Feb 181 minReturning value to profitThe Griffith Review published my Memoir “Returning value to profit” this month. It describes my exhilarating three year journey from capital
Sep 16, 20201 minFriedman and the Universal CommonsThe Australian Financial Review published my OpEd on Milton Friedman this week. How is Friedman relevant to the Universal Commons Pr
Jul 23, 20201 minImpact Investing Won’t Save CapitalismIn this article, published by the Harvard Business Review, Reuben Finighan and I examine Impact Investment and conclude that my suspicions w
Feb 12, 20202 minSolutions beyond partisanshipThe Australian recently published my op ed on why the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, should act decisively and boldly to create
Dec 5, 20193 minThe Movement goes mainstreamMid-way through this year, when my friends asked me “how is it going with the Universal Commons?” I would often feel a rush of anxiety. This
Sep 16, 20193 minWhat next for the Universal CommonsWe now have a firm conceptual foundation for the Universal Commons project, which is to transition the economy to “Mutualistic Capitalism”.
Aug 7, 20198 minMy Journey From Profit to Value Two years ago I was a staunch defender of markets and a largely apolitical businessman. Today I am still a defender of markets, but I hav...
Jun 12, 20193 minUniversal Commons Update - June 2019 It has been a busy and productive year behind the scenes at the Universal Commons Project. This is a short update on some of the major de...
Apr 3, 20191 minFrom reporting to the market The primary motivation of the Universal Commons Project is the observation that profit, when narrowly defined in purely financial terms, ...
Apr 1, 20193 minUniversal Commons Measurement Challenge update The Universal Commons team, working closely with Nesta in the UK, has made significant progress on researching the scope and objectives o...
Feb 18, 20196 minUniversal Commons 2019 Update The Universal Commons team kicked off 2019 with a highly productive workshop hosted by Founders Alan and Carol Schwartz amidst the stunni...
Nov 14, 20181 minWe've partnered with Nesta! We are thrilled to announce that the Universal Commons has officially partnered with Nesta's Challenge Prize Centre to run the Universal ...
Nov 13, 20184 minAlan Schwartz delivers his argument on capitalism at the IQ2 DebateIQ2 Debate: Capitalism is destroying us (FOR) 23rd of October 2018 Remarks as prepared Today I thought I would share with you a story fro...
Sep 7, 201824 minAlan Schwartz delivers remarks at the Philanthropy Australia National ConferencePhilanthropy Australia National Conference 6th of Sep 2018 Remarks as prepared Universal Commons Unveiled Thanks Sarah, As always, with r...
Sep 3, 20183 minThe Importance of MeasurementThe most common objection to the creation of a market in types of S&N Capital is a belief that it is not possible to measure and assign u...
Jun 21, 20189 minAlan Schwartz delivers remarks at The Harvard Club on the problem with profitThe Harvard Club of Australia 6th of July 2017 Remarks as prepared What’s wrong with profit Let me begin with some acknowledgements and s...
