I believe that competition and the mindset that accompanies it are a form of scarcity consciousness. Focusing on “beating competitors” and the associated conflict may be exciting for some, but ultimately it hurts both the business community and the social community.
I believe in abundance consciousness. I believe there is enough work, food, love and compassion to go around… if we open to it.
Chris Anderson, Wired Magazine’s Editor in Chief, has written a thought-provoking article for the latest edition of said magazine. Tech Is Too Cheap to Meter: It’s Time to Manage for Abundance, Not Scarcity presents views from his latest book about how the falling prices for information technology have the potential to change our thinking and feeling.
The central premise is that most of our business and organization thinking is based on promoting scarce materials, products and ideas. But falling tech prices present a different paradigm, where it’s our thinking and creativity that are the main limitations. This chart was very helpful:
Note that the audio version of the book is currently available for download within the body of the article.
What do you think? Please leave a comment and let me know!
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I found this fascinating blog a while ago, with simple variations on David Allen’s Getting Things Done (GTD) philosophy.
The Sherlock Holmes Guide to Recovering Your Stolen Identity isn’t really about design… unless maybe you consider it as an aspect of designing your life or your experience. As such, it’s a very interesting take on how we define ourselves, and how we relate to the material world. That relationship is certainly part of any designers consciousness.
Please do take a look at this, and leave a comment, if you would, about your thoughts on the subject….