Generation M - everything is ours
Back in the office after two weeks of doing whatever I care for. I just read Umair Haques "The Generation M Manifesto" - a nice piece of work describing what business should/could be about:
"Dear Old People Who Run the World,
My generation would like to break up with you.
Everyday, I see a widening gap in how you and we understand the world — and what we want from it. I think we have irreconcilable differences.
- You wanted big, fat, lazy "business." We want small, responsive, micro-scale commerce.
- You turned politics into a dirty word. We want authentic, deep democracy — everywhere.
- You wanted financial fundamentalism. We want an economics that makes sense for people — not just banks.
- You wanted shareholder value — built by tough-guy CEOs. We want real value, built by people with character, dignity, and courage.
- You wanted an invisible hand — it became a digital hand. Today's markets are those where the majority of trades are done literally robotically. We want a visible handshake: to trust and to be trusted.
- You wanted growth — faster. We want to slow down — so we can become better."
I like this.
What I don't like so much, is the "we" and "them" approach. There is no them - we are part of everything. Call it altruism, buddhist wisdom or megalomania; it's my firm conviction that it's all our business. We are acting, making decisions, participating, collaborating or refusing.
What can you do?
#1 keep this in mind.
#2 leave the office now (ok, within the next hour), and see what else is going on.
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