Zero-Sum Thinking Is Holding Us Back
There is a growing belief today that all gains must come at someone else’s expense. That is, in order to win, someone else must lose. This is the zero-sum mindset. As Stefanie Stantcheva, writing in The Economist in her article “To understand America today, study the zero-sum mindset” it now permeates not just politics but […]
The unravelling social contract
The American government’s reaction to the Los Angeles protests has been alarming. There are better alternatives: cooperative, peaceful, and mutually beneficial solutions. Ones that seek to de-escalate confrontation rather than enflame a needlessly violent process. The protests serve as a microcosm of how the unspoken social contract operates in the United States. The government’s insistence […]
“A Different Kind of Power” – Can “empathy” withstand and overcome populism and strongman tactics?
My book “The Power of Wellbeing” is about how people often underestimate the power of empathy. Across the world, there has been an alarming turn towards populism and strongman politics. In doing so, the most marginalised and vulnerable have received the brunt of a sudden cold shoulder. The world needs a General Wellbeing framework, one […]