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By Stephen Jordan I had an interesting conversation today with a senior corporate executive. As we wrapped up, she said something that made me realize we really need to clarify that the Institute for Sustainable Development is trying to break through with new concepts that the current frame of talking about community shocks and stresses doesn't take into account: “It’s a shame you focus so much on disasters.” At ISD, we actually don’t. Our mission is grounded in the opposite idea:...

By H. Bruce May, October 25, 2025 (As posted on LinkedIn) We are moving from a labor-based economy to an innovation economy where corporations receive government funding based on the amount and quality of the services they provide, to other businesses, to the government, and to citizens who have been removed from the synthetic labor pool. Introduction We are not merely automating tasks; we  are automating the very concept of labor. As AI and robotics scale across industries, they are not just...

With the downsizing of the federal government and the current shutdown, the Washington DC metro area is going through a significant shock. What is happening in this area is similar to the economic costs of a major hurricane or tornado. The DMV as it is colloquially known, is home to about 750,000 federal and federal-dependent jobs. Federal employment alone accounts for roughly 15-20% of the region's jobs. Mass layoffs across federal, private, and nonprofit sectors surged 139% in the DMV (vs....