Regenerative Enterprise: Optimizing for Multi-capital Abundance

by Ethan Roland

In a world of damaged ecological and social systems, with a fragile global economy and a rapidly changing climate, business as we know it must evolve or perish. It is no longer acceptable to create financial profits by extracting the foundational living wealth of our lands and waters. Enterprises need a new model with which to interpret the world, and a new process for whole-systems design and decision-making. The 8 Forms of Capital is that model. By articulating the multiple forms of capital with which we transact every day, it opens the door for an evolutionary approach to economics and profits. Regenerative Enterprise defines the difference between degenerative, sustainable, and regenerative systems. It articulates the four factors of a regenerative enterprise, and the principles for designing regenerative enterprise ecologies. The Regenerative Enterprise Institute also offers coaching and consulting services to enterprises and corporations that want to take the leap to regeneration.

Genres: Economics, Nonfiction

65 pages, Kindle Edition

First published April 18, 2013

Reviews

[Stephan Zeijlemaker · Rating 4 out of 5]

Enterprises that regenerate systems are a great idea. A step further than social enterprises. However the idea is poorly elaborated. The authors seem to forget how society and the human mind work. Jus saying we need to wake up spiritually, stop buying bad products and start regenerative entreprises seems a bit simple. But we need to change the way we do business, consume and relate to eachother and the world so this new idea is very welcome. If we al add to it we can change a lot.

[Phi Unit · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you ever Google “types of capital” the framework from this book is the first thing that pops up. (This is actually how I found this book.)

It’s an amazing framework to think beyond financial capital and important as intra-capital flow becomes more abundant and easy because of technology (ex. turning one’s social capital to political capital ala AOC or Trump.)

Short simple read but the blog post that pops up from Googling is just as effective.

[j w cox · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some useful insights but its ending is too theoretical

Useful insights on the 8 forms of capital and the shift from everything flowing to financial capital at the expense of ‘living’ capital, but the conclusion is weak and a bit Kumbayya