The Milkweed Diaries

Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Living Wealth: David Korten

A friend of mine just sent me a great article by David Korten (at left) about the concept of Living Wealth. It's coincidental timing, because I've been reading Joanna Macy, and Korten and Macy work together on the concept of The Great Turning.

In any case, the article is a great overview of the kind of shift in our ways of thinking about wealth and prosperity that is so critical in this moment. Here's a snip from the Korten article:

"Real wealth is created by investing in the human capital of productive people, the social capital of caring relationships, and the natural capital of healthy ecosystems."

Read the whole article here: Living Wealth

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