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Regenerative Economy

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  1. Module 01: Introduction
    1.1 Lesson-1: Interested in Regeneration?
  2. 1.2 Lesson-2: What is Regenerative Economy?
  3. 1.3 Lesson-3: Principles of Regenerative Economy
    9 Topics
  4. 1.4 Lesson-4: Towards Regenerative Economy
    1 Quiz
  5. Module-02: Go Beyond the Circles
    2.1 Lesson-1: From Linear to Circular Economy
  6. 2.2 Lesson-2: The Nested System
  7. 2.3 Lesson-3: From Focusing on the Product to Focusing on the Process
    1 Quiz
  8. Module-03: Regenerative Economy Mindset Shifting
    3.1 Lesson-1: Shift Mindset to Transform the System
    1 Topic
  9. 3.2 Lesson-2: Shift Mindset: “Doing” to “Being”
    2 Topics
  10. 3.3 Lesson-3: Shift Mindset: “Ego” to “Soul”
    1 Topic
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    1 Quiz
  11. Module 04: Regenerative Economy Framework
    4.1 Lesson-1: Levels of Paradigm
    6 Topics
  12. 4.2 Lesson-2: Understanding Levels of Paradigm as a System
  13. 4.3 Lesson-3: Evolving a Practice of Regenerative Economics
    5 Topics
  14. 4.4 Lesson-4: Quantitative Growth to Qualitative Growth
    2 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  15. Module 05: Collaborative Approach to Regenerative Economy
    5.1 Lesson-1: Ecology and Regenerative Economy 1
  16. 5.2 Lesson-2: Economy of Human Development
    9 Topics
  17. 5.3 Lesson-3: Regenerative Approach to Whole Economic Development
    7 Topics
  18. 5.4 Lesson-4: Regenerative Culture
    3 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  19. Module 06: Regenerative Investment
    6.1 Lesson-1: The Role of Businesses
    2 Topics
  20. 6.2 Lesson-2: Investing from a Regenerative Mind
    1 Topic
  21. 6.3 Lesson-3: Food System Investing in a Regenerative Economy
    4 Topics
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    1 Quiz
  22. Conclusion
Lesson 3, Topic 5
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1.3.5 Principle 6: Maintain a balanced mix of resiliency and effectiveness.

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Ulanowicz et al. also establish the balance of resilience and efficiency required for systemic health using the balance of sizes. Ulanowicz found that healthy ecosystems maintain a balance of both efficiency and resilience, noting that the factors that lead to efficiency (big size, high capacity, streamlining) are opposed to those that lead to resilience (small size, variety, dense connectedness). In order to determine the “Window of Vitality,” or the range of equilibrium within which healthy systems fell, he used data from natural ecosystem. He theorized that extremes are not noticed because too much efficiency leads to brittleness, while too little small-scale diversity leads to low-energy stagnation.

This study explains why placing too much focus on efficiency and “economies of scale” can be detrimental to an organization’s overall health. This finding was utilized by Lietaer et al. to demonstrate how today’s overemphasis on effectiveness and size in business and banking, respectively, led to economic and banking crises. Ulanowicz’s Window of Vitality statistic can be used to identify a resilient and effective equilibrium.

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