Understanding Living Systems

Taking on a holistic approach to design and systems’ thinking can help us understand how different elements relate to each other — and helps us remember that the world is an interconnected web. Everything we design is part of a whole that has a wider social and ecological impact.

“Moving away from an Anthropocene into a Symbiocene requires a biological, psychological, and sacred perspective in our foresight & futures thinking work.

Why? When we leave out the interconnected, vibrant, and emergent qualities of life in favor of only serving dominant systems of productivity, efficiency, and hyper-monetization, we fail to re

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We then distill our research into key interconnected principles that underlie systemic health and collectively represent the eight principles of a Regenerative Economy: 1. In Right Relationship. 2. Views Wealth Holistically 3. Innovative, Adaptive, Responsive 4. Empowered Participation 5. Honors Community and Place 6. Edge Effect Abundance 7. Robus... See more