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Nature Offers a Model Part II
Part II: Business | How would businesses operate if they followed nature’s blueprints? It’s hard to know where to start since business seems to have no foundation in nature or interest in its wisdom. So, let’s talk about waste. Waste, which is nonexistent in nature, is everywhere in business, and it leads to pollution, health…
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Nature Offers a Model Part I
Part I: Food | What would resiliency, cooperation, and shared success look like in actual business scenarios? The first time I asked myself this question was also the first time I learned about permaculture. In 2013 and 2014, I was working on developing my Master’s thesis in the Social Design department at the Design Academy Eindhoven…
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New World Order
Miraculously discovered where a scorched bar once stood in Los Angeles, these “New World Order” blueprints, sketched loosely on flame-repellent napkins, were interpreted into graphics by the leaders of the New World Order revolution. They were released to the public on May 15th, 2034, one week before the “Final Decision of Collective Nations” election. The…
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See You In Hell
Over the past several decades, humanity has developed sustainable living concepts for materials, nutrition, production methods, societal coherence, personal well-being, and blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. People! Too few of these ideas are in practice or making significant enough impact because the idea of sustainability is fundamentally opposed to our economic model, which seeks growth as…
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Business
This workshop discussion explores lessons from nature as models for sustainable initiatives. It criticizes current short-term business models and unsustainable resource consumption. Advocating for a paradigm shift, it calls for startups to prioritize resiliency, redefine success, and model behaviors after nature, promoting symbiosis rather than scalability.
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Nature
This workshop discussion emphasizes nature’s resilience as a model for sustainability. It criticizes modern society’s focus on short-term efficiency, leading to environmental degradation. The importance of reconnecting with nature for health and redefining business models to promote cooperation over competition is highlighted as essential for creating a sustainable future.
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