Commons can be defined as a social practice of governing a resource, not simply by a state or market, but also by a community of users that self-governs the resource through institutions that they ...

Governance has long been seen as dull and the backbone of compliance. It’s the part of sustainability that most of us skim over, the least discussed area of social, environmental and ethical concerns.

Roughly a decade ago, a coalition of industry leaders, businesses, nonprofits, and community organizations in an American city tried to pass a ballot measure for a tax increase. The tax aimed to raise ...

They say that challenge breeds innovation, and it’s clear that the higher education sector has faced no shortage of challenges in recent years. Perhaps that’s why an increasing number of institutions ...

When you think about nurses, the first images that come to mind might be compassion, care, and dedication. But behind those long shifts and countless acts of selflessness lies a crucial, often ...

The podcast cover image for this The Future in Context (TFIC) episode shows an AI-generated political cartoon of a joke told between the county executive and mayor that they should have carpooled.

Ann Skeet is senior director of leadership ethics at the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics at Santa Clara University. Views are her own. The White House announced a deal with seven technology ...