The Current — 25 April 2026
Daily intelligence from the intersection of hospitality and living systems
Andrew S. Cameron
Founder of ENZYME. Regenerative hospitality, food systems, and procurement across Asia-Pacific. Writing about the systems & experiences beneath the surface of hotels, tourism, and place and the role technology has to play.
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Daily intelligence from the intersection of hospitality and living systems
Survival of the Kindest — What Evolution Actually Says About Working Together
Darwin didn't coin "survival of the fittest." Herbert Spencer did. The difference isn't semantic — we built an entire economic system on the wrong version, and the cracks are showing.
The Science of Awe — And Why Hospitality Has Always Been in the Awe Business
Dr Dacher Keltner has spent twenty years studying awe. What he found explains why the best hospitality experiences don't just delight guests — they change them.
Why Hotels Are Becoming Consciousness Spaces — And What AI Can Never Provide
What Michael Pollan's new book on consciousness reveals about the irreducible value of real hospitality — and where technology will always fall short.
The Egg on the Table
Why your Easter eggs are shrinkflating, what they should really cost, and what the chocolate supply chain reveals about the systems we depend on
The Gap Between the Bottle and the Beach
Singapore's deposit return scheme launched the same day Boyan Slat showed a room what 1.4 million kilograms of river trash looks like. What sits between them is the harder question.
The Hotel as an Operating System
What two days in Singapore exposed about the forces converging on hospitality, and why the industry’s response will define the next decade
Between the Rupture and the Repair: What Courage, Dignity, and Hope Ask of Us Now
It's been a rough year for many of us trying to build a better system. But underneath the noise, something important is shifting.
Beyond Givers and Takers: Why Healthy Systems Create More Than They Consume
Adam Grant's Give and Take reframed through systems thinking, regenerative design, and what it means to build conditions where value renews itself
On the Correlation Between Wombats, a Melbourne Wedding, and the 2025 Nobel Prize in Economics
What a clear sky in "miserable" Melbourne can teach us about the future of progress
The Missing Link: How Hospitality Could Turn Vision Into Impact
The translation gap between climate finance and hospitality, and why the sector that runs on joy might be the most powerful activation platform we have
The Canary in the Food Court: What Singapore's Food Culture Reveals About a More Self-Protective World
When hawker centres go quiet, the whole city feels it. What Singapore's F&B pressures tell us about belonging, resilience, and the experience economy.
Net Sustainability, The IPCC Report and How Procurement Can Help Save the World
Mindful procurement, lifecycle thinking, and purchasing as a tool for change
5 Things I Learned About Health and Hospitality Because of the Pandemic
Mental health, resilience, emotional transfer, and why hospitality professionals are more valuable than we realise