Systems Thinking

The Biodiversity Budget, Part 3: The Invisible Hospital

1 July 2022·1458 words·7 mins

Sustainability and Future Ecosystem Services Species Extinction Biodiversity Economics Natural Capital Conservation Finance Systems Thinking Sustainability Policy and Critique Trade and Supply Chains

Quantifies the pharmaceutical economy's dependence on wild species compounds — the hidden health-sector dimension of the Ecosystem Dependency Ratio that no healthcare cost accounting currently reflects.

The Biodiversity Budget, Part 2: The Sixth Extinction Rate

1 July 2022·1451 words·7 mins

Sustainability and Future Ecosystem Services Species Extinction Biodiversity Economics Natural Capital Conservation Finance Systems Thinking Sustainability Policy and Critique Trade and Supply Chains

Applies the Ecosystem Dependency Ratio to documented species loss rates, showing that the IPBES-tracked decline of 1 million species is occurring while biodiversity investment remains orders of magnitude below the dependency it is supposed to finance.

The Biodiversity Budget, Part 1: The Services You Never Invoiced For

1 July 2022·1332 words·7 mins

Sustainability and Future Ecosystem Services Species Extinction Biodiversity Economics Natural Capital Conservation Finance Systems Thinking Sustainability Policy and Critique Trade and Supply Chains

Traces the contested Costanza ecosystem service valuation and establishes the Ecosystem Dependency Ratio showing that the global economy extracts 340–1,300× more value from nature than it invests in its protection.

The Unseen Architecture of Survival- Part 5: The Ethos of Optionality

24 January 2022·456 words·3 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Antifragility Optionality Barbell Strategy Skin in the Game Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking Leadership and Crisis

Embracing antifragility through optionality and the barbell strategy for survival in uncertainty.

The Unseen Architecture of Survival- Part 4: Mindful Organizing Against Normalization

23 January 2022·342 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Mindful Organizing High Reliability Organizations Preoccupation With Failure Sensitivity to Operations Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking Leadership and Crisis

How high-reliability organizations maintain vigilance against hidden threats.

The Unseen Architecture of Survival- Part 3: Rites of Terror as Social Superglue

22 January 2022·340 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Rituals Costly Signals Collective Effervescence Identity Fusion Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking Leadership and Crisis

How extreme rituals create unbreakable social bonds through shared suffering.

The Unseen Architecture of Survival- Part 2: The Genius of the "Dumb" Collective

21 January 2022·391 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Collective Brain Cumulative Culture Causal Opacity Overimitation Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking Leadership and Crisis

How collective intelligence through cultural evolution surpasses individual genius.

Unseen Architecture of Survival: Hidden Forces Determining Human Survival

20 January 2022·256 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking Leadership and Crisis

Exploring the hidden forces that determine human survival - from collective intelligence and ritual bonding to antifragile systems and mindful organizing.

The Unseen Architecture of Survival- Part 1: Why Predictable Systems Collapse

20 January 2022·367 words·2 mins

Human Systems and Behavior Fragility Black Swans Turkey Problem Nonlinearity Social Dynamics Decision-Making and Bias Systems Thinking Leadership and Crisis

The hidden fragility of modern systems that appear stable but collapse under unexpected shocks.

The Seven Pillars of Modern Reality – Part 7: Inertia, Innovation, and the Limits of Predicting the Future

19 January 2022·626 words·3 mins

Sustainability and Future Design and Innovation Policy and Critique Development and Inequality Technological History Systems Thinking

Between Apocalypse and the Infinite #