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WORLD 3Visioning a Better World:
Co-Creating a Global Eco-civilization
MODULE 2Transformative Change
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• What kinds of perspectives are needed to co-create a Global Shift toward a more environmentally sustainable, spiritually fulfilling and socially just society?
• How can the pragmatic frameworks of Biomimicry, The Natural Step, or Integral Sustainovation® serve you in your quest to become an evolutionary change agent?
• What are the sorts of skills that designers of social and cultural change need to cultivate in themselves?
• How can you best prepare for the task of facilitating a group process that brings out the highest aspirations and the deepest potential of humanity?
Focus Questions
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LEARNING UNIT 2The Natural Step Framework
LEARNING UNIT 3Integral Sustainovation®
LEARNING UNIT 1Biomimicry
LEARNING UNIT 4Engaging in Dialogue
Image: Visual Dialogue at the California Institute of Integral StudiesPhoto Courtesy: Regina Rowland
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Biomimicry 3.8
Biomimicry (from bios, meaning life, and mimesis, meaning to imitate) is a discipline that studies nature's ideas and then imitates these designs and processes to solve human problems. Studying a leaf to invent a better solar cell is an example. Think of it as "innovation inspired by nature.”
Image source: Lotushttp://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/resources/resources/biomimicry-ecards.html source: The Biomimicry Institute
http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org
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Looking at Nature as Model, Measure & Mentor
Nature as model: Biomimicry is a science that studies nature’s models and then emulates these forms, process, systems, and strategies to solve human problems – sustainably.
Nature as measure: Biomimicry uses an ecological standard to judge the sustainability of our innovations. Nature as measure is captured in Life's Principles and is embedded in the evalute step of the Biomimicry Design Spiral.
Nature as mentor: Biomimicry is a way of viewing and valuing nature. It introduces an era based not on what we can extract from the natural world, but what we can learn from it.
source: The Biomimicry Institute http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org
The Biomimicry Design Spiralsource: http://www.biomimicryinstitute.org/about-us/biomimicry-a-tool-for-innovation.html
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Life’s Principles< Click here to also see related presentation >
• Be locally attuned and responsive
• Adapt to changing conditions
• Evolve to survive
• Use life-friendly chemistry
• Integrate development with growth
• Be resource efficient
Source: http://www.wix.com/kat725/lifes-principles#!life's-principlesSource: http://www.ourterritory.com/katherine_region/termite_hill.htm
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The Natural Step Framework
• Based on System Thinking• Upstream Approach• 5-Level Framework• Uses Metaphors such as a “funnel”• 4 Sustainability Principles• Backcasting Principle• Prioritization of Actions
Image Source: The Funnelhttp://www.naturalstep.org/en/natural-step-funnel
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5-Level Framework
Image Source: 5-Level Frameworkhttp://www.naturalstep.org/en/5-levels
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Image Source: 4 System Conditionshttp://www.naturalstep.org/en/the-system-conditions
4 System Conditions
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Backcasting
Image Source: Backcastinghttp://www.naturalstep.org/en/backcasting
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Image Source: ABCD Method http://www.naturalstep.org/~natural/applying-abcd-method
ABCD Method
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Integral Sustainovation®
© 2009 Regina Rowland
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Integral Sustainovation®
© 2009 Regina Rowland
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Bohm Dialogue
Source: http://steveomohundro.com/2011/08/11/bohm-dialogue/
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Core Principles
Unfolding
Participation
Coherence
Awareness
Behavior Capacities
Voicing
Listening
Respecting
Suspending
Bohm Dialogue
Source: William Isaacs, Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together
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The World Café
Image sources: http://www.theworldcafe.com/
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World Café Design Principles
Image sources: http://www.theworldcafe.com/
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• A role-playing workshop where participants each play the role of a part of the natural environment, then speak during a "council of all beings" at which no humans are present.
• Beforehand, participants each make a mass to represent their particular aspect of nature.
The Council of all Beings
Image source: http://www.gaia.iinet.net.au/Council.htm
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Joana Macy’s Council of all Beings
Image source: http://www.rainforestinfo.org.au/deep-eco/council
.htm
Image source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AYqTih684g