Everlasting Ubuntu as a way of life

We have a fellow traveller in Norway that is well known in the sector for his contribution to the field Tijn Tjoelker, who although has a great relationship with Willow knows nothing about me personally, we’ve just messaged a few times

With his massive profile he chose to add my name to a global network of legends that he didn’t have to, to talk ab... See more

The apparent happiness of Africans, against all horror, seems to derive from a sense of connectedness, or as the Zulu put it, "ubunto." This word is often translated to mean community, but one of them gave me what I think is a more accurate definition: "I am because we are; we are because I am."

Essential because this is literally what we are as humans — ecosystems are our essence. Animating because the ecosystems that comprise us and contain us are literally what gives us life. Actionable because this is a recontextualization of all of our action inside a new paradigm — and because context / framing is decisive.