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Earth = HomeLet’s go back to history Innovation – 2 sides of a coinA Geometry of NatureConcepts: Mimic nature and Send
back where it is !
(Picture taken from Apollo 8 ) Christmas Eve, 1968
“This is one spaceship…. There are no passengers. we’re all crew…….No one can sit it out. It’s a matter of investing in our survival” UN Official,1990
It is born 3.8 bn. years back It’s climate is a complex system
( Butterfly effect)Population : 6.3 bn. and counting
( 2007)To me : where I stand only matters !
“For want of a nail, the shoe was lost ;For want of a shoe, the horse was lost ;For want of a horse, the rider was lost ;For want of a rider, the battle was lost ;For want of a battle, the kingdom was lost ! “
Pre electronic revolution (no computers ,no mobiles ,no internet ,no Laser,…..)
Pre industrial revolution (no steam engines, no rail roads, no burning coal & oil,…..)
No electricity (Natural sunlight) 1 bn. Pre 1800, 2 bn. in 1930, 3 bn. in 1960
(half of current population during John F Kennedy era)
London to Edinburgh ( In 1745,it took 2 weeks to travel….tomorrow I can reach in 2 hrs by Air France)
Barcamp – Wicamp (Collaboration)Surpassing mediaFree promotion Flourishing new ideas “ Imagine, every single person on the planet is
given free access to the sum of all human knowledge”…..wikipedia.org
Complexity increased
Fragility to black swans
Recursive loops
Information is bad
Benoit . M ( Rock star of Mathematics ) Does Mother Nature went to Euclidean
Geometry classes ? Fractal Geometry ( seen in trees, clouds ,
mountains..)Creative arts: visual arts, Music , Poetry Rough, broken and self similar Industrial applications : Image
compression, Movie animations, Income distribution
Janine M Beniyus – Biologist ( Bioneer) Nature as “model, measure and
mentor “ 3.8 bn. years of R & D Biologists @ your design table Case studies : Termite mound,
Kingfisher and Lotus
William McDonough , Architect Buildings like trees and cities like
forests This book is not a tree 2 questions - Biodegradable or
recyclable ? 3 E Model – Ecology, Economy and
Equity Case studies : Nike, China city , Ford
plant
“If you’re sitting in an ivory tower, it’s easy to say we have to all change our behavior . But, what if we don’t ? Do you really want to kiss the earth goodbye ? “ …..Dan Schrag (Harvard Climatologist)
“….having a miserable day or getting angry because you feel cheated by a bad meal, cold coffee , a social rebuff ,or a rude reception.”
“The world will not evolve past its current state of crises by using the same thinking that created the situation” A.E.