Abundance near Perugia

In a culture obsessed with administrative compliance, innovation rarely thrives.

I know none of you will believe me, but I was into Abundance before it was cool.

By that, I mean I follow Ezra Klein, Derek Thompson, Matthew Yglesias, Noah Smith, Jennifer Pahlka and various other fellow travelers, and I'm largely sold on the idea that certain progressive/liberal/left political groups have become too focused on process and not enough on results.

I also think some of their ideas around Abundance map neatly onto media (funding) related discussions. Since I read the book mostly on my trips to and from Perugia, get your thought leadership buzzword bingo cards ready, because today I'll attempt to tie Abundance, the International Journalism Festival, and media funding all together in one (hopefully) coherent piece.

A metaphor for a lot of good journalism

I know some of you are skeptical of the media-conference-industrial complex, but I…