Thanks for sharing Joe's work and vision Gay. Very relevant to realizing the goals of this list. I've also been following Joe and other travelers on that path, including local David Sloan Wilson, who CCE Tompkins hosted at this week's annual breakfast meeting. One of the things David (copied here) talked about was the need to consciously cultivate the conditions which allow our better angels (and solutions) to emerge. That includes eight "core design principles<https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2012.12.010>" for effective groups, identified through his work with Elinor Ostrom and applied through approaches like PROSOCIAL<https://www.prosocial.world/the-method>. He's keen on working with folks in our region on this.
Cheers, Jeff From: bounce-122110452-79897...@list.cornell.edu [mailto:bounce-122110452-79897...@list.cornell.edu] On Behalf Of Gay Nicholson Sent: Wednesday, December 6, 2017 7:25 PM To: SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS-L <SUSTAINABLE_TOMPKINS-L@list.cornell.edu> Subject: [sustainable_tompkins-l] the complexity of cultural evolution Hello Listmates, I'd like to recommend an article on cultural evolution by Joe Brewer<https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/the-complexity-of-cultural-evolution-63e28e117f6b>. And I'd appreciate hearing your thoughts on this topic - as they apply to our efforts as sustainability advocates and activists. What do we need to learn more about in order to more actively 'design' the evolution we want to see? thanks, Gay -------------------------------------- Gay Nicholson, Ph.D. President Sustainable Tompkins 309 N. Aurora St. Ithaca, NY 14850 www.sustainabletompkins.org<http://www.sustainabletompkins.org> 607-533-7312 (home office) 607-220-8991 (cell) 607-272-1720 (ST office) g...@sustainabletompkins.org<mailto:g...@sustainabletompkins.org> For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ If you have questions about this list please contact the list manager, Tom Shelley, at t...@cornell.edu.
