In my opinion, Rebuild by Graham Boyd and Jack Reardon is a must read because it is one of the great books of our time. The book analyses the climate crisis, 17 sustainable development goals, and how the personal challenges we are facing cannot be solved if we simply try harder. Just as Picasso and Einstein realised a century ago,when problems are insoluble, it is because the way we are looking at the world is the problem. Rebuild is a DIY toolkit for you to go regenerative, or net positive, because you can solve wicked challenges, from your personal challenges through to our global ones (which are, by the way, connected).
What is the key message of Rebuild ?
That more than anything else today, we need to reinvent everything. If we are to address the climate crisis, the 17 sustainable development goals, and all the other injustices we are facing, we especially need to reinvent the paradigm of business, reinvent our business structures, and hence reinvent the economy itself.
Who should read this book?
The people who should read it and why:
- Anyone who sees that trying harder is no longer enough to address our challenges
- Those who recognise that it is imperative to act now
- Those who want to know how to become the kind of person that does that
- Anyone who wants to transform their current company to regenerative, net positive for everything and everyone it touches
- Individuals who want to create a world they, and everyone they care about, can thrive in
- Anyone who demands grounded reasons to hope that it is still possible
- Someone who thinks: “If it is to be, it’s up to me”
Over Fabiaan Van Vrekhem
Fabiaan Van Vrekhem is medeoprichter en Executive Chairman van VALPEO, architect van het ©Transformative Value Framework en gepubliceerd auteur. Al meer dan 30 jaar begeleidt hij directies en executive teams bij het begrijpen van complexiteit en de impact die het heeft op de werkcontext. Bij VALPEO verschuift daarom de focus van operationele uitvoering naar systemische waarde, waardoor organisaties het complexiteitsniveau van leiders kunnen afstemmen op de strategische complexiteit van de organisatie. Er vindt daarmee een evolutie plaats van intentie naar betekenisvolle, blijvende impact.
Rebuild: the Economy, Leadership, and You • Graham Boyd & Jack Reardon • Evolutesix Books • ISBN: 1913629015
