The Circularity Edge With Ken Alston

Reading is a vitally important activity to gain wisdom and learn from the past.  I urge you to read 20 miniutes a day - every day. I'll talk about two books, Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" (pictured) and Jared Diamond's "Guns, Germs & Steel". There's ample evidence in Jarod's book of the history of germs and their evolution from domesticated animals to infect humans. We should have been and going...

It's a stark choice we face. The good news is - there is an upside, there is a wealth of opportunity in front of us. It's nature's way of improving things over geologic time. The most important thing right now is looking after yourself and your extended family so you are in good shape to survive, grow stronger and sustain your leadership to help others, for the short, medium and long term.survice-...

In this podcast Ken talks about making New Year's Resolutions as we move into 2020. Not just STARTING, but acting with VISION (20:20) and accepting fate as we play the game, as we are NOT in control of the complex world we live in. In renewing his personal commitment to working to design and implement a sustainable, circular economy Ken talks about the 2 main areas of his focus in 2020 and invites...

In this podcast Ken reflects on 2019, the end of the decade and looks forward to the new year, the decade of the 2020's. He calls for this to be the "Year (and Decade) of the RE-'s": RE-VOLUTION now, starting on January 1st 2020. RE-DO everything for positive, beneficial outcomes. RE-THINK – Rethink the linear business model RE-DESIGN – Redesign for circular business models RE-USE – Reuse material...

I've known and worked with Alexandre Fernades for about ten years now! I first met him in Berlin and we've worked together in Brazil, the Carribean islands and across South America. This podcast was recorded during the Circular Economy Forum of the Americas (#CEFA2019) in Medellin, Colombia. We talk about the sustainable circular economy and developments in Brazil. Alexandre is an urbanist, Associ...

Today's episode tells the story of a humble pencil - Lapiz Grun. It's an entrepreneurial venture to benefit vulnerable people in Colombia financially while simultaneously creating a closed loop cycle - for a sustainable circular economy - in graphite and in paper. I am indebted to Juan David Pinzon, Jeffrey Jimenez and Ian Carlo Jimenez for contributing to this episode with their creativity and pa...

In this edition, Ken Alston interviews Mauricio Zenteno, co-founder of the Camelhub in Medellin, Colombia. Ken and Mauricio discuss the definition of Circular Economy, how the term is often misunderstood and the emerging opportunities in startups and the value of connecting through the Circular Economy Platform of the Americas network.     Get full access to The Inquiry at kenalston.substack.com/s...

For details of the shared assets platform go to www. CircularAssets.com Meet me here: September 26th, Cali Epicenter of Development & Peace in Cali Colombia. September 28-30th in Medellin , Colombia October 2nd in Panama City, Panama. Get full access to The Inquiry at kenalston.substack.com/subscribe

Thoughts from my time in Bogota and Medellin, Colombia and interview with Kevin De Cuba - Co-founder of the Americas Sustainable Development Foundation and the Circular Economy Platform of the Americas. Get full access to The Inquiry at kenalston.substack.com/subscribe

This is Ken Alston with THE CIRCULARITY EDGE Podcast episode #3! OUR LUNGS ARE ON FIRE! The lungs of the Earth – the Brazilian rainforest - is on fire and burning at a rapid pace. Join me to discuss sustainable circular economy actions we can take on the eve of my visit to Bogota and Medellin, Colombia Get full access to The Inquiry at kenalston.substack.com/subscribe

In this episode of The Circularity Edge, Ken Alston discusses the principles of Circular Design and the need to design into safe technical and/or biological cycles. The need to design for multiple sustainability outcomes is reviewed along with examples of solar and wind turbines which are moving energy to non-renewable forms but are not currently designed for the circular economy. The so-called "B...

In this podcast I'll discuss the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution and where the concept of Sustainable Development came from. I'll talk about how for 32 years we've struggled to achieve "sustainability" and why the business response for over 27 years of "Eco-efficiency" is insufficient to the task. I'll introduce the concept of "Circular Economy" and begin to explain what it is. For more in...