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WORLD 3Visioning a Better World:

Co-Creating a Global Eco-civilization

MODULE 2Transformative Change


• 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


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


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


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


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

http://prezi.com/39xj1exoquyo/copy-of-copy-of-copy-of-copy-of-pleio-voor-overheidsorganisaties/?auth_key=c11a95904a9fb5ddea2d7f4aa6bd4286f45336e0


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


5-Level Framework

Image Source: 5-Level Frameworkhttp://www.naturalstep.org/en/5-levels


Image Source: 4 System Conditionshttp://www.naturalstep.org/en/the-system-conditions

4 System Conditions


Backcasting

Image Source: Backcastinghttp://www.naturalstep.org/en/backcasting


Image Source: ABCD Method http://www.naturalstep.org/~natural/applying-abcd-method

ABCD Method


Integral Sustainovation®

© 2009 Regina Rowland


Integral Sustainovation®

© 2009 Regina Rowland


Bohm Dialogue

Source: http://steveomohundro.com/2011/08/11/bohm-dialogue/


Core Principles

Unfolding

Participation

Coherence

Awareness

Behavior Capacities

Voicing

Listening

Respecting

Suspending

Bohm Dialogue

Source: William Isaacs, Dialogue and the Art of Thinking Together


The World Café

Image sources: http://www.theworldcafe.com/


World Café Design Principles

Image sources: http://www.theworldcafe.com/


• 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


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

Technology

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