Paul Taylor

  • Do People Really Want Community-Led Solutions?

    Trust in national politics appears to be tanking across the board – both blurring and eroding traditional allegiances to the left or right. 63% of people now believe politicians are mainly in it for themselves. Most strikingly, only 5% (one in 20) believe they are in it for their country’s best interests. Does the answer…

    Paul Taylor

  • Top-Down Approaches Hit The Poorest First and Worst

    The cost of lockdowns, poor energy policy and new sustainability initiatives are conspiring to hit the poorest first and worst.

    Paul Taylor

  • Why Do We Believe In Silver Bullet Solutions?

    In folklore, a bullet cast from silver is often one of the few weapons that are effective against a werewolf or witch. In business, the “silver bullet” is a simple, but sure-fire solution to a complex and/or chronic problem. Once you use it, the problem goes away completely. Why do we believe in silver bullets?

    Paul Taylor

  • Community Is The Most Powerful Unit Of Change

    We are less pessimistic about our own lives than we are about larger units. We’re not very pessimistic about our village, we are not pessimistic about our town – but we are very pessimistic about our country, and even more pessimistic about the future of our planet. The bigger the unit you look at the…

    Paul Taylor

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