Business as a Human Community

Company:


"If you go back far enough, it was quite common to think of a company first and foremost as a human community. Literally the word company derives from a French expression compaignier, sharing of bread, the same root as the word companion. So deep in the basic idea of a company is the idea that it's a human community, a group of people who are doing something together that has some meaning to them, something that makes a contribution that they care deeply about"

Sim Van der Ryn

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Tree factory

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And a lesson from nautical history:

To the extent possible natural bends in wood were used for "knees" and angle-like ship's timbers. The preference in English shipyards for oak and the preference for natural strength over that of "fasteded" timbers led to this usage. Oaks from the areas of Northern Europe were fine for the development of long straight planking, but the gnarled English "Hedgerow" Oak was the best for the natural curved timbers used to strengthen the ship internally. Trees were even deliberately bent in certain ways so as to " grow" a needed set of curved timbers. These curved timbers were known as "compass" timbers.

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Transition management

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Paul Hawken of Biomimicry Ventures

Starting with The Ecology of Commerce in 1993, Paul Hawken continues to thoughtfully balance the needs of businesses and the environment. In this episode of On Paper, Paul elaborates on his development of various types of energy: spiritual, creative and renewable.

Interesting interview