The market in many ways is like the social media algorithms as they started something in a benign way. But then the shifting baselines is so many years later, it's become this Leviathan that we've outsourced all our decisions to the market. And who controls the algorithms for social media? Well, that's done by the social media corporations and they are tweaking the algorithms for one thing only. They don't care about the collateral damage in society. And it's the same thing about the constitutive rules of the market. Unfortunately, through lobbying and other pressure mechanisms, those algorithms are tweaked all the time in societies. We are constantly re-inventing the market, but only for one
On this episode, author and social entrepreneur Tomas Björkman joins Nate to discuss his recent projects promoting inner development based on his books The Nordic Secret and The World We Create. Tomas unpacks the philosophical framework of ‘metamodernism’ and ultimately why having more mindful, engaged, global citizens is so critical to our coming challenges. How can we as individuals contribute to a more positive transition by becoming more thoughtful and resilient?
About Tomas Björkman:
After many years in business as an entrepreneur and investment banker, Tomas Björkman is now a social entrepreneur and the founder of Ekskäret Foundation in Stockholm. He is also the co-founder of the research institute Perspectiva in London, the Co-creation Loft, the media platform Emerge in Berlin, the 29k.org personal development platform, and the Inner Development Goals (IDGs) framework. He is a member of the Club of Rome and a fellow of the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Science. He is the author of three books: The Market Myth (2016), The Nordic Secret (together with Lene Rachel Andersen, 2017) and The World We Create (2019). He divides his time between London, Stockholm and Berlin.
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