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Outvestment versus investment
I was asked, Is regenerative design anti-investment? No, but it does depend on the kind of investment. In regenerative design we use living systems as a guide for how to create an economy that can thrive within ecological limits. Living systems create richness through the circulation of energy and materials within ecosystems. Over time, ecosystems
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Change the book that is blocking the way
Another frequently asked question at the talks I was involved with this week: what is the biggest factor blocking regenerative design. I used the Systems Bookcase to help me answer this one. In this model, the books on the bottom shelf represent the things we get to build. But what we are and aren’t allowed
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On the collective to-do list: hope
I gave three presentations this week at the Futurebuild and Footprint+ conferences in London. The feedback I have been getting is striking: the idea that resonated most strongly across all three talks was the importance of reconnecting with hope. Whether through a short visualisation exercise as part of a ten-minute talk, or a longer discussion
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