Towards a Regenerative World April 2018
If you want to change the world‌ Achieve results in the context of systems and culture change while cultivating transformational leadership
Transformational Leadership Systems & Culture Targeted Projects
Derived from Dr. Monica Sharma
Organized complexity
Fractal patterns link across scales
In an interconnected world, random processes produce exquisite order!
A new way to think Reductionistic/isolated
Holistic/networked
• industrial agriculture
• regenerative agriculture
• disease care
• integrated medicine
• education disciplines
• trans-disciplinary education
• shareholder value
• integrated value
We invite you to co-create a regenerative world, community by community. Together we can learn to apply nature’s laws of systemic health and vitality to a place-based economy.
From degenerative to regenerative design
Adapted from Bill Reed’s “Trajectory of Ecological Design.”
Principles of a Regenerative Economy • • • • • • • •
In Right Relationship Views Wealth Holistically Innovative, Adaptive, Responsive Empowered Participation Honors Community and Place Edge Effect Abundance Robust Circulation Seeks Balance
Inwrong right relationship efficiency what’seconomic with this picture?
Finance Economy Planet
Watershed view
From Theory to Practice: Global Network of Bioregional Hubs Attract centers, cultivate leadership, name it
Nourish/support to accelerate measurable regenerative outcomes Connect hubs with online learning platform Illuminate to build a movement Redefine policy agenda to support emergence of regenerative economies
Global Regenerative Communities Network •
Global network starting in North America 2018
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Establish a global learning community
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Accelerate the transition to regenerative economies in the unique context of culture and place
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Sustained cycle of engagement Leadership Support Regenerative Capital Regenerative Action Plan Regenerative Projects Workshops and Training
Deep Listening and Storytelling Digital Learning Platform Systems and Culture Mapping Regenerative Patterns and Metrics
Leadership Support • • • •
Go where invited City, bioregion, or other coherent biocultural unit Support and cultivate 1-2 “Keystone Organizations” on Hub Launch Team Support Hub host organization(s) as they drive flexible, self-organizing collaborations
Deep Listening and Storytelling
Digital Learning Platform • • • •
Share activities within a Hub using one “channel” Cross-fertilize across Hubs to create an international community Build social networks, find new projects, connect with capital Using same platform as Savory Institute’s global community
Systems and Culture Mapping • Help a community see itself as a system and act from that understanding • Map and annotate networks of key organizations and projects (e.g. Kumu) • Cross-reference with GIS layers and socioeconomic data • Engage regional mappers and data scientists
Regenerative Patterns and Metrics
Workshops and Trainings • Engage key regional stakeholders • Launch team ensures strong representation across sectors and perspectives • Cultivate informal leadership • Identify and connect regenerative projects, initiatives, resources, leaders
Capital Institute Workshop Buffalo, NY, 2017
Regenerative Projects • • •
Projects identified through mapping and workshops Prioritize top 5-7 projects and track others for future phases Collaborative learning on regenerative design, leadership, business models
Access to Regenerative Capital • •
Connections to regional and national regenerative capital sources Link regenerative projects with integrated capital sources including grants, loans, and equity
Regenerative Community Hubs: Next Steps • • • •
Sign simple agreement between Hawaii partners and Capital Institute Capital Institute can then begin its cycle of engagement with hub Capital Institute does not charge any fees for its initial involvement Commit to work together to listen for, learn from, cultivate, and find funding for regenerative projects over the longterm
Welcome to the Regenerative Age! It’s not how big you grow, it’s how you grow big. - Jane Jacobs writer, urbanist, systems thinker