Differences
This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.
Both sides previous revisionPrevious revisionNext revision | Previous revision | ||
wiki:solution_space_of_the_predicament [2020/10/13 19:46] – [Initial comments on solution space] jaffa | wiki:solution_space_of_the_predicament [2023/05/01 19:54] (current) – removed jaffa | ||
---|---|---|---|
Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
- | ====== Initial comments on solution space ====== | ||
- | * Adaptation in situ is required, retrofit suburbia. | ||
- | * Start small, start slow. | ||
- | |||
- | ====== What can I do? ====== | ||
- | * Share excitement of your vegetable garden with collegues and neighbours | ||
- | * Meet your neighbour, and simply say hello. No need for too much pomp | ||
- | * Start community building, by initially being visible in your street, in a non threatening way, such as planting a garden in your nature strip on the street. Sweet potato' | ||
- | |||
- | |||
- | ====== Key up and coming themes ====== | ||
- | The future is rapidly approaching, | ||
- | - **Climate change** | ||
- | - **Over population** | ||
- | - **Species loss** | ||
- | - **Resource depletion** | ||
- | - **Financial crisis** | ||
- | - **Social media** | ||
- | - **Acidification of the oceans** | ||
- | - **Top soil erosion** | ||
- | |||
- | Humanity faces multiple converging predicaments. | ||
- | |||
- | **The distinction boils down to this: problems have solutions; predicaments have outcomes** | ||
- | |||
- | ^Solution Space^Comment^ | ||
- | |Capital intensive projects| Outside of solution space| | ||
- | |Requires large scale societal engagement in rational planning for long term goals| Outside of solution space| | ||
- | |Requires functioning of large scale organisations operating in a top-down manner| Outside of solution space| | ||
- | |Dependant on a large scale cooperative social context| Outside of solution space| | ||
- | |Energy intensive projects| Outside of solution space| | ||
- | |Dependant on the current level of socioeconomic complexity| Outside of solution space| | ||
- | |||
- | **--// | ||
- | |||
- | |||