Living System Design – Business, It's a Whole New Trip!

A seed begets a tree which begets a fruit which contains a seed. This is the cycle of a Living System.

“We are moving from unconscious evolution through natural selection to conscious evolution by choice"

–Barbara Marx Hubbard

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A seed begets a tree which begets a fruit which contains a seed. This is the cycle of a Living System.

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“We are moving from unconscious evolution through natural selection to conscious evolution by choice."

–Barbara Marx Hubbard

What would the world look like if we built human social structures the way nature builds eco-systems? Organized around sovereign principles rooted in boldness, audacity and love.

REGENERATIVE NETWORK

All eco-systems are an interconnected whole. Made of cycles taking in raw materials from one another and producing products for each other. No product is left unaccounted for in the system.

OPERATE IN SUFFICIENCY

The system is homeostatic, operating in a band between scarcity and abundance. Too little of a resource (scarcity) or too much (abundance) cause the system to fail.

FULFILL A PURPOSE

All things fulfill a purpose within the eco-system, consuming and producing products as part of the cycle of existence.

EMBRACE EMERGENCE

All things begin as a seed and there are many seeds. When the raw materials are available, the eco-system is in balance and the purpose is clear the seed will begin to grow.

LIVING CONSCIOUSNESS

The system is growing and evolving. It captures knowledge, learns and grows, takes in feedback and adapts or innovates.

TANGIBLE OUTPUT

There is a clear manifestation of the system, either something physical (product) ephemeral (service) or abstract (information).

CIRCULAR ACCOUNTING

The cost of any product includes the cost to renew any resources consumed and to recycle used products and waste products.

The Real Meta Crisis

March 20, 2024

The meta crisis is often equated to things like the tragedy of the commons, perverse incentives or the race to the bottom. I propose it is something more fundamental...

TAKE THE RED PILL

It is time we recognize that we humans are the cause of the imbalance in our natural systems, and when separated from human intervention, nature builds stable, thriving eco-systems self-organizing blueprints.

What if we took off our shoes and planted our feet in the fertility of this moment. Applying our human ingenuity to expound upon this miraculous system. Holding the intent of making this earth the heaven it can be!