Colony to Collapse: Part 1 - The Anonymity of Power: How a Nameless Ideology Conquered the World5 September 2020·700 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Political History Economic Systems Social Psychology Environmental Crisis Democracy Development and Inequality Policy and Critique Social Dynamics Sustainability Systems ThinkingInvestigating the origins of neoliberalism and its foundations in the "fairy tale" of colonial extraction.
The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 4: The Explorer Who Trusted His Maps12 August 2020·1038 words·5 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Sir John Mandeville Medieval Exploration Fictional Geography Narrative Authority Historical Case Studies Historical Case Studies Leadership and Crisis Disaster Analysis Policy and CritiqueThe story of Sir John Mandeville's fabricated travels that shaped European exploration for centuries.
The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 3: The Banker Who Built on Sand11 August 2020·1123 words·6 minsHistory and Critical Analysis John Law Mississippi Bubble Financial Speculation Economic History Policy and Critique Historical Case Studies Leadership and Crisis Disaster Analysis Policy and CritiqueThe story of John Law's paper money system that created Europe's first speculative bubble.
The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 2: The Purist Who Purged Himself10 August 2020·1056 words·5 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Robespierre French Revolution Terror Political Purity Leadership and Crisis Historical Case Studies Leadership and Crisis Disaster Analysis Policy and CritiqueThe story of Maximilien Robespierre, whose pursuit of virtue led to the Reign of Terror and his own execution.
The Architect of Their Own Demise9 August 2020·132 words·1 minHistory and Critical Analysis Historical Case Studies Leadership and Crisis Disaster Analysis Policy and CritiqueExploring how leaders and thinkers created systems that led to their own downfall through overconfidence in planning, ideology, finance, and narrative.
The Architect of Their Own Demise – Part 1: The Organizer of Chaos9 August 2020·1090 words·6 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Franklin Expedition Arctic Exploration Leadership Failure Disaster Analysis Historical Case Studies Historical Case Studies Leadership and Crisis Disaster Analysis Policy and CritiqueThe story of Sir John Franklin's meticulously planned Arctic expedition that became a catastrophic failure.
Engineered Swarms - Part 4: Principles of Engineered Swarms: Resilience and Anti-Fragility31 July 2020·860 words·5 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Systems Thinking Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Technological History
Engineered Swarms - Part 3: Digital Traces as Algorithmic Pheromone Trails30 July 2020·828 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Systems Thinking Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Technological History
Engineered Swarms - Part 2: Monumental Architecture as Environmental Cues for Social Programming29 July 2020·776 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Systems Thinking Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Technological History
Engineered Swarms - Part 1: Stigmergy as a Biological Principle: Coordination in Ants, Slime Molds, and the Immune Response28 July 2020·706 words·4 minsHistory and Critical Analysis Systems Thinking Social Dynamics Policy and Critique Technological History