. April 25, 2019. Takota Coen is one of Canada's youngest and innovative pioneering permaculture farmers. Takota along with his family farm 250 acres of prime agriculture land just east of Ponoka Alberta near Red Deer Lake.
https://www.coenfarm.ca/
They practice a form of land stewardship called Permaculture.
Permaculture is a set of design principles centered around whole systems thinking simulating or directly utilizing the patterns and resilient features observed in natural ecosystems. Permaculture is a philosophy of working with, rather than against nature; looking at the interaction of plants and animals in all their function...2019-04-251h 04The Economics of Well-Being#20. Jacqueline Cardinal: Stories of hope from an indigenous entrepreneur.#20. Jacqueline Cardinal is a gifted young (28) indigenous woman. Jacqueline was recently named as one of the top people under 40, along with her brother Hunter Cardinal (24), by Avenue Magazine. Jacqueline is a serial entrepreneur. She is the co-owner and Managing Director of Naheyawin, and indigenous owned and operated consulting firm that creates and searches for tools to assist indigenous and non-indigenous peoples in their effort to reclaim the spirit of the Treaties and to build a new relationship (a new story) for a better and more vibrant future for Canada.
She spoke with me today (01.21.2019) in Edmonton about w...2019-01-2952 minThe Economics of Well-Being#19. Carol Anne Hilton: Indigenomics and Canada's $100 Billion Indigenous Economy#19. January 17, 2019. Carol Anne Hilton is one of the leading First Nations thinkers and leaders in Canada. Her concept of 'indigenomics' is gaining more attention in Canada and around the world. In 2018 she launched the Indigenomics Institute, the leading research, education, and engagement platform for supporting the rebuilding and design of Indigenous economies of Indigenous peoples worldwide. The Institute works to facilitate the realization of Indigenous modern political, economic, legal and community development objectives.
Indigenomics is a dialogue and design platform to bring attention and focus to the growing Indigenous Economy; estimated to reach $100 billion in Canada in th...2019-01-1728 minThe Economics of Well-Being#18. Lil MacPherson: Better Lives Through Eating Good Local Food#18, December 22, 2018
My next special guest is Lil MacPherson, a businesswoman and restaurateur based in Halifax, Nova Scotia.
Lil is the the co-founder of the Wooden Monkey restaurant.
I first met Lil in Halifax in 2007 when she hosted a book salon in her restaurant for my first book, The Economics of Happiness.
The Wooden Monkey believes that sustainable agriculture protects our environment, public health, human communities, and animal welfare.
Lil believes that sustainable agriculture also produces foods that are better for you than the highly processed industrial alternatives--and you sure c...2019-01-0745 minThe Economics of Well-Being#17. A Vision for an Economy of Well-being for Alberta#17. December 18, 2018. What would an economy of well-being for Alberta look like? Author Mark Anielski outlines his vision for a new economic future for Alberta.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-anielski/message2018-12-1818 minThe Economics of Well-Being#16. Bonnie Trottier: How to measure well-being in a small town#16. December 16, 2018. Bonnier Trottier, a former child-care social worker and Valleyview community coordinator, has been a major part of the fledgling Valleyview Well-being Coalition. Bonnie was asked by Town Manager, Marty Paradine, to become a key architect of the Coalition as part of her applied studies in community planning at McEwan University (Edmonton). Bonnie was instrumental as a connector and catalyst for getting the Coalition up and running. Bonnie has become a champion of well-being in Valleyview (a small community of 1800 people) and sees well-being communities as the future for development of communities across Canada. I spoke with Bonnie from...2018-12-1730 minThe Economics of Well-Being#15. Suza Singh, Calgary-based Action Film Maker#15. December 11, 2018. Suza Singh is a remarkable women. Suza is an action film maker originally from Manchester UK living in Calgary, Alberta. She has some bold ideas about this interesting genre of film and casts women as modern action heros. Her recent film, Replican, cast her own daughter. We spoke about how to present ideas like well-being and soul craft in film.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-anielski/message2018-12-1247 minThe Economics of Well-Being#14. John Cobb Jr. on China's Ecological Civilization#14. December 10, 2018. John Cobb Jr. is one of world's most important theologians of our era; a master of Alfred North Whitehead's process theology. At 93-years of age Cobb's mind is remarkably sharp. His wisdom is unparalleled. He joined me today from his home in Claremont, California to talk about his most recent journey to China and South Korea, where he gave 14 public addresses on the subject of building an ecological civilization in Asia. He explores how a resurgence in classical Chinese thought and Confucian ideas in China is a sign of hope for Asia and the world.
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Send...2018-12-1246 minThe Economics of Well-Being#13. Peter Block (Author of Flawless Consulting and the Abundant Community)#13. November 5, 2018. Peter Block, a 78-year-old master of public sector governance consulting and someone passionate about communities, joins me from Cincinnati on a far-ranging, wisdom-filled conversation. Peter has been my mentor and friend. He has been working with John McKnight and Walter Brueggemann on the Economics of Compassion and the Jubilee Project in Cincinnati.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-anielski/message2018-11-0640 minThe Economics of Well-Being#12. John McKnight: Building Neighbourhood Assets#12. September 19, 2018. Author John McKnight joins me today in a special interview about his legacy of work as a community organizer. His work inspired me to think about community assets differently; assets are the diversity of gifts, skills and competencies we all have to share with others without compensation for money. McKnight is the author of The Careless Society, a classic critique of professionalized social services and a celebration of communities’ ability to heal themselves from within. He is co-author of Building Communities from the Inside Out (with Jody Kretzmann), the Abundant Community (with Peter Block) and An Other Kingdom (wi...2018-09-2045 minThe Economics of Well-Being#11. Walter Brueggemann: A Gospel of Hope#11. August 22, 2018. Legendary Old Testament scholar, theologian and teacher Walter Brueggemann joins me today from his home in Michigan to talk about his life's work and his new book A Gospel of Hope. At 85 years of age, Brueggemann is one of the most important voices of our age reminding us of the importance of embracing the truth of abundance and challenging the dominant economic paradigm of scarcity, indulgence and fear of lack. He calls us all to practice each day with our neighbours acts of love, charity and sharing in our individual and collective gifts and assets. He argues that...2018-08-2236 minThe Economics of Well-Being#10. Robert Dellner: Investment Banking and Well-being#10. August 17, 2018. Robert Dellner, a London-based investment banker, impact investment expert and master of credit risk, joins me on my show exploring new avenues for impact investment that would take a well-being perspective. Robert joined me from his home in Woking just south of London.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-anielski/message2018-08-1842 minThe Economics of Well-Being#9. Dr. Muhammad Amjad Saqib founder of Akhuwat the world's largest interest-free micro finance program#9. July 15, 2018. I'm pleased to have a pre-recorded interview between my previous guest, Aneeqa Malik, and Dr. Muhammed Amjad Saqib, the founder of Akhuwat (http://www.akhuwat.org.pk/). Dr Muhammad Amjad Saqib is the Founder and Chairperson of Akhuwat, the world’s largest Qard-e-Hasan Trust, the world's largest interest-free micro-finance program. He has also worked as a consultant for various international development agencies, such as the Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Labor Organization (ILO), UNICEF, the World Bank, Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), USAID and DFIDDr. Dr. Saqib talks about the unique merits of Akhuwat in providing over 2.9 million po...2018-07-1518 minThe Economics of Well-Being#8. Aneeqa Malik: Soul-i-darity, Sufi Mysticism and Akhuwat (interest-free lending) in Pakistan#8. July 14, 2018. My guest is Aneeqa Malik, a London-based, Pakistani-born Transformation Management Consultant and Soulidarity Stewardess. She is Akhuwat UK’s Senior Research and Development Strategist. She is an Action Learning (ILM) & Research Facilitator and a Research Fellow at TRANS4M’s Centre for Integral Development, Hotonnes, France. She is currently on a PHD (Personal Holistic Development) program for TRANS4M’s ‘CARE-4-Society’ module. Aneeqa is also a practising Sufi. She spoke to me today from her home in London about her work, what it means to be a Sufi in our complex world as well as introducing us to Akhuwat...2018-07-1522 minThe Economics of Well-Being#7. How do you measure well-being in a small town like Valleyview, Alberta?: with guest Bonnie Trottier#7. July 13, 2018. Bonnier Trottier, a former child-care social worker and Valleyview community coordinator, has been a major part of the fledgling Valleyview Well-being Coalition. Bonnie was asked by Town Manager, Marty Paradine, to become a key architect of the Coalition as part of her applied studies in community planning at McEwan University (Edmonton). Bonnie was instrumental as a connector and catalyst for getting the Coalition up and running. Bonnie has become a champion of well-being in Valleyview and sees well-being communities as the future for development of communities across Canada. I spoke with Bonnie from her home in Valleyview Alberta...2018-07-1332 minThe Economics of Well-Being#6. Marty Paradine - Measuring Well-being in the Town of Valleyview Alberta#6. July 11, 2018. Join my next guest, Marty Paradine, an engineer and the town manager of a small Alberta town called Valleyview (2000 people). Marty was instrumental in envisioning and leading the Well-being Project for the town of Valleyview between 2016-2017. The project resulted in the development of a Well-being Index for the towns citizens and a Well-being Measurement and Governance system, perhaps the first municipality in North America. Marty and I explore the challenges of measuring well-being, incorporating well-being impacts into planning and budgeting, how to demonstrate value for taxes through a well-being lens, and how to orient municipal asset management...2018-07-1235 minThe Economics of Well-Being#5. Laura Musikanski (The Happiness Alliance) on Measuring Happiness and Well-being#5. June 15, 2018. My next guest on The Economics of Well-being podcast show is Laura Musikanski. Laura is the executive director of The Happiness Alliance and former executive director of Sustainable Seattle. A lawyer by profession, Laura is passionate about measuring the well-being and happiness of communities and nations. Laura shares some of her recent experiences in measuring well-being with her non-profit organization having surveyed over 80,000 people around the world. Discover what new things Laura has learned from assessing the well-being of young people and countries like Kuwait and United Arab Emirates. How can we genuinely incorporate well-being measurement in the...2018-06-1635 min
The Economics of Well-Being#4. John De Graaf, Beauty and Well-being#2. June 8, 2018.
John de Graaf is my new guest on An Economy of Well-being podcast. John is a Seattle-based independent producer of the award-winning television documentaries Affluenza and Escape from Affluenza, and is the national coordinator of Take Back Your Time Day. He spoke to me today measuring happiness and about his new project call And Beauty for All. Intuitively we know there is a connection between beauty and our sense of well-being and happiness. We believe all Americans appreciate beauty, regardless of their political views, origin, economic status or creed, and that working to restore beautiful landscapes a...2018-06-0829 minThe Economics of Well-Being#3. The Well-being Corporation: Introduction#3. May 26, 2018. In this short podcast I introduce the idea of how businesses can incorporate well-being principles and practices into their operations. Can a new Well-being Bottom Line become the fundamental measure of success of a new generation of business leaders that aspire to contribute to the genuine well-being and happiness of their clients and communities they serve?
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-anielski/message2018-05-2606 minThe Economics of Well-Being#2. Well-being By Design#2. May 26, 2018. In this second podcast I explore the concept of incorporating well-being attributes in the architecture and design of buildings, office spaces, our homes and even on the 'internet of things.'
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mark-anielski/message2018-05-2613 minThe Economics of Well-Being#1. Personal Happiness and Well-being#1. May 28, 2018. This is my first rough cut podcast about my personal perspective on personal happiness and well-being.
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