Living Together/Table of content

Aims

• to write a paper which explains why the current systems or organisational ways of doing things don't work and what can be done instead.
• analyse the current situation of global society and global political economic systems
• show that the current problems can be solved by 'the project'

Structure

1. Introduction

1. Current Way of Living
   1. Philosophical Foundations
      1.  ???
      2. how do humans fit into the world?
   2. Social and Economic Systems

• see organisation, system, System Theory, w:Systems thinking

1. 1. 1. Individualism
      2. Centralisation
      3. Democracy and Nation States

• gov is taking care of us/ looking after us - e.g. welfare state
• system of fixing instead of preventing. e.g. health, pest (here or into problems?)

1. 1. 1. Bretton Woods

World Bank, IMF, BIS, Federal Reserve System, Fractional-reserve banking, Usury

1. 1. 1. Free Markets

• consumerism: goods, entertainment, information, relations...all areas

1. 1. 1. Globalisation

• 'grow beacuse you can' mentality
• see Corporate personhood, Globalisation, w:Anti-globalization

1. 1. Occuring Problems
      1. intelectual property prevents re-use => re-inventing and parallel inventing => result is less then what it could be

• only priviledged have access to certain info, knowledge and resources
• hidden information -> unconcious about 'my impact' and what's happening

1. 1. 1. profit

• GDP vs GPI

1. 1. 1. competitive model with the aim for maximum profit rather then maximum harmony

• against each other instead of together - win-loose instead of win-win

1. 1. 1. few have heaps, lots have little

• see Poverty

1. 1. 1. rigid systems, little flexibility to react on new problems
      2. non-sustainable - exploitation of natural(incl human) resources

• repair more expensive than buy new
• polution

1. A New Way of Living
   1. Philosophical Foundations
      1. everything is interconnected
   2. Social and Economic Systems
      1. Organisation

• see organisation, system, System Theory, w:Systems thinking

1. 1. 1. Sustainability

• The laws of thermodynamics apply to all systems including organisations, and should form the foundation of a definition of sustainability on which organisations are developed.
• See Energy conservation and Renewable energy

1. 1. 1. co-operation; create win-win situations
      2. transparency; share instead of hiding => open standard (incl. information)

• info, knowledge and technology accessible for everyone

1. 1. 1. p2p

• network social and comp
• see p2p network, p2p meme/concept

1. 1. 1. all aspects changeable

• all aspects changeable

1. 1. 1. think global, act local

• Think global, act local
• e.g. choose level of centralisation appropriated to situation/problem (water, energie, food)

1. 1. Roadmap - Transition periode
      1. Sanctuaries

1. Conclusion

1. Bibliography

• points to go...somewhere:
  • communication
  • self-responsibility
  • prohibition
  • 'i just work here' mentality
  • common sense (definable?) vs. regulations/policy/law
  • ownership