Scarcity to Abundance

Life is abundant, but we are stuck in a scarcity frame. The history of humanity is one of a struggle against lethal obstacles: hunger, disease, war, poverty. These characterize a world of scarcity, in which our main goal is to survive. Once we have overcome this situation through technological and economic development, and we have solved the problem of hunger, disease, war and poverty to achieve a life of health, wealth, peace and freedom, we are faced with a different challenge - we are faced with a situation of abundance.

When we think and act from a frame of scarcity, we use the wrong strategies to deal with global challenges such as our ecological and economic crises. In this course, we will explore how to approach these challenges from an abundance frame, and what an economics of abundance would look like.

In our private lives, we are also confronted with an abundance of choices and possibilities. I outline two strategies to help us enjoy this abundance instead of being overwhelmed by it. What would it be like to experience our lives as giving rather than taking? What does it take to feel truly rich?

By exploring these clearly presented topics, you will learn to give shape to your individual life, as well as to our global, communal future, from a frame of abundance.

I have spent more than twenty years thinking and writing about scarcity and abundance, and hope these key concepts and insights will help you.