In my professional life as a lawyer, financial innovator, fundraiser, and a serial entrepreneur with a public exit and two M&As, I have helped…
(New Organizational and Governance Structures for the 21st Century) The challenges and rapidly changing social, political and economic landscape of the 21st century require significant transformation in how…
A Solution to Food Shortages, Climate Change, and Poor Health Topping our latest list of challenges are impending food shortages, water shortages, climate change, pandemics, and poor health. “Conscious…
“Here’s to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round pegs in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They’re not fond of rules. And they have no respect for the status quo…
The “supply chain” essentially refers to the movement of goods from raw…
As will be discussed, Enlightenment is not something to be achieved or a goal that involves will and focus, but rather complete surrender and dissolution. …
More than 99 percent of all organisms that have lived on Earth are now extinct. An estimated 8 million animal and plant species currently live…
Emotions and feelings are powerful factors in our lives. They have a signi…
What is Your Relationship with Money? Money is one of the greatest motivators for action in our world. To understand our relationship with money, let’s first briefly talk about money itself. Money is essentially a…
“Man has come to dominate the planet thanks to two essential traits. One is intelligence. The other has been the absolute willingness to kill anyone
Summary Industrialization, quantitative growth economics and mass consumerism are causing destruction of ecosystems, depletion of…
Clearly, enough Americans are so fed up with our corrupt and dysfunctional political system that they were willing to elect an arrogant, self-righteous, bigoted misogynist in hopes that he could change it.
As I have gotten older, so has the age range of the women I am dating. As women get into their 50s, they often experience menopause. I have been told by several woman friends who have gone through menopause that each woman has a different experience with menopause.
There is hope that we can create a thriving, healthy and abundant world, but we have to do more than hope. We must take action to transform from the inside-out (personal change), ground-up (infrastructure, built environment and supply-chain) and top-down (government, corporations and regulatory environment).
The domination, killing, destruction, increased work and effort of modern society are not the hallmarks of intelligence, but rather stupidity. How can we use the 10% of our mental capacity more intelligently and effectively? Here are a few ideas:
Using a single form of organizational structure for all circumstances is like using a single tool for all situations. When presented with a tomato or a screw, we hit with our hammer. If only we had a knife for the tomato and a screwdriver for the screw, we would be more efficient and effective.
Despite the groundswell of evidence supporting the profitability of health and sustainability programs, many executives today are stuck in an old mindset that categorically views such programs as "fluffy" cost centers not profit centers.
It is not hard to imagine a world that is "better." But, what does "better" mean? By "better," I mean an abundant, well and enlightened world that enhances life -- a world where love, compassion, generosity, equitability and the creation of beauty are the pursuit of humankind.


Mark Stephen Chasan
Mark Chasan is a lawyer, entrepreneur and financial advisor supporting regenerative communities and eco-social entrepreneurs to foster the Regenerative Economy.