Never heard of the Plenitude Economy? Neither had we before we watched this great little video from the Center for a New American Dream.This fun animation provides a vision of what a post-consumer society could look like, with people working fewer hours and pursuing re-skilling, homesteading, and small-scale enterprises that can help reduce the overall size and impact of the consumer economy. Narrated by economist and best-selling author Juliet Schor (http://www.julietschor.org).

The shorter work week reminds us of the New Economic Foundation's (NEF) '21 Hours' project, where everyone works just 21 hours a week. You can find out more about the NEF project by clicking here.