One of the core propositions of Think Act Regenerate is that today’s regenerative design thinking enables a rich smorgasbord of smarter, faster, funner win/win/win solutions that go WAY beyond 20th century “sustainability” and “efficiency”.
What IS regenerative thinking?
To me, it’s a new place to stand – because we can’t solve 20th century problems with 20th century thinking.
Here’s my take on what regeneration is about and why it has a strong business focus, illustrated with a heap of examples.
FULL TEXT: https://thinkactregenerate.com/insight-levelling-up-to-design-for-regeneration/#text
LINKS
Think Act Regenerate INSIGHTS email series: http://thinkactregenerate.com/insights
Think Act Regenerate INSIGHT on OPPORTUNITY https://thinkactregenerate.com/insight-a-world-of-business-and-career-opportunity/
Books and general links
BUSINESS LESSONS FROM A RADICAL INDUSTRIALIST https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429997164/businesslessonsfromaradicalindustrialist
REGENERATION: https://regeneration.org/the-book
THE DEEP GREEN PROFIT HANDBOOK https://thinkactregenerate.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/DeepGreenProfit.pdf
Michael Porter: “Why business can be good at solving social problems” https://www.ted.com/talks/michael_porter_why_business_can_be_good_at_solving_social_problems.html
Project Drawdown: https://drawdown.org/solutions
Examples:
Precious metals being recovered from ewaste using the whey https://rpra.ca/the-hub/researchers-extract-gold-from-e-waste-using-a-cheese-byproduct/
Farmer upcycling excess produce https://thinkactregenerate.com/dried-bananas-food-vodka/
AMP upcycling skyscraper https://thinkactregenerate.com/upcycling-commercial-buildings-circular-economy-at-a-whole-new-scale/ Sundrop farms, using solar energy and seawater to grow tomatoes in the desert: https://www.sundropfarms.com/
Interface flooring, utilising land-fill methane to power a factory https://www.greenbiz.com/article/interface-flooring-powers-plant-using-landfill-emissions
Farmers installing solar panels to protect their crops and power their on-farm equipment
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