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What have we learned during the “Intelligence of Nature” cycle?

Synthesis presented at the PhiloMa closing conference on 12/06/12

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Reality Time

Others Value

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Cut-off from reality

Absence of limits &

illusion of linearity

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Cut-off of reality

Ignorance of irreversibilities &feedback loops

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Cut-off from long time horizons

Time is money

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Cut-off from long time horizons

Future’s discounted value = 0 ?

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Cut-off from others

Monadology

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Cut-off from intrinsic value

Blinded by exchange value

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Others Value

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Vision& Strategy

Processes& Technology

OrganizationalStructure & Culture

Resources(Budget & People)

A classic business model to present possible actions

Source: Arthur D. Little

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Vision, Strategy & KPIs

Taking long term into account

•New senate (representing future generations; D. Bourg; B. Perret)

•Academy of the future (D. Bourg; B. Perret)

•New norms & KPIs (P. Viveret; B. Perret;…)

•“Ecological” fiscal policies (B. Perret)

•Education

See B. Perret on PhiloMa

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Processes & Strategy

Industrial ecology

Close the loops / DecarbonizeSee S. Erkman & B. Dubuisson on PhiloMa

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Strategy & Business Models

Industrial ecology

Dematerialize / Product Service SystemsSee C. Sempels on PhiloMa

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Technology & Innovation

Biomimicry

See G. Chapelle, N. de Rauglaudre & G. Dartevelle on PhiloMa

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People management & Strategy

Cooperation

Symbiosis & IntegrationSee V. Despret & P. Servigne on PhiloMa

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Vision

Biodiversity

Ulanowicz’ model17

Sustainability

Towards Stagnation

(Too little efficiency)

TowardsBrittleness(Too little diversity)

Greater efficiency (streamlining)

Diversity & Interconnectivity

Optimum

100%

0%

Optimal balance

Greaterresilience

See T. Chekchak & C. Arnsperger on PhiloMa

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Organizational Structures & Leadership

Behavior patterns

See M. Van der Erve on PhiloMa

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Organizational Structures & Leadership

Behavior patterns

See M. Van der Erve on PhiloMa

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Business Models

Upside down

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Vision & Organizational structures

Networks

Collective intelligence See H. Bersini & T. Paquot on PhiloMa

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To concludewith the words of J. Baird Callicott, who inspired our cycle of seminars:

“The Environmental Crisis of the 20th century is before anything a crisis of ideas.

What we need is a NeoPresocratic Philosophy for the New Millenium, which raises anew the oldest questions of philosophy first posed by the Presocratics:

- What is the nature of Nature ?

- What is human nature ?

- What is the proper relationship between “man” and Nature ?”

See J. B. Callicott & G. Hess on PhiloMa