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structural determinism and the pursuit of conservation and boundaries

by acuginottiApril 12, 2009

Took me some time to read the most recent work of Maturana (co-authored with Ximena Dávila) and their biological-cultural matrix of human existence. I was relating the definitions, old and new, to the process of enabling system innovations.
In a recent conversation I was explaining my way of looking to social-cultural principles that creates a system [...]

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participatory backcasting from principles

by acuginottiMarch 31, 2008

Too many articles to read… this is the first reflection draft in using backcasting from principles… conclusion section down here:
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The process of planning in a complex system such as sustainability has to take into account both natural and social aspects. Both aspects are considered by creating principles, or boundary conditions, within which a backcasting approach [...]

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