Global civilization vectors

The new global civilization can be thought of as moving away from certain ideas and toward others, along a series of gradients:

  • From encouraging dependence to encouraging interdependence.

  • From a mechanistic model of development toward a living model of development (Greater Livingness).

  • From an economy based on scarcity toward an economy based on Abundance.

  • From finite games toward the infinite game ( [[ Infinite Path ]]). Broadly speaking, this is moving from competition toward cooperation.

  • From assumptions of rivalrousness (some must benefit at the expense of others) to assumptions of anti-rivalrousness (no one need benefit at the expense of others) (All Sides Win).

  • From centralized control structures to [[ Decentralized Control ]] structures.

  • From short-term thinking toward long-term thinking.

  • From a high standard of living toward a high Quality of Life.

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