This document discusses the need to transition from traditional linear thinking to more holistic systems thinking when addressing complex problems. It references several thinkers who advocate moving from rationalist views to integrated, post-industrial perspectives. There are challenges to paradigm shifts, but new approaches are required to deal with today's highly dynamic, social, and generative realities. Management must evolve from a focus only on processes and profits to consider people and broader impacts. Systems thinking provides a framework for navigating disruption and creating positive change.

1. Founda0on
FUTURE
[RE]GENERATION
System
Thinking
in
Ac0on
for
an
Alterna0ve
Economy

2. Yes, but …

3. Why not !

4. If you think to belong to the “Why Not” or to the “Yes, But” ?
Yes, but …
Why not !

5.
If
you
can
“Think
Different”
…
Here’s
to
the
crazy
ones.
The
misfits.
The
r
ebels.
The
troublemakers.
The
round
pegs
in
the
square
holes.
The
ones
who
see
things
differently.
They’re
not
fond
of
rules.
And
they
have
no
respect
for
the
status
quo.
You
can
quote
them,
disagree
with
them,
glorify
or
vilify
them.
About
the
only
thing
you
can’t
do
is
ignore
them.
Because
they
change
things.
They
invent.
They
imagine.
They
heal.
They
explore.
They
create.
They
inspire.
They
push
the
human
race
forward.
Maybe
they
have
to
be
crazy.
How
else
can
you
stare
at
an
empty
canvas
and
see
a
work
of
art?
Or
sit
in
silence
and
hear
a
song
that’s
never
been
wriMen?
Or
gaze
at
a
red
planet
and
see
a
laboratory
on
wheels?
We
make
tools
for
these
kinds
of
people.
While
some
see
them
as
the
crazy
ones,
we
see
genius.
Because
the
people
who
are
crazy
enough
to
think
they
can
change
the
world,
are
the
ones
who
do.

6. Vaclav
Havel
“I think there are good
reasons for suggesting that
the modern age has
ended.
Today, many things indicate
that we are going through a
transitional period,
when it seems that
something is on the way out
and something else is
painfully being born “.

7. OMo
Scharmer
“We
live
in
a
moment
of
disrup0on,
death
and
rebirth.
What’s
dying
is
an
old
civiliza0on
and
mindset
of
maximum
“me”
maximum
material
consump0on,
bigger
is
beEer
and
special
interest
group
driven
decision
making
that
has
led
us
into
a
state
of
collec&vely
crea&ng
results
that
nobody
wants”.

8. OMo
Scharmer
“We
are
torn
between
two
worlds:
the
world
of
new
leadership
challenges
on
the
one
hand,
and
the
world
of
old
economic
and
management
tools
on
the
other.
Between
these
two
lies
a
yawning
abyss.
…
we
explore
this
mismatch
by
con0nuing
to
descend
the
iceberg:
from
symptoms
(level
1)
and
structural
disconnects
(level
2)
to
the
underlying
architectures
of
thought
(level
3).”

13. Stumbling-­‐blocks
to
Paradigm
Change
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
Mainstream
Ethics
Mental
Accessibility
CollecUve
Orthodoxies
PercepUon
Limits
Economic
Resources
Change
Fear
Easy
SoluUon
Traps

15. The
Dark
(Other)
Side
of
the
Moon
Mainstream
World
Modern
RaUonalist
MechanicisUc
ReducUonisUc
Linear
Industrial
Thinking
R.Cartesio
I.Newton
F.
Taylor
E.
Ford
M.Friedman
M.Porter
Alterna;ve
World
Post-­‐Modern,
OlisUc
Living
IntegraUve
Systemic
Post-­‐Industrial
Thinking
Albert
Einstein
Carl
Jung
Gregory
Bateson
David
Bohm
Peter
Senge
Ken
Wilber

16. Reality
:
like
we
think
it
is,
like
it
is
!

20. Global
Trends
from
a
Systemic
Thinking
PerspecUve

22. In a High Complex Reality, traditional
practices doesn’t work any more!
Type
of
complexity
Approach
to
low
complexity
Approach
to
high
complexity
Process
requirements
for
high
comlexity
Dynamic
Piece
by
piece
System
as
a
whole
Systemic
Social
Experts
and
Authority
Stakeholders
Par;cipa;ve
GeneraUve
ExisUng
pracUce
Emerging
pracUces
Crea;ve
Leadership
and
Management
3.0

23. How
are
You
in
your
Business
1.0,
2.0
or
3.0
?
Me
You
The
World
Management
WIN
LOSE
LOSE
Management
WIN
WIN
LOSE
Management
WIN
WIN
WIN
and
MarkeUng
1.0
and
MarkeUng
2.0
and
MarkeUng
3.0
And
…
in
your
Life
?

24. From
Management
1.0
to
Management
3.0
Management
1.0
ScienUfic
(past)
Mind
(process)
IQ
Management
2.0
Social
(present)
Mind
(process)
IQ
Heart
(people)
EQ
Management
3.0
IntegraUve
(future)
Mind
(process)
IQ
Heart
(people)
EQ
Soul
(sense)
SQ

26. IQ,
EQ,
SQ
EQ
Company
culture
SQ
IQ
12
qualiUes
of
SQ
Power
Wisdom
Love
Willing
Thinking
Feeling
Deep
Self,
Core
Vision,
PotenUality
SQ
:
Exist
for,
Aspires
to,
take
Responsability
for
AcUon
Plans
Extended
boMom
line
Customer
SaUsfacUon
Employee
Loyalty
and
Tenure
Employee
health
Profit
and
Revenue
margin
Revenue
Environmental
effect
Social
consequences
Third
World
Factor

27. The three forms of knowledge
Explicit
knowledge
Tacit
knowledge
(not visible, but
already emerged)
Auto-trascendent
Knowledge
(still not emerged)

28. If
you
mostly
agree
about
the
previous
elements
…
look
here
THE
PROJECT
FUTURE
[RE]GENERATION

29. Applying
System
Thinking
at
Micro,
Meso
and
Macro
Level
…
Self
House
Cluster
Village
District
Region
Country
World
100
=
1
metre
101
=
10
metres
102
=
100
m
103
=
1
km
104
=
10
km
105
=
100
km
106
=
1.000
km
107
=
10.000
km
Micro
Level
:
More
Linear
Economy
Mundo
Level
:
More
Circular
Economy

30. OperaUng
on
Systems
at
different
levels,
from
101
to
106
metres
…
Eco-­‐
Building
1
=
10
m
10
100%
Eco-­‐
Cluster
102
=
100
m
Rate
of
possible
impact
with
sustainability
principles
90%
Eco-­‐
Village
103
=
1
km
Eco-­‐Impact
80%
104
=
10
km
Eco-­‐
District
40%
105
=
100
km
106
=
1.000
km
NaUonal
Eco-­‐
Network
Eco-­‐Local
System
1%
20%
From
Micro,
to
Meso
and
Macro
(Mundo)

31. …
to
transforming
Business,
Society
and
Self
…
…
With
three
big
Purposes:
For
Hybrid
Enterprises
(Business):
Co-­‐Developing
the
Right
Environment
(cum-­‐panis)
(economical,
social)
For
Local
Economies
(Society):
Re-­‐GeneraUng
Sustainable,
Resilient,
GeneraUve,
Vibrant
Local
Systems
(social,
ecological,
economical)
For
Conscious
People
(Self)
:
Co-­‐CreaUng
“Wealth”,
Well
being
(spiritual,
social)
Local
Economies
Re-­‐
GeneraUon
Hybrid
Enterprises
Environment
Future
CompeUUon
Future
Re-­‐
GeneraUon
Conscious
People
Well
Being

32. The
8
“Know”
Know
Why
Purpose,
IntenUon
Know
Where
Know
When
Know
how
Know
what
PracUcal
knowledge
Technological
knowledge
Know
with
who
Know
for
who
Know
you
Self
TransformaUonal
knowledge
Luigi
Spiga
aker
OMo
Scharmer

35.
StarUng
from
SOL
…
but
trascending
SOL
…
US
Santa
Fe
IFTF
De
Baak
DMI
BIOTECTURE
Peter
Block
WISER
RMI
BLU
Economy
Wisdom
ACADEMY
FOR
THE
FUTURE
FINDHORN
COLLEGE
Danah
Zohar
BARRET
VALUE
CENTER
ACTION
INQUIRY
Maxwell
UK

37. Exchange
FacilitaUve
System
Euro
Min
40%
Alt.Curr.
Max
20%
Value4Money
Time
Bank
Max
20%
Study
Grants
Max
20%

38. REQUEST
OFFER
Mainstream
Economy
‘s
Market

39. ExisUng
AcUviUes
New
AcUviUes
REQUEST
OFFER
Vibrant
Local
System’
s
Market
8
categories
of
people
4
categories
of
ciUzens

40. Local
Systems
:
1
-­‐
Linear
-­‐
PosiUve

41. Local
Systems
:
2
-­‐
Linear
-­‐
ProblemaUc

42. Local
Systems
:
3
–
Circular
-­‐
PosiUve

43. Local
Systems
:
4
–
Circular
–
ProblemaUc

44.
To
develop
the
Enterprises
we
need
…
Profitability
HYBRID
BUSINESS
ENTERPRISE
Social
Mission
Environmental
objecUves

45. What
are
we
going
to
offer?
Wise
Co-­‐Living
Wise
Co-­‐Working
Wise
Co-­‐Housing
Wise
InternaUonal
ConnecUons
Wise
Co-­‐Learning
Wise
Co-­‐Designing
Wise
Co-­‐Building
Wise
Co-­‐Evolving

46. Who
are
we
looking
for?
New
Enterprises
Social
Experiments
Social
Business
Entrepreneurs
House
–
Home,
assistance
Elders
Change
Makers
Social
Innovators
New
Habitats
Wise
Managers
before
reUrement
Architects
Designers
A
new
“service”
Job
Families
with
childrens
House
–
Home,
protecUon
Experts
in
Sustainability
Facilitators
EvoluUve
Under
Employed
Young
People
Jobs,
Learning,
House,
Family
OrganizaUons
Living
Labs

47. How
to
parUcipate
Members
Friends
Connected
Partners

48. FUTURE
[RE]GENERATION
[RE]
Sustainable
Resilient
GeneraUve
Modular
Transportable
Timber-­‐Frame
Self-­‐Builted
InternaUonal
Systemic
BUILDING
Vibrant
LOCAL
SYSTEMS
ACADEMY
FOR
THE
FUTURE
ECO-­‐2
BUILDING
RETREAT
CENTER
Friends
Members
AcUve
Partners
[RE]
BUILDING
LOCAL
SYSTEMS
DESIGN
GAME
Pilot
Project
OLTREPO’
PAVESE
Local
System

49. The
4
basic
ingredients
of
the
general
project
InternaUonal
InsUtutes
on
EvoluUve
Culture
People
with
Needs,
and
Dreams
“in
change”
F.R.G.
Place
(Power
of),
Tools,
Resources
InnovaUve
and
PrcUcal
Ideas
for
Sustainability

50. Legal
Form:
FoundaUon
ENGAGEMENT
(Love)
Needs
High
Levels
of:
-­‐
Consciusness
(Sensing
Reality)
-­‐
Followership
(Listening
Others)
-­‐
Leadership
(Purpose
and
AcUon)
Founda;on
People
with
Capital
Walk
Together
(Power
With
Love)
Yellow
vMeme
No
Organiza;on
No
People,
no
Capital
Walk
Apart
(Love
me
only)
Red-­‐
vMeme
Enterprise
People
under
Capital
Walk
Behind
(Power
On)
Blu-­‐Orange
vMeme
EFFECTIVENESS
(Power)
Associa;on
People
without
Capital
Walk
Freely
(Love
me
too)
Green
vMeme
<<To
do
the
best
choose
for
the
future
is
dealing
with
a
MYSTERY
wrapped
in
a
DILEMMA
inside
a
PARADOX>>

52. Dance
of
Change
Risultati di
business
R3
Nuove pratiche
di business
Risultati
personali
Credibilità
R1
Risultati di
network
Persone
coinvolte
Capacità di
apprendimento
R2
Entusiasmo
Investimenti in
iniziative di
cambiamento
Associato
Auvo
diventato
Facilitatore
che
co-­‐organizza
le
auvità
di
learning

53. System
Thinking
in
AcUon
7
–
Living
ProtoUpes
6
–
PragmaUcal
Projects
5
–
Games
for
System
Design
4
-­‐
AlternaUve
Society
Models
(Society
4.0)
3
-­‐
CollaboraUve
InnovaUve
Learning
(U-­‐School)
2
-­‐
Trans-­‐Personal
EvoluUon
(Spiritual
Capital)
1
-­‐
Leadership
e
Management
3.0
Methodologies

54. I’m
just
Joining
all
the
“dots”
of
my
life
experiences
Business
InnovaUon
Process
FacilitaUon
6
1
9
5
Fonding
Chair
Society
for
OrganizaUonal
Learning
Italy
8
When
young
wanted
to
become
an
Architect
2
Worked
as
TurisUc
Village
G.O.
during
University
Director
IED
Management
OlisUc
Academy
at
the
Global
Village
4
7
3
Enterprise
CreaUon
Consultant
for
20
years
Promoted
5
Regional
ConsorUa
in
Sardinia
Thinker
Alchemist
Architect
Designer
Test
driver

55.
Leonardo
da
Vinci
If
this
quote
resonate
inside
you
…
<<He
who
loves
prac0ce
without
theory
is
like
the
sailor
who
boards
ship
without
a
rudder
and
compass
and
never
knows
where
he
may
cast.
Always
prac&ce
should
be
built
over
good
theory>>

56. Biomimicry
If
you
know
that
the
man
isn’t
the
best
architect
in
the
World
…

57. If
you
want
to
trascend
fragmentaUon
…

58. If
you
are
open
and
ready
for
a
big
change
…

59. If
anyway
you
are
curious,
open
and
innova0ve
…
If
you
want
to
be
part
of
a
big
innova0ve
project
…
If
you
want
to
lead
from
the
emerging
future
…
If
you
want
to
co-­‐create
a
new
posssible
World
…
…
than,
YOU
CAN
BE
ONE
OF
US
!

60.
Thank
You!
For
more
informaUon
and
the
next
steps,
write
to:
luigi.spiga@solitaly.org