[Ailist] What is the Life Force (Vital energy/ Prana) of Business?

[Sachin Chavan]

Cheri,
 
I shared some of my current thoughts on the issue in response to couple of other mails over the last hour or so.
 
I appreciate the folks' efforts to stimulate our thinking on the issue, and I should not have sounded condenscending about it, as I probably did.
 
I see Gandhian economics (which partly inspired Schumacher) as a potent place to search for some solutions. There is some similarity with 'Be the solution' approach in that wide-spread entrepreneurship (leading to more local & contextual businesses) is advocated. Gandhi though, was no business consultant, and knew his vision wouldn't turn into reality till the people of the world evolved in their social consciousness... and spent a lifetime working towards it.
 
I haven't read the book, but took the other 'or' mentioned in your mail... to read up their site on 'Consious capitalism'. Probably its not an equal 'or' and I would need to read the book to gain better understanding of their proposals.
 
A thought to leave you with. Would a large chemicals firm like say DuPont or Dow produce the chemicals they did, if their CEOs had to drink water from the stream in which the factories (located somewhere in the third world) let out the effluents, or have their personal backyards double up for its solid waste disposal? Now, does that say anything about why 'Small is beautiful'? I think it does.
  
Regards,
Sachin
 


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From: Cheri Torres [mailto:cheri.torres at gmail.com] 
Sent: 10 November 2009 08:18 PM
To: mail at sachinchavan.com
Cc: 'Bruce Elkin'; 'Lionel Boxer'; ailist at lists.business.utah.edu
Subject: Re: [Ailist] What is the Life Force (Vital energy/ Prana) of Business?


Sachin, 

Have you read Be the Solution?

It is not that it is all new information but rather a shift to focusing on what is of value for all in volved.  I am certain these guys don't have all the answers, they'd be the first to claim that I would guess, but they are making an effort to stimulate our thinking towards figuring out how to place a value on those future generations and plant/animal species or create structures that enable everyone to naturally choose a positive future.

Do you have ideas?

Cheri



Cheri B. Torres, Ph.D.

Collaborative by Design
135 Westwood Place
Asheville, NC 28806
828-225-5088




On Nov 10, 2009, at 9:31 AM, Sachin Chavan wrote:


Nothing much new in there, unfortunately. What's the common currency to represent all the stakeholders (that includes the future generations and other plant/animal species)?
  
Sachin
 
 


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From: Cheri Torres [mailto:cheri.torres at gmail.com] 
Sent: 10 November 2009 07:25 PM
To: Bruce Elkin
Cc: Lionel Boxer; ailist at lists.business.utah.edu; Sachin Chavan
Subject: Re: [Ailist] What is the Life Force (Vital energy/ Prana) of Business?


For more on this theme read Be the Solution by John Mackey and Michael Strong or visit their effort to restore our economy through conscious capitalism, which has financial profit as only 1 of 5 purposes for being in business: www.flowidealism.org. 

Cheri

Cheri B. Torres, Ph.D.

Collaborative by Design
135 Westwood Place
Asheville, NC 28806
828-225-5088




On Nov 9, 2009, at 2:47 PM, Bruce Elkin wrote:


Before there was money, there was still business.

At the heart of early business — and perhaps, of business yet to come — was
sharing and serving: helping each other.

Cheers!
Bruce
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