“Learning about the natural world is one thing. Learning from the natural world—that’s the switch. That’s the profound switch.”
The Difference Between How Nature Works and People Think
Innovate Thinking Routines on Global Warming and Sustainability
* How does Nature ¨thinks¨? What is the difference with human thinking? Where comes that difference from?* How forces neo-liberal economic behavior that is destructive for humans and nature? * How can we shift from classical Western habits of thinking in entities to thinking in relations between entities?
A Stratal on Global Warming
We got a list of twelve unrelated, parallel statements about the problems of global warming.
Think as Nature – Wild Innovation Approach
We make complex things, Nature makes them work.
More-of-the-Same or a Breaktrough Innovation?
In a recent post What’s (not) an Innovation? we mentioned that an innovation consists of a new combination of a function - the innovation has the purpose of satisfying a need a principle - there is a mechanism or idea how to deliver that function a market - the innovation has a value that can …
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What’s (not) an Innovation?
Nowadays, innovation is very in fashion. As a person, you should be innovative (creative?). A product should be innovative to tempt you to buy it (why?). Research should be dedicated to innovations (instead of discoveries?). Or even worse, boards of directors feel compelled to proclaim a "year of innovation" or ask their employees for …
Blue Economy – Open Source Communities
The Blue Economy uses an open source approach to encourage positive entrepreneurship. Overall, the aim with Blue Economy is to transform the way we are thinking about the environment. Solutions should be sustainable and capable of responding to people's need for food, water, energy and health care.When you want to create an open source community …
Positive Whistleblower
Exposing those who refuse do good! What an interesting idea! A shift in the perspective from exposing dishonest or illegal activities (misconduct). Gunter Pauli says, “It’s a problem that people do bad - worse is that people refuse to do good”. It is not enough to stop negative attitudes. We need positive actions. Asking someone …
Gunter Pauli – Blue Economy and Innovation
Entrepreneur Gunter Pauli’s believes that “What is necessary for life should be free”. Inspired by natural systems, where renewable energy and full employment is the aim, Gunter Pauli has been searching for the science that can be used as a foundation for business models to achieve that vision. Go here or here to read more …
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Earth Day and Constructive Thinking
Actions Speak Louder than Words The annual Earth Day is marked by a mix of ideas ranging from inspired initiatives to shameless ideas where the purpose it to get us to buy even more. “Together, we can help to make Every Day Earth Day!” is a great idea but when it is put next to …
Innovations – The Blue Economy Approach
Today’s world is characterised by quick and dramatic changes. This means that there is a constant search for new ideas. Yet, there is a difference between innovation and ideas. Most of us have ideas, some of them good, other not so good. Miguel de Icaza, the founder of the GNOME and Mono projects …
Blue Economy and Positive Thinking
Positive Steps New ideas and suggestions to solving problems are always interesting to examine. In many cases, there is a lack of obvious signs of the idea or suggestion making any real change. Sometime this way of looking at new ideas can be deceptive. Often new human resource management ideas are regarded as old wine …
