How We Financialized Shelter, and Why the Way Back Starts With a Party
Housing used to be the thing you built so you could get on with your life. Now it is the thing your life gets built around. That flip did not…
2026
From the Alps to Amsterdam: Dispatches from the Future of Abundance
Four weeks. Three countries. 2 flights and many trains + bikes. A thousand quiet confirmations that the world we’re building already exists in fragments, waiting to be connected. All the…
Climate Week Zurich: Europe Is Ready. Deploy Agents Now.
A field report from Climate Week Zurich 2026 By Jean-Marc La Flamme I just spent a week in Zurich at the inaugural Climate Week Zurich, 250+ events, 10,000 attendees, and…
The Real Reason Your Community Or Startup Is Struggling And What Actually Fixes It
You’ve heard the same problem over and over through media and reports, friends and family. Maybe you’re a nurse, a teacher, a tradesperson, working full-time and still watching your savings…
Humanoids Are the Missing Infrastructure for Housing, Food, and Aging in Place
Why small communities will adopt first and scale fastest Humanoid robots are no longer a futuristic concept. In 2026, they crossed into real deployment across factories, logistics, and controlled environments.…
