Archive - Oxymoron

Can collaboration win over the competition?

In 1903, a woman named Elizabeth Magie launched a board game designed to highlight the systemic causes of social inequality and to educate people about…

Jul 5 •

June 2024

When is it time to walk away from Omelas?

I’ve recently been reflecting on a B Corp retreat that I attended several years ago, where I was asked to facilitate a group discussion on Ursula K…

Jun 4 •

April 2024

When will we face our own sh*t?

I really love tomatoes. I love them in a sandwich, as a sauce or in a curry. I love them sundried, roasted, with a drizzle of olive oil, or just on…

Apr 24 •

How did we get from profit to profiteering?

A conversation with Chris Marquis about his new book, 'The Profiteers - How business privatizes profits and socializes costs'

Apr 16 •

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Can we imagine a positive future?

A journey from modern India, through the cycles of time, toward a Golden future

Apr 9 •

January 2024

Should we abolish busyness?

In my explorations of “sustainable business”, I'm often wondering what these two words really mean. I've previously shared some ponderings about the…

Jan 31 •

Is materialism really such a bad thing?

Over the Christmas period I found myself reflecting on the materialistic nature of this time of year, with its overwhelming focus on consumerism and…

Jan 10 •

December 2023

What's love got to do with it? ♥

Silvia entered the restaurant limping. She had come with her daughter for a special meal but after years of chronic pain in her hip, even the short walk…

Dec 22, 2023 •

Is sustainability just about humans?

I’ve been swimming around in the sustainability world for a long time now, and every now and then I hear someone say “We don't need to save the planet…

Dec 11, 2023 •

November 2023

Will AI eliminate business?

In the mid 2000s I was frustrated by the narrative in the environmental movement that business was the problem. In many ways, I agree that businesses…

Nov 16, 2023 •

Do we need carrots or sticks?

Junto stood at the top of the climbing frame looking down through a hole to the wood chips below. Staring intensely down into the void, he took a deep…

Nov 12, 2023 •

October 2023

Should we try to be more self-sufficient?

During my school holidays as a teenager in the 90s, I used to love watching re-runs of the old BBC sitcom ‘The Good Life’ on daytime TV. If you haven't…

Oct 27, 2023 •

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