On the way to a post-growth society

Prof. Irmi Seidl is a German economist critical of growth. She addresses the challenge of providing economy and the ecological consequences of economic growth, land use and renewable energy. [52:25]

Gradido Academy calls for 'Great Cooperation' for children's rights

Every 6th child thinks about suicide Kuenzelsau, 13.04.2021 - The Corona policy threatens not only healthy development and education, but also the lives of our children. More and more teens and even children are thinking of suicide to escape isolation, overwhelm, existential angst or domestic violence. The trend in lockdown mode: steadily increasing! Schools, youth services and families can [...]

Forum Seitenstetten - Great Cooperation of the Money Experts

Making synergies concrete - Our guest today is Rudolf Kulovic, co-initiator of the 'Forum Seitenstetten', which annually gathers monetary and economic experts, changemakers and thought leaders on the topic of "new monetary order". [40:52]

WorldEthicForum - Great Cooperation instead of Great Reset

Guest: Linard Bardill - in contrast to the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, the focus of the World Ethic Forum is on Mother Earth and our relationship to her. Creating together a livable future for all. [01:09:14]

Growth compulsion versus happiness in life

Guest: Prof. Mathias Binswanger - Growth compulsion versus happiness in life: Why in the old financial system the national economy has to keep growing even if we have enough [59:42]

Economic researchers use Corona crisis as research laboratory

For a better world of work Künzelsau,11.03.2021 - For millions of people, worries about their jobs are a source of barely controllable anxiety. They long for a return to their old life with its supposed security and predictability. But is that really desirable? After German employees were already considered 'frustration champions' before the crisis, we could very well be experiencing the current state of emergency [...]

Wood Wide Web: Great cooperation in nature

Guest: Dr. Rita and Frank Lüder - Nature as a model: Wood Wide Web and Bee Democracy - Why the Great Cooperation is definitely preferable to the Great Reset. [49:56]

Pattern Breakers - Turning Utopias into Reality

Guest: Prof. Hans Wüthrich - The new economic system of the Gradido Academy is to make the life of all humans more worth living and more meaningful. Keyword: Unconditional participation! [56:03]

Social participation for a healthy life

Gradido strategy after the lockdown Künzelsau, 24.02.2021 - The Corona crisis with its massive contact restrictions offers researchers from all disciplines the perfect basis to explore the fatal effects of isolation and loneliness. At the same time, the current situation provides countless new proofs for the insight that nothing can influence a person's quality of life and lifespan as positively as stable [...]

Edible wild plants: nature's culinary gift economy

Guest: Dr. Markus Strauß - Let's dive into the knowledge from 2 ½ million years of human history and gain impulses from it, how we can succeed in the evolutionary leap together. [59:24]