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We live in times of CLIMATE, ENERGY and ECONOMIC uncertainty.Many intelligent responses to the predicaments we face have already been identified.
Somebody somewhere is usually already working on it.
At United Diversity our job is to help everyone DISCOVER, CONTRIBUTE to and REPLICATE these inspirational projects. To SHARE their stories.
Projects that help to improve QUALITY OF LIFE on Earth whilst simultaneously reducing ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT.
Resilience-building community LAND, MONEY and MEDIA projects that make the unjust and unsustainable systems of Empire obsolete.
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- Dee Hock's MiniMaxims | on Permaculture Principles
- United Diversity Update | on Projections against Billboards in Bucharest
- United Diversity Guide, Ocotober 30th, 2007 | on The War On Democracy by John Pilger
- Dee Hock's MiniMaxims | on Dancing with Systems
- United Diversity Guide, October 23rd, 2007 | on David Korten – The Great Turning
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Tag Archives: Organisation
Very Exciting News
Yesterday I had the most amazing and inspiring phone call ever. A man called Ray called me from Cornwall, 2km from where Oli was already but totally randomly literally on his way to (thanks to Katharine), and basically said that … Continue reading →
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Tagged Commons, Economics, Housing, Land, Money, Organisation, Permaculture, Projects, Sharing Economy, Update
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Commons Creation meeting
The first Commons Creation meeting took place on Sunday 21st January: So far I’ve got some great groups signed up to the collective: Peace Not War: http://peace.fm The Synergy Project: http://thesynergyproject.org OneTaste: http://onetaste.co.uk Movimientos: http://www.movimientos.org.uk/ (site down!) they bring together … Continue reading →
Posted in Activism, All stories, Climate Change, Ecovillages, Energy, Events, Food, Land
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Tagged Activism, Climate Change, Co-operation, Co-ops, Commons, Commons Creation, Energy, Events, Food, Housing, Land, Media, Money, Organisation, Projects, Sharing Economy, Update
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Dancing with Systems: What to do when systems resist change
What to do when systems resist change; an excerpt from Donella Meadows’s unfinished last book. By Donella Meadows (Whole Earth Winter 2001) Quick Summary of Points. Get the beat. Listen to the wisdom of the system. Expose your mental models … Continue reading →
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Tagged Must Read, Organisation, Systems Thinking
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Designing an Open Organisation
Another extract from a recent e-mail… As for organisational structure, I think you and Imogen are both right. You need to define and be explicit about your structure, but operational units should have as much autonomy as possible within their … Continue reading →
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Tagged Business, Must Read, Openess, Organisation, Structure, Systems Thinking
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