8. Once a photograph of Earth from outer space is seen, humanity will never be the same -astronomer Fred Hoyle
9. “ Once a photograph of the Earth, taken from outside, is available--once the sheer isolation of the Earth becomes known--a new idea as powerful as any in history will be let loose.”
10. From the moon, the Earth is so small and so fragile, and such a precious little spot in that Universe, that you can block it out with your thumb. Then you realize that on that spot, that little blue and white thing, is everything that means anything to you - all of history and music and poetry and art and death and birth and love, tears, joy, games, all of it right there on that little spot that you can cover with your thumb. And you realize from that perspective that you've changed forever, that there is something new there, that the relationship is no longer what it was. --Rusty Schweickart, astronaut
11. The First day we all pointed to our own countries. The third or fourth day we were pointing to our continents. By the fifth day we were aware of only one Earth -Sultan bin Salman al-Saud, astronaut
39. “ Finally we shall place the Sun himself at the center of the Universe All this is suggested by the systematic procession of events and the harmony of the whole Universe, if only we face the facts, as they say, ‘ with both eyes open.”
45. In 1837 Charles Darwin developed his “theory of transmutation of species” In 1859 he published “On the Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection” in it he suggested that “light will be thrown on the origin of man and his history”
46. In 1925 in Tennessee, John Scopes was convicted of teaching evolution. In 2004 , almost 2/3rds of Americans favour teaching evolution and creationism
47. Almost 150 years later, people are still debating Charles Darwin
49. We must, however, acknowledge, as it seems to me, that man with all his noble qualities...still bears in his bodily frame the indelible stamp of his lowly origin Charles Darwin wrote
51. For 3 Million Years, humans lived in harmony with the Earth
52. Until a mere 10,000 years ago in the “Fertile Crescent” With the development of Agriculture which led to population growth and the need for more land
53. which led to more people which led to the need for more land
63. Do we need to expand to provide this sustenance ?
64. People know intuitively where leverage points are. Time after time I’ve done an analysis of a company, and I’ve figured out a leverage point. Then I’ve gone to the company and discovered that everyone is pushing it Jay Forrester, Systems Analyst: in the wrong direction
72. “ Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage--to move in the opposite direction” -Albert Einstein
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75. PLACES TO INTERVENE IN A SYSTEM (increasing effectiveness) 12. Constants, parameters, numbers 11. The size of buffers and other stabilizing stocks 10. The structure of material stocks and flows 09. The length of delays, relative to the rate of system changes 08. The strength of negative feedback loops 07 The gain around driving positive feedback loops 06. The structure of information flow 05. The rules of the system (incentives, punishment, constraints) 04.The power to add, change, evolve, or self-organize system structure 03.The goals of the system 02. The mindset or paradigm that the system arises out of. 01. The power to transcend paradigms
88. POP QUIZ A. Religion is the opium of the People B. Television is the opium of the People C. Film is the opium of the People D. Video is the opium of the People E. Celebrity is the opium of the People F. All of the above
89. “ The twentieth century will be chiefly remembered by future generations not as an era of political conflicts or technical inventions, but as an age in which human society dared to think of the welfare of the whole human race as a practical objective.” - Arnold Toynbee
91. A new renaissance requires a new way of thinking. YES/NO WE/THEM BLACK/WHITE RIGHT/WRONG THE GOVERNMENT/LOYAL OPPOSITION doesn’t exist in nature. It is an invented way of thinking. How about an inclusive way? How about looking at inclusiveness symbiotic relationships working together non-exclusiveness Positive future
99. It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed Charles Darwin