If you care about a social problem, and can contribute financially, and choose to do so, why not drop the financial terminology and call yourself a contributor, rather than an investor?
Especially if you're not receiving any personal financial benefit.
Read MoreIf enough of us become okay with having enough, could we use our own surplus to help others have enough too, and make more for all of us.
Read MoreIs there even a social problem with property? Here's some thoughts.
Read MoreWhat happens when we apply Muhummad Yunus' Type I Social Business model to property development. Imagine what a property development company that didn't pay a dividend could look like.
Read MoreScarcity. It affects our ability to think, to operate cognitively at a high level. We aren't able to perform, contribute, and live at anything close to our potential capability when we're in a scarcity mindset.
Read MoreWhat would medium-density development look like if we didn't provide internally accessed garages and reduced the floor area by 10%?
Read MoreHow do you cover your blind spots?
Read MoreSome initial thoughts on the impact of our property ownership model, and a link to an interesting article about the supremacy of architects.
Read MoreWho won the money game? Here’s some numbers and the spreadsheet used to play around.
Read MorePart 2 of a thought experiment about first-home ownership. Read a ficticious account of Shelley as she buys a new house.
Read MorePart 1 of a thought experiment about first-home ownership. Read a ficticious account of Jamie as she buys a doer-upper.
Read MoreA shared life is a rich life. And our homes are one of the deepest places of sharing.
Read MoreWhen we're weighing up the cost of change, lets not forget about the casualties inherent in our current system.
Read MoreLand offers us more than just a piece of dirt to build a house on. We often overlook what is on offer.
Read MoreDo you really need a garage? What else could you do with it?
Read MoreWhat are the things that make us hesitate to share our homes with someone else? What is the minimum amount of each of those things we need?
Read MoreThe places where we work, shop and gather are being designed to combat social disconnection. Surely we should be looking at our neighbourhoods and houses to find a solution too?
Read MoreTiny houses are a dream home for some people, but are a step to far for most. What can we learn from the tiny house movement about living better with less?
Read MoreWe are part of the Environment, not separate from it.
Read MoreWhat would happen if we tore down our 6-foot high fences? Or at least ran a skillsaw through them.
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