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COMPLEX WORLD
HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER
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REALITY ... A COMPLEX WORLD!
Single issue solutions will never work ...
The problem is SYSTEMIC
Success is not a simple process
Everything is VERY compicated
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HOW THIS MUST WORK
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MANAGE FOR ALL THE CAPITALS
(I) SOCIAL CAPITAL

SOCIO ... more
(II) NATURAL CAPITAL

ENVIRO ... more
(III) ECONOMIC CAPITAL

ECONOMIC ... more
FINANCIAL CAPITAL IS JUST ONE PART OF ECONOMIC CAPITAL
ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ALL
THE ACTORS AND ACTIVITIES
PEOPLE, PLACES, ORGANIZATIONS, etc.
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MEASURE WHAT MATTERS
BETTER METRICS gives BETTER DECISIONS gives BETTER RESULTS
WITHOUT MEASUREMENT, THERE IS NO MANAGEMENT
FOR REPORTING ... SUMMARY DATA
ACTIVITIES and FLOWS CHANGE STATE
PROGRESS is the increase in VALUE (of the STATE) from beginning to end of the period ... more
FOR MANAGING ... DETAILED DATA
Get granular information before the right people at the right time
Data Centric Relevant detail data Fast specific feedback
Steps towards MANAGING this complexity
PROGRESS is CHANGE in STATE for ALL SEGMENTS of CAPITAL for EVERYTHING
Many DIMENSIONS ... Many PERSPECTIVES ... Many ACTIVITIES ... Many ACTORS
Context ... more Progress and Performance ... more Ideas ... more Initiatives ... m Streams ... m Places ... more People ... more Products . more
Issues ... more Social ... m Environment . m Economic ... m Metrics ... m Perspectives . m TVIA ... more TPB ... more TEAM ... more Knowledge . m
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SYSTEMIC DYSFUNCTION
NEEDS TO BE FIXED

Common Good to take precedence over Corporate Profit
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HOW TO MANAGE ALL OF THE SYSTEM ... more
SOCIETY AND ENVIRONMENT should have priority over FINANCIAL/ECONOMY
SOCIO ENVIRO ECONOMIC
PEOPLE / SOCIETY .m ENVIRONMENT .m ECONOMY .m
SOCIAL CAPITAL
QUALITY OF LIFE
... m
NATURAL CAPITAL
SUSTAINABILITY
ECONOMIC CAPITAL
PROFITS / WEALTH
COMPONENTS OF HAPPINESS
FOOD

There is too much hunger ... more
WATER

Without water crops die, then animals, then people ... more
ENERGY

For cooking, for heating/cooling, for transport ... more
HOUSING / SHELTER

Every needs shelter. ... more
HEALTH

Good health is a good foundation ... more
EDUCATION

A foundation for a successful like ... more
TRANSPORT

For cooking, heating/cooling, transport ... more
HEALTHY AIR ... more
INCOME ... more
Pays the bills
WEALTH ... more
Pays bigger bills, but no guarantee of happiness
JOBS / EMPLOYMENT ... more
Provides imcome ... and social connections
PHYSICAL SAFETY

Far too much violence ... more
RECREATION

Good for health and happiness ... more
SPIRITUAL SECURITY

Very valuable, especially times of stress ... more
STRESS

Reduced stress, better health ... more
LAND
Land has been used to earn profit with little attention to the issue of ecological sustainability ... more
FRESH AIR
Fresh air is very good for human health and longevity ... more
FRESH WATER
Without water there is no life, and now becoming increasingly scarce ... m
OCEAN WATER
A huge energy sink, and where all the world's garbage accumulates ... m
MINERALS
The raw materials for most of the useful products we use every day ... m
FOSSIL FUELS
The sources of power that made the industrial revolution possible ... m
CLIMATE SYSTEMS
The essential mechanisms that have kept the climate stable until now ... m
ECOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
The many mechanisms that serve to recycle everything in nature ... m
BIODIVERSITY - FAUNA
Animals, birds, fish, reptiles, insects and other life forms ... m
BIODIVERSITY - FLORA
Millions of species of plants that occupy a complex ecosystem ... m
PHYSICAL ... Buildings
Buildings provide shelter and places to work but very inefficient ... m
PHYSICAL ... Infrastructure
Many sorts of infrastructure are essential for a modern economy ... m
PHYSICAL ... Production
Modern production has become very efficient but energy intensive ... m
PHYSICAL ... Transport
Transport and logistics are enabling global trade and sustainable development ... m
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
Money makes the world go round, but it is only a lubricant
WORKING CAPITAL
Managing stocks and supply chains has revolutionized business ... m
KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL
Education is foundational and essential for a better world ... m
INSTITUTIONAL CAPITAL
Organizations, rule of law, etc make an enabling environment ... m
CULTURAL CAPITAL
Dance, music, tradition, religion ... all sorts of good things that make life worth living ... m
LOCATIONAL CAPITAL
Place is where everything comes together and makes a difference ... m
COST OF LIVING DEPLETION or DEGRADATION ECONOMIC COSTS
PAYING FOR ALL OF THE THINGS NEEDED FOR A DECENT QUALITY OF LIFE
Materialism, consumerism is all about STUFF ... much of which not needed ... m HOUSING
Materialism, consumerism is all about STUFF ... much of which not needed ... m
LAND USE
Most economic value add offset by all sorts of degradation ... m
FOSSIL FUELS
Use constitutes depletion AND the processes of production and use pollute and degrade the system ... m
MINERALS
Mining depletes the resources AND the process of mining degrades land, water and ecosystems ... m
AIR POLLUTION
Air pollution from all sorts of modern conveniences ... m
WATER CONSUMPTION
Water consumption key to most industries ... m
WATER POLLUTION
Pollution everywhere ... m
PAYROLL
Low wages reduce costs and increase profits ... m WEAK LAWS AND REGULATIONS
Make it possible to cut corners to increase profits and ROI ... m
CONTRIBUTION REMEDIATION & REGENERATION REVENUES
RESPONSIBLE BUYING
Also important at every stage in life ... m
GOOD PARENTING
The most important learning experience for a chile ... m
MENTORING
Also important at every stage in life ... m
PAID EMPLOYMENT
An essential element in the MONEY ECONOMY ... m
SHARING KNOWLEDGE
A way to make the world a better place ... m
VOLUNTEERING
Giving back to help others ... m
ELDER CARE
Intergenerational communication and sharing ... m
REMEDIATING LAND
Reeastablishing natural ecological systems ... m
CLEAN AIR
address all forms of air pollution ... m
RECOVERING PLASTIC
... from the land, from the sea ... m
STREAMS ... multiple impacts through the life cycle ... more STREAMS ... multiple impacts through the life cycle ... more STREAMS ... multiple impacts through the life cycle ... more
PRODUCTS ... needed for quality of life ... more PRODUCTS ... add to unsustainability ... more PRODUCTS ... add to profit performance ... more
PROCESSES ... no direct impact ... more PROCESSES ... environmental efficiency determines scale of unsustainability ... more PROCESSES ... profit efficiency determines level of profits ... more
SECTORS ... more SECTORS ... more SECTORS ... more
PEOPLE ... m
as ACTORS
ORGANIZATIONS
as ACTORS ... m
ROLE of
PLACE ... m
ALL the
IMPACTS
TOOLS and ... m METHODS
Individual ... more
Family ... more
Community ... more
Employee ... more
Employer ... more
Investor ... more
Customer ... more
Director ... more
Governments ... m
Multinationals ... m
Companies ... m
SMEs ... more
Banks ... more
NGOs ... more
Portfolio ... more
Building ... more
Neighborhood ... m
City ... more
Metro-area ... more
Suburb ... more
Rural Town ... more
Development ... m
Productivity ... more
Exchange ... more
Money ... more
Standard Values ... m
Value Tokens ... more
Basic Income ... more
Money Metrics
Economy / GDP ... more
for Investors ... more
for Companies ... more
True Value
Impact Acctg

TVIA ... more
SITE COUNT Amazing and shiny stats
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