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Abdul Semakula
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Jul 16

Justice as a Blueprint for Product Design

Nature’s design signature is one of balance & justice. So, one way to scale climate justice is for teams to see justice as a customer need. We can build an equitable and thriving world. We just need to change what we pay attention to — i.e. …

Design

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Justice as a Blueprint for Product Design
Justice as a Blueprint for Product Design
Design

7 min read


Jun 20

The Cliff’s Melody: A Tale of Awakening and Harmony

In a world where curiosity and adventure intertwined, there lived an explorer who sought to share a breathtaking experience with others. High above, perched on the edge of a majestic cliff, lay an idea that shimmered with excitement. With the reassurances of skilled engineers, the explorer gathered a team, spreading…

Regeneration

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The Cliff’s Melody: A Tale of Awakening and Harmony
The Cliff’s Melody: A Tale of Awakening and Harmony
Regeneration

4 min read


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·Updated Jul 10

What’s the place of ‘PLACE’ in regenerative design?

Design and Innovation focus 80% of efforts on enabling the ‘Story of the Individual’ — who is a smaller Whole. Regeneration invites us to shift that 80% to enabling a bigger Whole — the ‘Story of Place’. — I’m taking the Regenerative Development and Design course by Regenesis at https://www.regenerat.es/trp/ and thought I could share some key learnings before I get overwhelmed. …

Design

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What’s the place of ‘PLACE’ in regenerative design?
What’s the place of ‘PLACE’ in regenerative design?
Design

17 min read


Apr 15

The Story of Yahoo & Google teaches us that Money wants to be as Free as Information.

Ultimately, trust, not money is the currency of the commercial system. Yahoo knew this, so, in the early years of the internet, Yahoo Search controlled what people see via a centralised directory — meaning it controlled who and what people trusted. On the other hand Google leveraged collective participation with…

Climate Finance

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The Story of Yahoo & Google teaches us that Money wants to be as Free as Information.
The Story of Yahoo & Google teaches us that Money wants to be as Free as Information.
Climate Finance

7 min read


Aug 25, 2022

My Journey to Systems Innovation

I’m actively looking to join an agile team of purpose-aligned systems innovators or a venture studio to co-create a social finance project I’ve been researching for a while now. Since I deactivated my social media accounts (reasons in here), I thought it necessary to still maintain a low-key online profile. …

Systems Thinking

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My Journey to Systems Innovation
My Journey to Systems Innovation
Systems Thinking

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Jul 8, 2022

Part I: The Emerging Civic Economy

In this four-part series, we will explore how designing for two strategic leverage points can divert us from the unsustainable path and put us on a path to sustainability. The four parts are; Part I: The Emerging Civic Economy. We will see that humans have an innate sense of justice…

Justice

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Part I: The Emerging Civic Economy
Part I: The Emerging Civic Economy
Justice

10 min read


Jun 21, 2022

How ad platforms like Facebook, Google, and others drive climate change.

Perhaps the most successful driver of household or lifestyle carbon emissions is also the most ignored — and for good reason — there’s no direct link to emissions. This is its strength. …

Google

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How ad platforms like Facebook, Google, and others sneakily drive climate change.
How ad platforms like Facebook, Google, and others sneakily drive climate change.
Google

9 min read


Feb 8, 2022

Earth and Society as Labour

Commercial rewards come from labour. This blog argues that commerce ought to recognize the value businesses get from earth & society as either rewardable labour or something more valuable. In general terms, every commercial transaction goes from common to private ownership. …

Labor

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Labor

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Aug 28, 2021

The Natural Regulator to Wealth Accumulation

Is there a limit to wealth accumulation? Capitalist market forces tell us to accumulate as much as possible, as soon as possible. In principle, there’s no limit, but morally, accumulating seems to have a limit. Here is what Bill Gates says; “I can understand about having millions of dollars. There’s…

Wealth Inequality

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The Natural Regulator to Wealth Accumulation
The Natural Regulator to Wealth Accumulation
Wealth Inequality

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Aug 25, 2021

Earth & Society as Investors in Value Creation

As we talk about inclusion, sustainability, inequality, and other social and environmental injustices, it is important to revisit the underlying narratives of value creation. How, who, what and when value is created, defines how, who, what and when wealth is shared. Value creation and sharing are at the heart of…

Nature

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Earth & Society as Investors in Value Creation
Earth & Society as Investors in Value Creation
Nature

12 min read

Abdul Semakula

Abdul Semakula

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Systems Innovator committed to working on coordinating a distributive & regenerative future & questioning the status quo at https://justicemindset.substack.com

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