“A bold re-examination of the past, present, and future of humanity, Stellar challenges conventional thinking and offers a vision of hope and optimism – a necessary antidote to the fear and despair that define our times.
“Stellar uncovers the root causes of today’s biggest challenges, from war and economic instability to inequality and environmental collapse. It reveals why solutions to these issues are little more than band-aids, why our political and economic structures are failing, and how to unlock humanity’s full potential.
“Stellar reimagines what’s possible – a world that gives rather than takes from both people and planet. A Stellar World where today’s pressing issues simply dissolve, where humanity can thrive, free from fear, scarcity, and despair.
“This book will transform how you see the world, and your place in it.
“Your journey begins here.” (Book presentation on Amazon)
James Arbib
James is chair of a UK-based family investment office with a diversified portfolio across all asset classes and a focus on the risks and opportunities of technology disruption. He is the founder of Tellus Mater, an independent philanthropic foundation dedicated to exploring the impacts of technology and its potential for solving some of the world’s most challenging problems. He is the co-founder of RethinkX and has given keynote speeches at dozens of events, including for BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, governments, and corporations. He is the coauthor of Rethinking Humanity: Five Foundational Sector Disruptions, the Lifecycle of Civilizations, and the Coming Age of Freedom (2020) and Rethinking Climate Change (2021). A graduate in history from Trinity College, Cambridge, he has a Masters in Sustainability Leadership, also from Cambridge. He is a qualified chartered accountant and worked as an investment analyst.
Tony Seba
Tony is a world-renowned thought leader, author, speaker, educator, angel investor, and Silicon Valley entrepreneur. He is the author of the #1 Amazon best-selling book Clean Disruption of Energy and Transportation, Solar Trillions, and Winners Take All, and coauthor of several industry reports at RethinkX, including Rethinking Humanity, Rethinking Transportation 2020-2030, Rethinking Energy 2020-2030, and Rethinking Food and Agriculture 2020-2030. He has been featured in several movies and documentaries, including Bloomberg’s Forward Thinking: A Sustainable World, 2040, and SunGanges.
He is the recipient of many awards, including the Savvy Awards (2019), Solar Future Today’s Visionary Influencer Award (2018), and Clean Energy Action’s Sunshine Award (2017). He is the creator of the Seba Technology Disruption Framework™. His work focuses on technology disruption, the convergence of technologies, business model innovation, and product innovation that is disrupting the world’s major industries. He has been a keynote speaker at hundreds of global events and organizations, including Google, the European Commission, Davos, COP21, CLSA, J.P. Morgan, Nomura, National Governors Association, Conference on World Affairs, the Global Leaders Forum, Intersolar, and China EV100. He has taught thousands of entrepreneurs and corporate leaders at Stanford Continuing Studies. He has a Stanford MBA and an MIT degree in Computer Science and Engineering.
This reading series will be integrated into the Book Club program upon its completion.
Chapters
Introduction
Ancient Beginnings
Part 1: Extraction
Chapter 1 – The Root: The Extraction Flow
Chapter 2 – Branching Out: Extractive Societies
Chapter 3 – A New Leaf: Extractive Humans
Chapter 4 – A Poison Tree: Toxic Outputs
Part 2: Stellar
Chapter 5 – A Star Is Born: The Stellar Production System
Chapter 6 – Supernova: The Stellar Transformation
Part 3: The Journey
Chapter 7 – Journey Preparation: Understanding Change
Chapter 8 – Expanding Horizons: The Power of Stellar
Chapter 9 – Journey Mirage: Extraction Mistakes and Chimeras
Chapter 10 – Wrong Turn: Societal Chimeras
Chapter 11 – Avoiding Diversions: The Problem of Solving Problems
Chapter 12 – Travel Money: The Economic Journey
Chapter 13 – Safe Travels: The Guiding Principles