Category: Media
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Wicked Problems: The Book
ANNOUNCEMENT: After almost five years, we’re happy to announce the availability of “WickedProblems: What can we do in a Time of Collapse?“ We are grateful to the Wicked7 advisers and working group. Thank you for your patience. We are also thankful to Daniel Erasmus who introduced us to his brilliant ClimateGPT – the world’s first…
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The Death of Democracy
BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR and PHILIP KOTLER Trump 2.0 is going to be a nightmare for ethical leaders – they will be harassed and persecuted, even jailed or worse. When asked “What in your view is Trump trying to turn America into?” respondents were quite clear: In our forthcoming book Wicked Problems: What can we do…
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The Enshittification of Government
BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR The enshittification of government refers to the decay of government systems and institutions that were originally designed to serve the Common Good. Over time, they become corrupted, dysfunctional, and, in many cases, exploitative — benefiting a small elite while abandoning the needs of the public.. I borrowed the phrase from Cory Doctorow…
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What is Crapitalism?
BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR CRAPITALISM describes the negative aspects of capitalism when it becomes dysfunctional, exploitative, or excessively focused on profit at the expense of the Common Good: Is your business following Crapitalism’s degenerative playbook? Or is it working to regenerate the Common Good? Christian Sarkar is an author, artist, and activist consultant. He is a co-founder of the Regenerative Marketing…
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Frankenpolitics: An Interview with George Tsakraklides
George Tsakraklides has a diverse background in the sciences, having trained in molecular biology, chemistry, food science, and Earth sciences. He has also worked in data analytics and marketing sciences for some of the world’s largest corporations, giving him a front-row seat to some of the most profit-driven and exploitative aspects of human society. After…
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WICKED7: Where do the US Presidential candidates stand on solving the world’s most urgent problems?
BY CHRISTIAN SARKAR and PHILIP KOTLER Which candidate offers the best chance of actually working on the world’s most urgent problems? Which candidate would make things worse? Let’s give the US Presidential candidates the Wicked7 assessment – clarifying their positions on the seven most urgent problems facing us today. Wait, what is the Wicked7 assessment?…