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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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On Design

by acuginottiJanuary 26, 2009

Looking around the topic we can see many ways of engaging to design. In systems design, sometimes different types of involvement are needed and I’ve been exploring the different approaches.
I’ve noticed that in the studies of strategy there is a design school, and according to this, does not really represent the multiple ways we can [...]

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Principles and the Social Contract

by acuginottiAugust 13, 2008

Still exploring how to define the set of principles that are needed to create a common ground for planning. The research of the thesis brought some ideas that led to what was explored on the XVI-century book by Jean-Jacques Rousseau. I went to read the famous Le Contrat Social to get an idea of how [...]

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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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