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Team BlickkontaktDonnie MaclurcanIn this episode of the Regenerative Market Economy Podcast, host Thomas and guest Donnie dive deep into the transformative power of "systems feeling"—a practice that connects our inner embodied wisdom to the dynamics of our communities. Through reflective drawing exercises and compelling personal stories, they reveal how asset-based community development and thoughtful facilitation can shift group conversations from deficit mindsets to strength-based collaboration. Listeners will gain practical insights on creating safe, creative spaces that empower every voice and spark collective action towards a truly regenerative future.2025-04-221h 16
World of Wisdom252. Donnie Maclurcan - post-growth, post-capitalism economies and being a systems-feelerDonnie Maclurcan (LinkedIn) the Director of Strategy at the Post Growth Institute visited the podcast this week. We have an in-depth conversation about what the core of the matter with capitalism in. We speak bout money, post-growth economics, the needed shift towards circularity. Why he can definitively say that we already know after having run more than 10.000 experiments over the past decade or so. This conversation is such an important primer for getting into these topics and it's not intellectual and difficult it's actually grounded, embodied and compassionate. For more info: How on Earth. Enjoy! For extended shownotes (Substack)2025-01-081h 16
Crazy TownEscaping Capitalism: How to Replace the "Logic" of Psychopaths, Pharma Bros, and Private PrisonsCapitalism ruins SO many things, from key sectors like college sports all the way down to novelties like people's health and the environment. Jason, Rob, and Asher rely on their keen insight and otherworldly investigative talents to somehow unearth a few flaws of capitalism. But rather than wallow in the world of profiteering and privatization, they explore the solidarity economy and other alternatives to the "greed is good" way of running things.Warning: This podcast occasionally uses spicy language.Sources/Links/Notes:Wikipedia page “Nike and the University of Oregon”Joshua Hunt book: University of N...2024-05-081h 10
Post-Growth Australia PodcastPGAP live at the NENA conference: Life After CapitalismPGAP recently had the pleasure of travelling to Canberra to record live at the 2023 New Economy Network Australia (NENA) conference: ‘Life after Capitalism’. We recorded a collage of presentions and interviews with conferences attendees into order to showcase nearly two hours of Post-Growth goodness. This episode includes well-known names such as Tom Ballard, Donnie MacLurcan, Anitra Nelson and Gareth Hughes.
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PGAP acknowledges the Ngunnawal, First Custodians of the country where the recordings of this conference took place. We pay respect to Elders past, present and emerging, and acknowledge that colonisation cont...2023-12-141h 55
SeedsA post-growth future and what it means for larger business: Seeds Conference session with Jennifer Wilkins, Dr Katherine Trebeck & Dr Donnie MaclurcanAudio from Seeds Impact Conference - Panel of Jennifer Wilkins, Dr Katherine Trebeck & Dr Donnie Maclurcan discussing Larger business in a post-growth economy This panel conversation between global experts in economics beyond growth, Katherine Trebeck and Donnie Maclurcan, hosted by Jennifer Wilkins, will explore the challenging question of how existing larger businesses, especially multinational enterprises and corporations, can begin to prepare for a post-growth future. Jennifer Wilkins is a researcher and advisor in degrowth, a concept for an economic transformation to a lower metabolism, equitable post-growth economy that is socially and environmentally sustainable. D...2023-10-0846 min
Utopia is NowBusiness in a Post-Growth World | Prof. Donnie Maclurcan, PhDDonnie Maclurcan Ph.D. leads the Post Growth Institute, an international organization exploring how we thrive within ecological limits. Believing purpose-driven enterprise is at the heart of a healthy market economy, he has consulted to over 500 not-for-profit projects and businesses, across 32 countries. His own initiatives include leading the development of the Offers and Needs Market, the Post Growth Fellowship, the Post Growth Alliance, Free Money Day, the (En)Rich List, the Not for Profit Way training, and the globally active #postgrowth hashtag. Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the...2023-10-0751 min
DenizenBeyond Capitalism Now with Donnie MaclurcanPost Growth Institute's Donnie Maclurcan returns to the Denizen podcast with an important follow up to one of our most popular episodes, Post Growth Economics. Here Donnie reiterates on why capitalism is fundamentally flawed, outlines what is working around the world today, and explains his theory of change for how we evolve to an economy that is regenerative, just, and circular.Outline for the conversation:Donnie's definition of capitalism [2:24]Capitalism, extraction, and exploitation [6:34]Debt and why capitalism is fundamentally inequitable [9:06]Why wealth taxes are not the answer [15:47]The role of profit in a post ca...2023-07-2658 min
Aqui se Faz, Aqui se Doa#87 - Como transformar o terceiro setor em uma potência da economia?A contribuição do terceiro setor para a economia brasileira foi revelada em novos números pela pesquisa “A importância do terceiro setor para o PIB no Brasil” - iniciativa recente do Movimento por uma Cultura de Doação e executada pela Fundação Instituto de Pesquisas Econômicas (a FIPE) e a Sitawi Finanças do Bem.Além da contribuição de 4,27% ao PIB do país, o setor é responsável por ao menos 6 milhões de empregos – diretos e indiretos. Apesar dos números grandiosos, o terceiro setor ainda enfrenta entraves, especialmente no fomento à...2023-06-201h 00
DenizenEmbodied Leadership with Donnie MaclurcanDonnie Maclurcan returns in this episode to discuss the radical, embodied practices he employs as Executive Director of the Post Growth Institute. Learn how PGI uses an asset-based approach, sociocratic governance, and lean processes to create trust, safety, and virtuous cycles. Recorded live in San Francisco, Donnie and Jenny discuss PGI's cutting edge practices such as silent meetings, a long hiring process, a policy of "no shit work", rest week, defining ones own pay rates, and much more. It's a provocative, eye opening conversation that should not be missed.Covered in this episode:Origin sto...2023-04-1946 min
DenizenPost-Growth Economics with Donnie MacLurcanThis conversation investigates the fundamental challenges of a capitalism and outlines a vision for a post-growth economy that better achieves a just, sustainable society. Our guest, Donnie MacLurcan, is the founder and Executive Director of the Post Growth Institute. He's one of the most brilliant thinkers we've met on new economics.In this episode Jenny and Donnie discuss:Defining post-growth economics [2:23]Distinction between capitalism and market economies [6:23]Capitalism, accumulation, and debt [7:32]Debt and money creation [10:04]Capitalism and debt accumulation [17:51]One planet lifestyles [20:31]Ecological limits, technology and Jevon's Paradox [22:23]Manfred Max-Neef, Maslow's heirarchy and universal needs [24:24]Defining...2023-03-0857 min
DenizenPartnerism with Riane EislerPartnerism is both a social and economic system. Based on the principles of equitable partnership, it reaches across the spectrum of society — gender studies, family systems, organizations, cultures, and political systems — as a movement towards a more just and caring society. Overall, it shifts paradigms from hierarchies of domination to hierarchies of actualization.This has been the life's work of our guest for this episode, Riane Eisler. She is a social scientist, cultural historian, attorney, and Holocaust survivor whose transciplinary exploration is making a lasting impact in the social sciences and society-at-large.This episode also feat...2022-12-061h 03
UpstreamA World Without Profit with Jennifer Hinton“The pursuit of private financial gain is what drives inequality and ecological harm.” This is the perspective of Jennifer Hinton, a leading proponent of the not-for-profit business, which is differs in fundamental ways from a traditional nonprofit organization and, of course, from for-profit businesses. Not-for-profit businesses models are often invisible in the many movements to reimagine our economic system, but the idea is starting to gain momentum. Jennifer offers a vision of an entirely not-for-profit economy made up exclusively of not-for-profit businesses that de-emphasize profit and growth and instead prioritize businesses as a means for social and environmental benefit. Toge...2022-04-0559 min
WonderspaceEpisode 53: feat. Sabrina Chakori [S4:E13]On Wonderspace this week we orbit with Sabrina Chakori in Brisbane Australia. For more than a decade, Sabrina has been advocating for a more sustainable society, leading numerous collaborations in various countries around the world. In 2017, she founded the Brisbane Tool Library, a social enterprise that encourages people to borrow tools, camping gear and other equipment which reduces waste and household consumption. Sabrina was nominated by our 16th guest Donnie Maclurcan from the Post Growth Institute.
More information:
brisbanetoollibrary.org
To view the episode page with a summary of the interview, links to...2021-11-2814 min
The Future CityThe Post-Growth City with Donnie MaclurcanEconomist Donnie Maclurcan says there are ways city dwellers can be encouraged to share more readily. In this episode of The Future City Podcast we speak with Executive Director of the Post-Growth Institute Donnie Maclurcan. Donnie has spent over 15 years investigating how to re-teach people in cities to feel safe enough to share their offers and needs. Donnie says capitalism has traumatized us but that there are powerful ways many people are rebuilding a more just economic system from the ground up. Donnie speaks with us about how we are conditioned to feel...2021-08-0726 min
The FutureSeeds PodcastHow the whole world is shifting towards shared ownership, with Donnie MaclurcanEpisode 24 is the second part of my interview with Donnie Maclurcan. In episode 23, we explored the roots of capitalism, its pros and cons, how money is created, what’s missing in economic models, and the problem that arises with too much privatization of wealth. Episode 24 focuses on the shift from a world ran by private individual for-profit businesses, to a world lead by non-for-profits organizations, and how this movement is already taking place worldwide. We also describe the believes and fear that make people hold on to misleading capitalist values, and how to discuss the benefits of shifting our ec...2021-03-1249 min
The FutureSeeds PodcastIs Capitalism Collapsing? with Donnie Maclurcan In this episode, I interview Donnie Maclurcan. We explore the roots of capitalism, its pros and cons, how money is created, what’s missing in economic models, the problem that arises with too much privatization of wealth, and the clever paradigm shift that Donnie proposes with the Post Growth Institute. Donnie is an Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University and an Executive Director of the Post Growth Institute – an international organization exploring how people, companies and nature can thrive together, within ecological limits. He’s taught at the Institute for Sustainable Futures, in Sydney, and at the...2021-03-0537 min
Accidental GodsMeeting our needs, healing the earth: Donnie Maclurcan of the post growth instituteSuppose we already have all the answers to the crises that assail us? Suppose countless people, companies, non-profit organisations and local community groups were already working to change the way things work? And suppose we could knit these together into a movement for change? Donnie Maclurcan of the Post Growth Institute explores the ways we can find a generative future. Donnie is a facilitator, author and social entrepreneur, passionate about all things not-for-profit. Originally from Australia, he moved to the U.S. in 2013, from where he coordinates the Post Growth Institute. As a consultant, he has worked in...2021-03-031h 11
WonderspaceEpisode 16: feat Donnie Maclurcan [S1:E16]Onboard Wonderspace this week we are joined by Donnie Maclurcan who is an author, social entrepreneur and founder of the post growth institute in Oregon in North America.
In his story of hopefulness, Donnie powerfully talks about how the community responded to the fires in September 2020 that devastated much of his home town. He finishes with an insight that is a fitting end to our first Wonderspace season.
Find out more at http://postgrowth.org
See the video episode here: https://youtu.be/KK5pnxUWkh8
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Ethical FieldsCommunity Wealth Building with Donnie Maclurcan 27 October 2020Community Wealth Building webinar with Andrew Ward joined by Donnie MacLurcan.Watch the FULL interview here: https://youtu.be/AsPyz8g-8Zg#ethicalfields #communitywealthbuildinghttps://ethicalfields.com/Social Media:Facebook - @ethicalfieldsTwitter - @ethicalfieldsInstagram - @ethicalfieldsLinkedIn.com/en/ethicalfields2020-10-271h 05
Community Talk with TommyEpisode 1: Donnie Maclurcan and the Ashland Bike BrigadeLearn about how Donnie Maclurcan helped organize a community bike convoy to bring much need resources to those in need in the aftermath of the Almeda and Obenchain Fires. This interview was recorded on October 2nd.
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Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tommy-letchworth/message2020-10-1642 min
The BS FilterBFTN 76 - Post GrowthMy old mate Donnie Maclurcan is the CEO of the Post Growth Institute and Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University. He’s one of the smartest and nicest guys I know. I invited him on to chat about his views on the current state of the United States, where he has lived for the […]
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The Bullshit FilterBS 76 - Donnie MaclurcanMy old mate Donnie Maclurcan is the CEO of the Post Growth Institute and Affiliate Professor of Economics at Southern Oregon University. He's one of the smartest and nicest guys I know. I invited him on to chat about his views on the current state of the United States, where he has lived for the past 8 years. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2020-08-051h 16
CivicHow could the economy be rebuilt — more equitably?With millions filing for unemployment benefits across the state, a projected unemployment rate of more than 18% and whole industries out of business, the state is facing dire needs and stark inequalities. Donnie Maclurcan, executive director of the Post Growth Institute and an affiliate professor of economics at Southern Oregon University, says the economy was already fragile, but that there may be an opportunity now to advance campaigns for equity.2020-04-1729 min
John Dalton - gently does it . . .Ep 135 – Threshold Catch UpPatreon and Paypal link – A friendly catch up about uncut podcast episodes, envy, your question, post growth economics, and ethical modular mobile phones. Referenced in the podcast . . . Ep 21 – Donnie Maclurcan : Global prosperity and the end of economic growth Fairphone Please leave questions and comments below. […]2020-03-3042 minPodcastsEp 135 – Threshold Catch UpPatreon and Paypal link -
A friendly catch up about uncut podcast episodes, envy, your question, post growth economics, and ethical modular mobile phones.
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EdufuturistsEduFuturists #54 - The Post-Growth Institute with Donnie MaclurcanIn this episode we are joined by Donnie Maclurcan. Donnie has been an entrepreneur since he was young: from selling his brothers artwork at the age of 8, trading on the stock market from the age of 12 and co-founding the post-growth institute, where he is now CEO. The Post Growth Institute is an international group exploring and inspiring paths to global prosperity that don’t rely on economic growth. The PGI primarily focuses on what economic systems will come after capitalism and what that system will look like.2019-09-2245 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP112 Tending The Threshold with Holly TruhlarTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2844 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP111 Tending The Threshold with Bayo AkomolafeTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2823 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP110 Tending The Threshold With Desiree AdawayTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2821 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP109 Tending The Threshold with Rachael Rice and Bec StupakTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2728 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP108 Tending The Threshold with Donnie MaclurcanTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2721 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP107 Tending The Threshold with Aaron OrtegaTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2721 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP106 Tending The Threshold with Aftab ErfanTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2629 min
The Numinous PodcastTNP105 Tending The Threshold With Tannur Shewrightz AliTending The Threshold is an event happening in Ashland, Oregon, on May 26 and 27th, 2018. Tickets can information can be found at tendingthethreshold.com
It is a gathering of Change-makers, Bridge builders and Edge Dwellers, with no agenda other than to practice being together, and to learn how to take care of each other and the world, in these challenging times.
The container at this un-conference will be held by a group of ten co-facilitators from three countries and many walks of life. The group includes:
Poet and spoken word artist, Tannur Ali
...2018-04-2617 min
PodcastsEp 99 – Shane Berkery : Stress Free SuccessPatreon and Paypal link
At 25 years old Shane Berkery has done a lot. Based in Dublin, he has also lived in Japan and America. He paints figurative paintings that are beautifully executed and humm with a kind of ambivalent nostalgia. He has won some prestigious awards, had some solo shows, he’s taken part in numerous group shows, and his work sells out almost immediately.
We talk about Halloween, Zoolander, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and art, lots of art and painting . . .
Here are the main points of what we talk about:
Artistic heroes,
Medicinal Chemistry,
Painting origins,
Reference photography,
Making st...2017-11-2145 min
The Flywheel Podcast with Victor Jimenez: Entrepreneurship | Happiness | Business | Passion | Life | MeaningTFP-023-Should Your Business Be Not For Profit?-Donnie MaclurcanWhy you should consider not for profit as a structure for your business
On this podcast and in many other business circles people are talking about creating meaning and purpose in their business. We talk about social and environmental justice and creating a more humane future for everyone. But typically we don’t talk about the idea of not for profit businesses.
The truth is that most entrepreneurs shun the idea of not for profit and I think that may be a big mistake. The title of the post Post Growth referred to the inherent finite resources of re...2017-03-0750 min
The Entrepreneurs Library with Wade DanielsonHow On Earth by Donnie MacLurcan Episode | 253In this episode, executive director at Post Growth Institute, Donnie MacLurcan shares his book, How On Earth: Flourishing in a Not-for-Profit World by 2050. This book is about understanding the Profit and Not For Profit (NFP) establishments. Maclurcan talks about how NFP enterprises/business out preform profiting business. Maclurcan explains how the NFP model enables growth for human need, reduce consumption, and reduce taxation. This is a great book for entrepreneurs and business leaders who want to understand Not For Profit business models.2015-07-0119 minThe Entrepreneurs Library with Wade DanielsonHow On Earth by Donnie MacLurcan Episode | 253In this episode, executive director at Post Growth Institute, Donnie MacLurcan shares his book, How On Earth: Flourishing in a Not-for-Profit World by 2050. This book is about understanding the Profit and Not For Profit (NFP) establishments. Maclurcan talks about how NFP enterprises/business out preform profiting business. Maclurcan explains how the NFP model enables growth for human need, reduce consumption, and reduce taxation. This is a great book for entrepreneurs and business leaders who want to understand Not For Profit business models.2015-07-0119 min
John Dalton - gently does it . . .Ep 21 – Donnie Maclurcan : Global prosperity and the end of economic growthNot-for-profit advocate, co-founder of The Post Growth Institute, afilliate professor of social science at Southern Oregon University, former exercise physiologist, social justice advocate, and author, Donnie Maclurcan makes Jason Bourne look like a bit of a slacker. This a great conversation. Donnie is passionate about the possibilities for change in the global economy and is well […]2015-06-281h 00
The Tortoise with Brooke McAlaryDonnie Maclurcan on post-growth and what happens when we stop spending moneyhttp://www.slowyourhome.com/12 One of the biggest questions I have of the minimalism movement is a somewhat unexpected one: What happens to the world’s economies if we all stopped buying stuff? Like it or not, many of the planet’s economies are built, at least in part, on ever-growing levels consumption, so it makes sense that a decrease in buying stuff would have a big impact on things like wealth, employment, government spending, infrastructure… Honestly, it’s one of the few questions I’m asked that make me uncomfortable. Which is why today’s c...2015-06-1045 min
The Sustainable Futures ReportHow on Earth?My review of of Donnie Maclurcan's presentation for CASSE - the Centre for the Advancement of the Steady-State Economy - at Leeds University. Should all organisations be not-for-profit? Donnie believes they will be by the middle of the century.2014-11-2710 min
cameronreilly.comG’Day World #339 – Donnie Maclurcan and Project Australia
Today my guests is Donnie Maclurcan, Executive Director of Project Australia, a national organisation helping people launch ideas that seek to create positive social change within communities.
Donnie tells me how the idea came together, how it all works, and what they are trying to do. He’s a terrific example of someone who has taken the bit between his teeth and is putting action behind the dream of a better country.
If you’re wondering about the new intro music, it’s Dies Irae from Mozart’s REQUIEM, a favourite of mine. Th...2008-08-1046 minPodcast Archives - cameronreilly.comG’Day World #339 – Donnie Maclurcan and Project Australia
Today my guests is Donnie Maclurcan, Executive Director of Project Australia, a national organisation helping people launch ideas that seek to create positive social change within communities.
Donnie tells me how the idea came together, how it all works, and what they are trying to do. He’s a terrific example of someone who has taken the bit between his teeth and is putting action behind the dream of a better country.
If you’re wondering about the new intro music, it’s Dies Irae from Mozart’s REQUIEM, a favourite of mine. Th...2008-08-1046 min