It Seemed Like The Thing To Do At Time: State of Mind and Failure

[object Object],“ It Seemed Like The Thing To Do At The Time” “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

Help Me, Obi Wan… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Shantideva ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Wrong Thing, At the Wrong Time My Tale “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

A Great Idea! ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],“ ChinaVertex will be a Pacific Rim trade nexus that links suppliers in China with buyers around the world in a secure, neutral, real-time trading environment which converts surplus consumer goods into sale-ready, profitable commodities.”

Comprehensive Execution… ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Impressive Prose ,[object Object]

Going All In ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The End ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Moment of Contemplation Conan; on the Tree of Woe

A Series of Classic Blunders ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Our True Mistake(s) ,[object Object],[object Object],“ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva

No, really, it *is* falling! When The Sky Is Falling “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

Societal Failure As A Learning Opportunity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Societal Failure As A Learning Opportunity ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],Easter Island “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

No Man Is An Island ,[object Object]

A Moai Making Machine ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Collapse ,[object Object],Diamond, Jared . Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed . Penguin Books: 2005. ISBN 0-14-303655-6 .

Collapse ,[object Object],http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Easter_Island

Easter Island Today ,[object Object],http://maps. google .com/maps? f=q &hl=en& q=Easter +Island&layer=& ie=UTF8 & z=13 & t=k & om=1 & iwloc=addr

A Forest of Moai http://www.tagzania.com/item/35784 http://maps.google.com/maps?q=-27.1257820129,-109.276832581(Easter%20Island%20Statues,%20Chile)&z=14&t=h

[object Object],Tikopia “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

Tikopia [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&ll=-12.296397,168.831367&spn=0.185166,0.248222&t=k&om=1&mid=117457773]7

Changing Models of Sustenance ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Deliberate change to permaculture

A Comparison ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Tikopian Flexibility ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

A Review of the Examples Presented Is Shantideva Right? “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

Beginning Proposition ,[object Object]

Our Examples ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Implications for designers ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

What To Change? Looking For Leverage “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

The Problem of Self ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Self Portrait with Felt Hat painted by Vincent van Gogh, 1888. Oil on canvas. 44x37.5cm. The painting is in the collection Van Gogh Museum , Amsterdam

Potential Leverage Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Twelve Leverage Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The First Six Leverage Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

The Last Six Leverage Points ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

Starring Captain Kirk and Shantideva Showdown! Your State of Mind vs. The Twelve Leverage Points Panel Presentation versus

Example 1: The Wrong Thing At the Wrong Time Must …get …VC funding!

Example 1: The Wrong Thing At the Wrong Time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shantideva says: Consider changing your goal…

Example 1: The Wrong Thing At the Wrong Time External …funding …is …the only way!

Example 1: The Wrong Thing At the Wrong Time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shantideva says: Consider changing your mindset…

Example 1: The Wrong Thing At the Wrong Time Can’t …do anything …without …VC funding!

Example 1: The Wrong Thing At the Wrong Time ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shantideva says: Consider changing your paradigm…

Example 2: A Moai Making Machine Must …build …more statues!

Example 2: A Moai Making Machine ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shantideva says: Consider changing your goals…

Example 2: A Moai Making Machine Statues …are …part of …our culture!

Example 2: A Moai Making Machine ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shantideva says: Consider changing your mindset…

Example 2: A Moai Making Machine Can’t …function …without statues!

Example 2: A Moai Making Machine ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Shantideva says: Consider changing your paradigm…

How To Change? Applying The Leverage Points “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

A Recipe For Success ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],Remember…

A Tale of Of Rescue Coda “ Whoever longs to rescue quickly both himself and others should practice the supreme mystery: exchange of self and other.” Shantideva Panel Presentation

Cyclone Zoe Devastates Tikopia in 2002 “ Cyclone Zoe hit remote Pacific islands Tikopia and Anuta (part of Solomon Islands) last weekend with winds estimated to have reached 350 kilometres per hour (220 mph).”

References & Citations ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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Further Reading By Donella Meadows ,[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object],[object Object]

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