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Emma
Buckminster Fuller says, you don't change things by fi ghting the existing reality, you build something new that makes the existing model obsolete
Samantha Power • The Great Simplification
Morell argues that it’s worth signalling the strength of relationships through thicker or thinner lines in diagrams.
Thomas Aston • Complexity and theories of change: redux
Key idea: the connections are as important as the parts.
Example 2: A human is a system that is made of many connected parts (heart, lung, veins) and the primary purpose is life.
Example 2: A human is a system that is made of many connected parts (heart, lung, veins) and the primary purpose is life.
“None of the parts live, only you live. That is easily provable, cut off your hand and see what it does” Russ Ackoff.
The Fish Discipline | Teaching kids Systems thinking | What is a system — Ahmad Fahmy
Abundance is fueled by constantly circulating materials, not wasting them
Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry
Duncan Green argued that:
“We need to distinguish between theories of change (how the system itself is changing, without our involvement) and theories of action (the small differences we can make, usually in alliance with others). If theories of change start by putting us at the centre of everything, that is a serious problem — we almost never are.... See more
Thomas Aston • Complexity and theories of change: redux
biregioning, which is the verb, like how do you do it, really is kind of getting to grips with existing power structures, with politics, with economics, with, uh, climate change with all the kind of challenges and ills that we're facing. [00:06:33] And some people see it as a response to the polycrisis because it embraces everything, because it... See more
Samantha Power • The Great Simplification
Through thousands of years of anthropocentric conditioning […] we have inherited shallow, fictitious selves, and created a pervasive illusion of separation from nature. […] As long as the environment is ‘out there,’ we may leave it to some special interest group like environmentalists to protect while we look after our ‘selves.’ The matter changes
... See moreLeadership Circle — SustainableYou Coaching
sustainableyou.co.ukFor humans to be in right relationship, we must practice accountability—being intentional about how we take up space and resources, attending to our role in the world and our impact on others, shaping what we can touch, and being able to repair and set boundaries, especially as conditions change.