species because they have driven our species with a hunger for an ever-improving quality of life that seems to never be satisfied. These values have incessantly driven us individually and as whole societies to explore our innate potential resulting in the progress of nations. b. The UNsustainability of Organizations. When we examine the history of human civilizations one startling fact emerges: All civilizations, societies, nations, organizations and their administrations and policies have failed. They all failed to survive! 2. Consider some of the causes for these organizational failures: None were founded on an intention to become sustainable. None were designed to become sustainable, either materially or socially. They failed because the three values that have sustained our species were not embedded in their founding documents and operational decision-making processes. Most importantly, all failed because they were not designed as “learning organizations.” Learning is the result of our urge to grow to improve our quality of life, individually and collectively. When organizations take on the three core values of social sustainability, (quality of life, growth and equality), they will necessarily become learning organizations to grow into sustainable organizations. They failed by not learning from their experiences, and did not keep functional libraries of wisdom to guide them. 3. All historic organizations failed to learn to adapt to changing conditions. Summary — The core values of social sustainability level the playing field between all groups of citizens in a democratic society. Being universal to all people of every nation, race, culture, ethnicity, and gender using these values prevents explicit and implicit biases in the processes of policy formulation and decision-making.
species because they have driven our species with a hunger for an ever-improving quality of life that seems to never be satisfied. These values have incessantly driven us individually and as whole societies to explore our innate potential resulting in the progress of nations. b. The UNsustainability of Organizations. When we examine the history of human civilizations one startling fact emerges: All civilizations, societies, nations, organizations and their administrations and policies have failed. They all failed to survive! 2. Consider some of the causes for these organizational failures: None were founded on an intention to become sustainable. None were designed to become sustainable, either materially or socially. They failed because the three values that have sustained our species were not embedded in their founding documents and operational decision-making processes. Most importantly, all failed because they were not designed as “learning organizations.” Learning is the result of our urge to grow to improve our quality of life, individually and collectively. When organizations take on the three core values of social sustainability, (quality of life, growth and equality), they will necessarily become learning organizations to grow into sustainable organizations. They failed by not learning from their experiences, and did not keep functional libraries of wisdom to guide them. 3. All historic organizations failed to learn to adapt to changing conditions. Summary — The core values of social sustainability level the playing field between all groups of citizens in a democratic society. Being universal to all people of every nation, race, culture, ethnicity, and gender using these values prevents explicit and implicit biases in the processes of policy formulation and decision-making.
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