Sustainability Principles Online Dialogue - The Principle

Goals and policy versus plans and projects

Wed, 19 Jul 2006 17:46:43 -0400

I am intrigued by the discussion. What seems to be lacking is some pragmatic format which incorporates "action or doing".

Numerous goals have been articulated: For example in the "Fourth Principle which is the most urgent which needs addressing, six goals are stated, namely:

1. Enshrine Universal Rights within a framework of planetary citizenship
2. Foster Tolerance as a cornerstone of social interactions
3. Provide for Inclusion and effective Democracy in governance
4. Ensure Equitable Access to life nurturing support
5. Establish Cooperation as a basis for managing global issues and planetary resources

design science economics

Mon, 17 Jul 2006 15:24:30 -0400

I asked geodesic listserv whether design science is applied to economics and sociology. Phil Earnhardt offered this appropriate response. Amy's been writing a ton!

On Jul 17, 2006, at 6:24 AM, Dick Fischbeck wrote:
Another question: Can Design Science be applied to things like economics and sociology since there isn't much science to them? Did Bucky ever do this? I'm not aware he did.

Phil wrote:
-------I don't know. Amy Edmondson, author of "A Fuller Explanation," is now a professor of business administration at the Harvard Business School. You can see a brief bio about her at http://dor.hbs.edu/fi_redirect.jhtml?facInfo=bio&facEmId=aedmondson .

clarity of the Principle

Mon, 10 Jul 2006 12:06:33 -0400

Is it clear? Does it make sense to you?