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Death and Rebirth: Farewell, dear Schumacher College, hello new friends

Death and Rebirth: Farewell, dear Schumacher College, hello new friends

by Shaun Chamberlin | Aug 31, 2024 | Uncategorized

Ah, Schumacher College. There’s a name to conjure with… For so many of us, it summons magical memories of truly life-changing times. To this day, I remember the tingling surge of energy in my body during the fortnight of the “Life After Oil”...
Community, Place and Play: A Post-Market Economics

Community, Place and Play: A Post-Market Economics

by Shaun Chamberlin | Jan 26, 2017 | All Posts, Cultural stories, David Fleming, Lean Logic, Philosophy, Surviving the Future, Transition Movement

In a couple of weeks (Feb 6-10) I’ll be leading a week-long course at Schumacher College based on David Fleming’s legacy: Community, Place and Play: A Post-Market Economics. It will be an exploration of what ‘life well lived’ looks like in a...
A Circle Closing

A Circle Closing

by Shaun Chamberlin | Nov 29, 2016 | All Posts, David Fleming, Lean Logic, Surviving the Future

A personal post this, on the sixth anniversary of my dear friend David Fleming’s death. A mournful day, but also one of great satisfaction, as his incredible books finally spread their wings and find the audience his genius always deserved. Ten years on from our...
By popular demand, David Fleming’s interviews!

By popular demand, David Fleming’s interviews!

by Shaun Chamberlin | Oct 14, 2016 | All Posts, David Fleming, Lean Logic, Surviving the Future

At recent events I have played clips from interviews with the late, great David Fleming, and a few people have asked me to make the full footage available. So here it...
David Fleming’s posthumous book tour!

David Fleming’s posthumous book tour!

by Shaun Chamberlin | Sep 8, 2016 | All Posts, David Fleming, Lean Logic, Out and about, Reviews and recommendations, Surviving the Future

So, after years of work from me, and decades from David, the day is finally here – the official publication date for his astonishing lifework!! In truth, demand has already been such that the distributors have been struggling to keep up, but they’re...
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