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SYSTEMS LIFE CYCLES AGS 2011

BY ROBERTO BONILLA P .H.D. STUDENT

ESSAY BASED ON THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS

HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY THE STAGE OR LIFE CYCLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, ORGANIZATION, OR HISTORICAL EVENT? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PREDICTABLE LIFE CYCLES IN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS ?

15 SLIDES PROPOSAL FOR BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE WORLD

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT UNITED NATIONS DEFINITION

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sustainability#Definition

IN SEARCH FOR HEALTHY DYNAMIC EQUILIBRIUM

PROPOSAL FOR A BASIC WORLD SUCCESS MODEL

Desing Equation: How SHOULD we MANAGE NOW our world, in order to keep it healthy, allowing present generation to meet their integral needs and foster future generations to meet their own integral needs?

4 QUADRANTS / 8 LEVELS INTEGRAL MODEL

Integral healthy people bonded with authentical Mutual Trust & Respect Allowing diversity in society and participative decision making

Internal

External

Individual

Emotional Health

Physical Health

Collective

Healthy Relations (family & friends)

Sustainable value added in the community

FORMULA FOR SUCCESS BY DR.ICHAK ADIZES

FORMULA FOR SUCCESS BY DR.ICHAK ADIZES

Opportunities

Capabilities

Trust

Respect

INTEGRATING ELEMENTS
Integral People

Integral Families Communities

Team based on Mutual Trust & Respect

Competitive & Social Responsible Companies

INTEGRATING ELEMENTS
Competitive and Social Responsible Country

Integral People Families Communities

Country Culture based on Mutual Trust & Respect

Competitive & Social Responsible Companies

INTEGRATING ELEMENTS:

A SUSTAINABLE WORLD

Competitive and Social Responsible World

Integral People Families Communities

World Culture based on Mutual Trust & Respect

Competitive & Social Responsible Countries

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HOW CAN WE IDENTIFY THE STAGE OR LIFE CYCLE OF AN INDIVIDUAL, GROUP, ORGANIZATION, OR HISTORICAL EVENT? WHAT ARE SOME OF THE PREDICTABLE LIFE CYCLES IN INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS?

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10 GUIDELINES TO PREDICT SOCIAL SYSTEMS COLLAPSE

1. 2. 3. Everything is about social HUMAN energy Available Energy is finite All human beings are by definition- different, every single person has strenghths and weaknesses, no one is perfect

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Because of that we do need complementary teams, working into mutual trust and respect cultures
If we are different and together is a blessing, but if we are different and separated is a curse!

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Warning: Please do not forget to keep balance in a dynamic way the Flexibility and Control

10 GUIDELINES TO PREDICT SOCIAL SYSTEMS COLLAPSE

6. An integrated society or community will be more likely to be succesfull since is investing low energy in internal marketing There will always and endles stream of opportunities, but that does not imply success, unless the individuals have a collective capabilities to harvest them To generate and keep a mutual trust and respect culture 4 ingredients are needed: 1. 2. 3. 4. 9. Sound Human interaction processes Shared Visin & Values Well design Structures Healthy and Capable people (integral) 7.

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Detect and /or Anticipate any potential sign of disintegration, (Beta Condition) through the continue use of whole society Vital Signs Monitor Pay special attention and care, to key SUCCESSION processes, i.e. when a social system requires to change its leaders.

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Warning: Please do not forget to avoid the use of one size fits all solutions

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Mr. Roberto Bonilla, is a small business consultant and an activist focused to Orchestrate Sustainable Social Solutions and Whole Systems Transformations He is part of Dr. Don Becks global constellation
Contact him at: roberto.bonilla@orquestandomexico.org roberto.bonilla@humanemergencela.org

Skype:

robertovbn http://orquestandomexico.ning.com/

http://www.orquestandomexico.org/

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