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After five years of reflection and learning I have decided to put the Universal Commons Project on ice. In this post I want to explain why.

Combining traditional impact investment approaches with investment in advocacy is the only way businesses and investors can fuel meaningful

This Oped, published in The Australian, argues that the centrepiece of the Australian Government’s climate policy - the Technology...

The Griffith Review published my Memoir “Returning value to profit” this month. It describes my exhilarating three year journey from capital

The Australian Financial Review published my OpEd on Milton Friedman this week. How is Friedman relevant to the Universal Commons Pr

In this article, published by the Harvard Business Review, Reuben Finighan and I examine Impact Investment and conclude that my suspicions w

The Australian recently published my op ed on why the Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, should act decisively and boldly to create

Mid-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

We now have a firm conceptual foundation for the Universal Commons project, which is to transition the economy to “Mutualistic Capitalism”.

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...

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...

The primary motivation of the Universal Commons Project is the observation that profit, when narrowly defined in purely financial terms,...

The Universal Commons team, working closely with Nesta in the UK, has made significant progress on researching the scope and objectives...

The Universal Commons team kicked off 2019 with a highly productive workshop hosted by Founders Alan and Carol Schwartz amidst the...

We are thrilled to announce that the Universal Commons has officially partnered with Nesta's Challenge Prize Centre to run the Universal...

IQ2 Debate: Capitalism is destroying us (FOR) 23rd of October 2018 Remarks as prepared Today I thought I would share with you a story...

Philanthropy Australia National Conference 6th of Sep 2018 Remarks as prepared Universal Commons Unveiled Thanks Sarah, As always, with...

The 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...

The Harvard Club of Australia 6th of July 2017 Remarks as prepared What’s wrong with profit Let me begin with some acknowledgements and...