Inverters (and Line Dancers)
2022-12-09
Choreographing The Grid Inverters take ‘direct current’ electricity from where it’s generated or stored (like solar panels or batteries) andKeep Reading
Total Cost of Ownership (and Cars)
2021-01-31
Total cost of ownership is a way to calculate how much something will really cost over time (purchase price plus ongoing costs).Keep Reading
Resilience (and Octopuses)
2021-01-25
Resilience is the ability to survive and bounce back from disruptions and shocks and attacks.Keep Reading
Carbon Offsets (and Sin Forgiveness)
2021-01-24
A carbon offset is something you can buy to (supposedly) negate the climate damage you’ve done by burning fossil fuels.Keep Reading
User Experience (and Rollercoasters)
2021-01-24
User experience is what happens when you use a product, and how you feel using that product.Keep Reading
Arbitrage (and Egg Prices)
2021-01-24
An arbitrage is when people make money by exploiting a market inconsistency.Keep Reading
Blockchain (and Dogchain)
2021-01-22
Blockchain is a new technology for enabling anonymous transactions (that aren’t recorded in a central registry).Keep Reading
Divestment (and Unfriending)
2021-01-19
Divestment is when investors sell their shares in a company or industry, to show their disapproval of that company or industry.Keep Reading
Frozen Assets (and Ice Blocks)
2021-01-19
Frozen assets are assets you can’t spend or move, because they’ve been ‘frozen’ by the courts or the government.Keep Reading
Boycotts (and ‘Girlcotts’)
2021-01-13
Boycotts are a way to protest and force change by collectively refusing to do business with a person, business or country.Keep Reading
Monopolies (and Electricity)
2021-01-10
A monopoly is a business that totally controls its market, because it has no competition and therefore customers have no other options.Keep Reading
Cognitive Dissonance (and Lollipops)
2021-01-09
Cognitive dissonance is the stress of having two things in your mind that contradict one another.Keep Reading
Crowdfunding (and Megaphones)
2021-01-06
Crowdfunding, a combination of online fundraising and marketing, is a powerful way to raise money from strangers for all sorts of projects.Keep Reading
Cost Curves (and Cookies)
2020-12-28
Cost curves tell you whether (and how fast) a product is getting cheaper to make.Keep Reading
Write-Downs (and Bad Outfits)
2020-12-02
A write-down is when a business admits that something it owns is worth less than previously thought. Keep Reading
Stock Options (and Fishing Expeditions)
2020-11-28
Stock options are a way of giving employees a piece of ownership in a business.Keep Reading
Deferred Liabilities (and Toxic Cleanups)
2020-11-28
Deferred liabilities are bills that companies put off paying for years, and sometimes try to get out of altogether. Keep Reading
Greenwashing (and Chameleons)
2020-11-27
Greenwashing is when companies try to disguise how bad their products and practices are for the planet.Keep Reading
Stranded Assets (and Empty Stadiums)
2020-11-25
Stranded assets are large investments which have been rendered useless by an unexpected market change.Keep Reading
Co-ops (and Microgrids)
2020-11-25
Co-ops are groups that pool resources to help each other survive, thrive and maintain their independence.Keep Reading