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Abundance lies at the heart of the natural and human worlds. We need to move beyond sustainability, beyond practices that merely do no more harm. In essence, c2c goes beyond cradle to grave design, which ends at a landfill or an incinerator, to cradle to cradle design, where nontoxic materials are reclaimed, recycled or reused in generation after generation of products. Scarcity conditioning extends far beyond the economic realm, manifesting as envy, jealousy, oneupmanship, social competitiveness, and more. Dec 21, 2015 only by moving beyond the broad generalities of sustainability and seeking abundance for all stakeholders was samso able to meet its objectives. Beyond sustainability designing for abundance for free. The term was popularized by cradle to cradle pioneers michael braungart and william mcdonough, and in their new book the upcycle. Oct 14, 2019 for mcdonough and braungart, the questions of resource scarcity and sustainability are questions of design. The upcycle the upcycle is the eagerly awaited followup to cradle to cradle, the most consequential ecological manifesto of our time. Many products that you buy can be obtained using instruction manuals. Valuing abundance breaking the tyranny of resource scarcity. Sendhil mullainathan and eldar sharif, in their book scarcity, go further and actually suggest that scarcity drives a work ethic similar to that of city bankers under a deadline.
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We need to foster a culture of leadership that emanates from a sense of deep reverence for the natural world. This is detailed at length in a fascinating book, thrift and thriving in america. By william mcdonough, michael braungart, bill clinton foreword by north point press, 9780865477483, 256pp. Joss tantram is partner, corporate sustainability at terrafiniti llp. Architect mcdonough and chemist braungart coauthors. For mcdonough and braungart, the questions of resource scarcity and sustainability are questions of design. Beyond sustainability designing for abundance up to now regarding the publication weve the upcycle. Nov 23, 2015 scarcity was a fundamental assumption and thrift was a core value in numerous forms, not just the sense of frugality. The upcycle is the eagerly awaited followup to cradle to cradle, the most consequential ecological manifesto of our time.
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