Ajax Greene
@ajaxgreene13.bsky.social
As a former high-level outdoor adventure athlete who remains active, my present passion is creating a regenerative economy by engaging leaders in deep inner development to address the meta-crisis. I bring a 45-year, twice-a-day meditation practice.
Change and evolution are good things. Big companies are weak and embarrassing in their soul less focus on profits.
Independent businesses have consistently led the way in driving business efforts to make the world a better place.
Independent businesses have consistently led the way in driving business efforts to make the world a better place.
How ‘business for good’ went bad—and what comes next
Inside the rise and fall of the 'business for good' era that defined the past 15 years—and what the future holds for stakeholder capitalism.
www.fastcompany.com
June 19, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Change and evolution are good things. Big companies are weak and embarrassing in their soul less focus on profits.
Independent businesses have consistently led the way in driving business efforts to make the world a better place.
Independent businesses have consistently led the way in driving business efforts to make the world a better place.
How many people, including yourself, do you know who are silently affected by this?
Nearly a quarter of the U.S. is 'functionally unemployed.' Here's what that means
'Functional unemployment' includes those who are job-seeking and those with full-time jobs whose earnings put them below the poverty line.
www.fastcompany.com
June 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
How many people, including yourself, do you know who are silently affected by this?
A very cautionary tale, in my opinion, we should all be paying attention to. We can't fix the system until we admit it is broken.
Endless growth, endless harm: Facebook is a symptom, not an outlier
The ‘Careless People’ exposé should make us question how our capitalist system cannibalizes the very society it relies upon.
www.fastcompany.com
June 3, 2025 at 5:08 PM
A very cautionary tale, in my opinion, we should all be paying attention to. We can't fix the system until we admit it is broken.
My blog post is about Pollinators for Change and Restorative Justice. Regenerative economics and justice are becoming foundational for the business community.
Pollinators for Change and Restorative Justice
A few weeks ago, an organization I have been instrumental in founding and advising, Pollinators for Change, held a full-day workshop/retreat on Restorative Justice. This has presented me with two oppo...
coherencecollaborative.com
June 1, 2025 at 3:16 PM
My blog post is about Pollinators for Change and Restorative Justice. Regenerative economics and justice are becoming foundational for the business community.
Are small and mid-size locally owned independent firms paying attention?
How Soon Should Companies Prepare for a 2°C World?
The WMO warns global temperatures could rise 2°C by 2030. The findings should push companies to take a hard look at how prepared they are.
time.com
May 31, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Are small and mid-size locally owned independent firms paying attention?
This is in part the work we do, helping you go deeper.
Why your leadership team needs creatives, not just strategists
The future of business won’t be managed into being. It will be imagined into being.
www.fastcompany.com
May 27, 2025 at 3:28 PM
This is in part the work we do, helping you go deeper.
This is nothing new, yet an important message to get out.
Sustainability doesn't sell your product. A better product does
Here's the best way to market sustainability.
www.fastcompany.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:47 AM
This is nothing new, yet an important message to get out.
In the end, it falls on us as individuals to buy less.
Buying green won’t save the planet: How some companies are bucking the trend of sustainable consumption
As long as companies prioritize endless growth, they’ll continue to push more consumption—and no amount of ‘green’ products can offset that.
www.fastcompany.com
May 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
In the end, it falls on us as individuals to buy less.
An old friend and hero who shares my belief that solving the Meta/climate crisis is spiritual in nature.
Yvon Chouinard on why he gave away Patagonia to save the planet
He reshaped the sportswear industry and became a billionaire. Then he did something even more impressive. What’s driving Yvon Chouinard? “It’s not an ego thing. I’ll be dead in a few years anyway.”
www.nationalgeographic.com
April 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
An old friend and hero who shares my belief that solving the Meta/climate crisis is spiritual in nature.
The future is now, and it is this...
Small steps, big impact: How SMEs are championing sustainability
We share some of the ways SMEs are making significant strides in championing sustainability, through implementing environmentally friendly practices throughout their operations.
sustainability-news.net
April 12, 2025 at 11:24 PM
The future is now, and it is this...
This is an excellent take on the future of AI as a healthy tool supporting humanity. REal leadership.
The age of AI requires a new kind of leadership
Regenerative leadership can be an effective antidote to AI doomerism in the office, says this management expert.
www.fastcompany.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
This is an excellent take on the future of AI as a healthy tool supporting humanity. REal leadership.
Local alternative currencies can be powerful tools to promote localism and defend against inflation; they are also great community-building tools. Tangently, I helped start the Current, the local currency in Kingston, Hudson Valley, NY.
The Towns That Invent Their Own Money
In a practice that dates back centuries, communities are creating their own currencies to keep local economies strong and resilient.
reasonstobecheerful.world
March 28, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Local alternative currencies can be powerful tools to promote localism and defend against inflation; they are also great community-building tools. Tangently, I helped start the Current, the local currency in Kingston, Hudson Valley, NY.
Sometimes interesting new developments are worth sharing
Abandoned Coal Mines Are Becoming the Batteries of the Future
“Gravity batteries” give former mines a second life — while offering an economic and environmental boost to communities once reliant on coal.
reasonstobecheerful.world
March 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Sometimes interesting new developments are worth sharing
It takes wisdom to go past just smart ideas, it starts with acknowledging it's complicated. Systems change.
Growing pains: The next generation of farmers struggles to fit on preserved farmland
Conservation easements have checked development from gobbling up agricultural tracts for decades, but growers increasingly chafe against the policies’ size restrictions.
www.nbcnews.com
March 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
It takes wisdom to go past just smart ideas, it starts with acknowledging it's complicated. Systems change.
The leaders of large companies at present are weak and anemic. Small and mid-size companies need to be bold to succeed in these chaotic times.
Businesses aren’t standing up to Trump. They didn’t speak out in Nazi Germany, either
In his new book, Peter Hayes looks at corporate complicity in Nazi Germany and points to parallels with how companies are responding to Trump now.
www.fastcompany.com
March 20, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The leaders of large companies at present are weak and anemic. Small and mid-size companies need to be bold to succeed in these chaotic times.
Some stories are just worth sharing
Vienna's Refugee-Run Hotel Is Thriving
Since 2015, Magdas Hotel has helped refugees access jobs — while proving that a social business doesn’t have to sacrifice its bottom line.
reasonstobecheerful.world
March 17, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Some stories are just worth sharing
This sounds exciting. What do you think of its value?
How The Purpose Pledge Is Redefining Business Ethics In The Trump Era
A new coalition of food and wellness brands is looking to prioritize living wages and independent governance while the industry retreats from progress.
www.forbes.com
March 16, 2025 at 12:07 AM
This sounds exciting. What do you think of its value?
Society currently has very real, unprecedented problems. To deal with these, we have become so numb that we can't even recognize the beautiful, amazing things that support our everyday lives.
We Live Like Royalty and Don’t Know It
Introducing “How the System Works,” a series on the hidden mechanisms that support modern life
www.thenewatlantis.com
March 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Society currently has very real, unprecedented problems. To deal with these, we have become so numb that we can't even recognize the beautiful, amazing things that support our everyday lives.
However unlikely, this is a brilliant idea I wish we would implement
time.com
March 11, 2025 at 5:36 PM
However unlikely, this is a brilliant idea I wish we would implement
In my experience, culture is everything
8 strategies for leaders to create a meaningful work culture
Leaders can build an evidenced-based hope strategy that increases optimism and moderates uncertainty.
www.fastcompany.com
March 9, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In my experience, culture is everything
Too many small and mid-size companies misunderstand the value of a strongly curreated culture.
How Leaders Champion Culture: Six Essential Lessons
Learn from six leaders whose records on building a values-driven culture stand out compared with their peers’.
sloanreview.mit.edu
March 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Too many small and mid-size companies misunderstand the value of a strongly curreated culture.
An exciting possibility, yet unlikely. Trying to do the right thing in our society is getting too hard. Money matters too much.
Why Ben & Jerry’s Co-Founders Want to Buy Their Company Back From Unilever
Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield are reportedly looking to reacquire the beloved ice cream brand, claiming its corporate owner has muzzled the company’s social activism.
www.inc.com
March 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
An exciting possibility, yet unlikely. Trying to do the right thing in our society is getting too hard. Money matters too much.
Consumers, who in reality are human beings, will win
Shoppers are avoiding certain brands over politics: poll
Consumers on both sides of the political spectrum have used their wallets to protest brands.
www.axios.com
March 3, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Consumers, who in reality are human beings, will win
No reason not to do what is right
The 3 biggest arguments against DEI, debunked
What everyone is (still) getting wrong about DEI. Don’t fall for the rhetoric against DEI being exclusive, unfair, or a distraction.
www.fastcompany.com
March 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
No reason not to do what is right