What promising ‘alternative acts of thinking or organizing’ are opening new possibilities about the future?

Tracking interesting signals, ideas and questions that make society move.

Ideas, thoughts and other curiosities about business and the economy.

A collection of ideas and thoughts that point to the future of architecture and urbanism.

A good read can be hard to find; we present our list of books and magazines that are worth making time for.

Human history is filled with trial-and-error learning and misunderstandings and misclassifications. Dr. Gary Slutkin, founder of CeaseFire, argues that as a society we have been looking at violence and aggression in a naive and outdated way.

You’ve got to know when to fold ’em. Is it possible to innovate endlessly, or do some businesses just have a natural expiry date?

While the time of free love and shag carpets has expired (for some), perhaps the lab work for experimental drugs is just beginning.

Marcus Westbury’s Renew Newcastle organization has provided an exciting, replicable, low-budget model for urban renewal, focused on taking down not just the boards in the windows but the barriers to entry.

Faced with limited time, money, space and material, it becomes paramount that we act deftly when it matters most; but first we’ll have to hone our ability to make good decisions together.