Thriving on Common Ground

Thriving On Adaptability

Common ground

The fundamental message of Garrett Hardin's essay 'The Tragedy of the Commons' [1], recently re-visited in these pages by Peter Kareiva [2], is unassailable. If resources are available to all without restraint, they will be over-exploited. That is a simple tenet of population biology, encapsulated in theories of competitive interaction between individuals, and is an explanation for the well-kno...

Common Ground

This article explores the importance of the relationship between a teacher of meditation and his or her student. Mindfulness meditation is receiving a lot of attention in the psychotherapy literature currently. It is generally viewed as a technique that is taught in groups and then practiced individually by clients or participants. What does not appear to be generally understood is that the tea...

The Resilience of a Small Company and the Grounds of Capitalism: Thriving on Non-Knowledgeable Ground

A case about a small company in Portugal enables an analysis of the resilience of small companies undergoing open innovation environments. Successfully facing non-knowledgeable grounds—which means insecurity, likelihood of disruption risk and uncertainty—is only possible through constant adaptation, by which a company can thrive and, through rational thinking, enable continuity. This study show...

On Coordination and the Common Ground