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Designing Regenerative Cultures Kindle Edition

by Daniel Wahl (Author), Graham Leicester (Foreword) Format: Kindle Edition
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 168 ratings
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This is a ‘Whole Earth Catalog’ for the 21st century: an impressive and wide-ranging analysis of what’s wrong with our societies, organizations, ideologies, worldviews and cultures – and how to put them right. The book covers the finance system, agriculture, design, ecology, economy, sustainability, organizations and society at large.

In this remarkable book, Daniel Wahl explores ways in which we can reframe and understand the crises that we currently face and explores how we can live our way into the future. Moving from patterns of thinking and believing to our practice of education, design and community living, he systematically shows how we can stop chasing the mirage of certainty and control in a complex and unpredictable world.

The book asks how can we collaborate in the creation of diverse regenerative cultures adapted to the unique biocultural conditions of place? How can we create conditions conducive to life?
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This book is a treasure for everyone who is looking for a guide to more sustainable living and a roadmap for re-designing our societies, regenerating our communities, cities and societies in harmony with natural systems and our home planet.
Author Daniel Wahl has deep experience to share and his knowledge in this beautiful book will help all those aspiring to be responsible global citizens working for our common future. --Hazel Henderson, author of Ethical Markets

Life on the Planet has sustained itself for billions of years by continually regenerating itself. Our modern industrial culture has interfered with these natural processes to the point of causing massive extinctions of species and threatening our very survival. This book is a valuable contribution to the important discussion of the worldview and value system we need to redesign our businesses, economies, and technologies, in fact, our entire culture so as to make them regenerative rather than destructive. --Fritjof Capra, author of The Web of Life

To me as a life-long activist nourished on systems thinking and Buddhist teachings, this is one of the most intellectually exciting and soul stirring books I've read in years. I had the sense of drinking it, with pleasure and surprise, not having known what I d so thirsted for.
By starting with questions and keeping to questions throughout, Daniel engages the reader, and by example frees her from striving for, or pretending to know, any final answers. This approach -- in itself a rare lesson in systems epistemology invites trust, openness, and a restructuring of the mind.
Among the gifts for which I am especially grateful are these: Conceptual tools for perceiving and experiencing our mutual belonging, and especially what I've come to call the great reciprocity at the heart of the universe. The ways Goethe, Bortoft, Bateson, Maturana, and Varela are brought in, and key insights mediated with economy and clarity. The abundant evidence of the Great Turning, the manifold transition underway to a life-sustaining culture. And, especially valuable to those of an apocalyptic bent like myself, the 'adaptive cycle' of resilient systems, showing that at 'the edge of chaos' comes opportunity for the emergence of greater complexity and intelligence.
These are but a few of the ways in which this remarkable book will enrich my thought, my teaching, and my life in this turbulent world of ours. --Joanna Macy, author of World as Lover, World as Self

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B01EVKFXK6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Triarchy Press (April 26, 2016)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ April 26, 2016
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 23233 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
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Customers find the book inspiring and compelling. They appreciate its depth and cross-disciplinary exploration of what's possible when humans collaborate. The author applies regenerative thinking to diverse topics, exploring systemic, complexity-based thinking and relating.

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Customers find the book inspiring and uplifting. It offers a compelling case for collaboration, and is described as ground-breaking. Readers appreciate its forward-thinking approach to diverse topics like activism and economics. They describe it as an empowering read for those interested in cultivating a more beautiful world.

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Customers find the book provides a comprehensive exploration of human potential through cross-disciplinary thinking. They appreciate its thorough analysis and the author's call for collaboration over competition. The book explores interesting topics and challenges outdated ideas.

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  • Rainbow Nelson
    5.0 out of 5 stars A roadmap to save our species
    Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2022
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    Daniel Wahl makes a compelling and uplifting case for collaboration over competition as the path out of the current existential threat we've created for ourselves. While at times it's hard to see a way forward given our nihilistic addiction to a capitalist system that does not serve us well, Wahl makes a passionate defense of our inmate capacity for redemption if we can replace our separation from nature with a new sense of interbeing, an awakening to our interdependence on everything around us. His hypothesis and roadmap towards designing regenerative cultures left me with plenty of questions (which is the purpose of the book) and an overall sense of optimism that love not fear will prevail. Anyone interested in a paradigm shift will appreciate this book.
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  • Julie Morley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Wahl wisely points out that we don’t have any time to waste on the same old answers that created humanity’s “terminal ...
    Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2017
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    In this groundbreaking book, Daniel Christian Wahl rejects our paradigmatic tendency toward quick-fix answers to our monumental crises, but instead, challenges humanity to ask the right questions, or to begin “living the questions.” (21) Wahl suggests that the urgency of the situation demands deeply considered inquiry, and a return to philosophical, ethical reflection that guides how we view our world, and act toward and within world. Our paradigmatic reaction: We don’t have time! Wahl wisely points out that we don’t have any time to waste on the same old answers that created humanity’s “terminal crisis of an outdated worldview.” (24) Instead, Wahl suggests we return to a love of wisdom and begin, through humanity’s new cosmological lens, living lives of deep inquiry toward “co-creating regenerative societies” and “collaborative cultures.”

    Wahl thoroughly explores his crucial inquiry, applying regenerative thinking to diverse topics such as activism, economics, innovation, and even spirituality. Four main ideas emerge from his deep analysis to challenge our outdated notions of society building, and invite us to not only survive, but thrive as a species within a multi-species planetary community: The shift from ‘sustaining innovation’ to ‘transformative innovation,’ the shift from dualistic/ either-or thinking, to systemic, complexity-based thinking and relating, The shift from the old industrial, technological model toward biologically-inspired innovation, and from large-scale agriculture and traditional economics, toward health and resilience by mimicking healthy ecosystems and creating circular economies.

    This book is an inspirational and necessary handbook for our age, full of novel tools and considerations essential to create a better future for all planetary beings. We must embrace regenerative culture design now and create a beautiful possibility…by “living the questions” deeply and fully, together.
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  • Victor MacGill
    5.0 out of 5 stars Important information for a world in chaos
    Reviewed in the United States on July 1, 2019
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    The world seems like things are just getting worse and worse: climate change, pollution, global corporates destroying communities and ecologies. How do we find hope in a world like this? Daniel Christian Wahl shows us a realistic way forward to a new and better world.
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  • Luis D. Patino
    4.0 out of 5 stars why are we worth sustaining?
    Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2023
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    Being almost new in this topic there are a lot of interesting topics to learn... but the book is too repetitive for my taste.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars This book is about living the questions together.
    Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2018
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    This book is about living the questions together. It brings coherence and depth into a cross-disciplinary exploration of what's possible when humans engage in regeneration of the earth and society. Inspiring, engaging, full of excellent research and articulation of what resilience is and why its important, and its an invitation to imagine thriving.
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  • Mike Stopka
    5.0 out of 5 stars Empowering and Inspiring
    Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2017
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    Beyond simply serving as an aggregate collection of current theories, leaders and projects leading the way into a deeply sustainable future, this book is inspiring and weaves a strong common thread (and economic case, among other forms of "wealth") for all disciplines and walks of life to work together, instead of competing against each other. A good read if you're looking for the next level of sustainability.
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  • Merrie
    5.0 out of 5 stars A definitive work
    Reviewed in the United States on May 24, 2019
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    Wahl is a person who steps into life and this book is encouraging for anyone who wants to look at ways to connect that propose win/win & win results.
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    5.0 out of 5 stars Imprescindible
    Reviewed in the United States on March 5, 2020
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    Es un libro imperdible para quienes buscamos rediseñar sistemas sociales, ecológicos y urbanos, y hacernos cargo de la crisis socio-ambiental actual.
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  • Will C
    5.0 out of 5 stars Gets to the soul of regenerative culture
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 4, 2023
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    Still read it but so far I love it. Unashamedly spiritual but not in a religious way
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  • Donna Nelham
    5.0 out of 5 stars The Pathways Toward Co-Creating a Viable Future
    Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2019
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    Daniel Christian Wahl’s ‘regenerative voice’ is compelling & compassionate. This book & the wealth of resources it contains are relevant to multiple sectors & disciplines. The book carries scientific knowledge, important questions & practical suggestions accessible to anyone concerned about a viable future for humanity. It could become the ‘toolkit’ for those in leadership roles to make a positive difference locally and globally. We need ‘disruptive innovation’ that transcends short-sighted competitive values, & helps to rebuild a new economic life-enhancing & sustaining business model. Daniel offers powerful macro & micro lenses through which to understand our history, the challenges & real consequences we face & alternative paths which hold promise. Highly recommended!
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  • Ein Kunde
    3.0 out of 5 stars Guter Inhalt, Schlechtes Layout, Kleine Schrift
    Reviewed in Germany on December 5, 2020
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    Leider stört mich direkt an den ersten Seiten die amateurhafte Umsetzung im Layout.

    Kleine Schrift, liebloses Layout und es wird nicht mal ein Grundlinienraster verwendet. Dadurch scheinen die gegenseitigen Zeilen unschön durch und das Buch ist unnötig schwer zu lesen.
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    Ein Kunde
    3.0 out of 5 stars Guter Inhalt, Schlechtes Layout, Kleine Schrift
    Reviewed in Germany on December 5, 2020
    Leider stört mich direkt an den ersten Seiten die amateurhafte Umsetzung im Layout.

    Kleine Schrift, liebloses Layout und es wird nicht mal ein Grundlinienraster verwendet. Dadurch scheinen die gegenseitigen Zeilen unschön durch und das Buch ist unnötig schwer zu lesen.
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  • Swin
    5.0 out of 5 stars My top book for 2020!
    Reviewed in Australia on October 27, 2021
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    Wahl has synthesised over 20 years of learnings from the forefront of holistic and systemic thinking across science, design and innovation. A must-read for anyone interested in supporting the transition towards a more regenerative human presence on Earth that respects planetary boundaries whilst nourishing the health, wealth and vitality of all living systems.
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  • rolakb
    5.0 out of 5 stars Best inspiring book about our planet and us being integrated part
    Reviewed in Italy on November 23, 2016
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    Simple to read and change your life, visions, perspectives and hope for a better place!
    Everything else in the market puts you off as it shows you how bad the situation is, not everyone has knowledge and parameters about environment yet it'S part of each of us! So you want to read books that explain, inspire and engage you in possible positive action that is only natural behavior.
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