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      The Natural Path to Sustainable Transformation

      Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking

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      Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking book

      The Natural Path to Sustainable Transformation
      ByJosep M. Coll
      Edition 1st Edition
      First Published 2021
      eBook Published 14 July 2021
      Pub. Location London
      Imprint Routledge
      DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003037217
      Pages 218
      eBook ISBN 9781003037217
      Subjects Economics, Finance, Business & Industry, Global Development, Humanities
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      Coll, J.M. (2021). Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking: The Natural Path to Sustainable Transformation (1st ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003037217

      ABSTRACT

      Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking explores a radical new conception of business and management. It is grounded on the reconnection of humans with nature as the new competitive advantage for living organizations and entrepreneurs that aspire to regenerate the economy and drive a positive impact on the planet, in the context of the Anthropocene. Organizations today struggle in finding a balance between maximizing profits and generating value for their stakeholders, the environment and the society at large. This happens in a paradigm shift characterized by unprecedented levels of exponential change and the emergence of disruptive technologies. Adaptability, thus, is becoming the new business imperative. How can, then, entrepreneurs and organizations constantly adapt and, at the same time, design the sustainable futures they’d like?

      This book uniquely explores the benefits of applying Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking to sustainable management. Grounded in Taoist and Zen Buddhist philosophies, it offers a modern scientific perspective fundamentally based on the concepts of bio-logical adaptability and lifefulness amidst complexity and constant change. The book introduces the new concept of the Gaia organization as a living organism that consciously helps perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet. It is subject to the natural laws of transformation and the principles of oneness, emptiness, impermanence, balance, self-regulation and harmonization. Readers will find applied Eastern systems theories such as the Yin-Yang and the Five Elements operationalized through practical methodologies and tools such as T-Qualia and the Zen Business model. They are aimed at guiding Gaia organizations and entrepreneurs in leading sustainable transformations and qualifying economic growth.

      The book offers a vital toolkit for purpose-driven practitioners, management researchers, students, social entrepreneurs, evaluators and change-makers to reinvent, create and mindfully manage sustainable and agile organizations that drive systemic transformation.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      chapter |8 pages

      Introduction

      The consciousness gap

      chapter Chapter 1|21 pages

      The emergence of the new business paradigm

      From the ego-system to the eco-system

      chapter Chapter 2|18 pages

      Tao 4.0

      Adaptive thinking amidst exponential change and complexity

      chapter Chapter 3|21 pages

      The quest for balance and harmony

      The Yin–Yang and the Five Elements

      chapter Chapter 4|20 pages

      T-Qualia, a bio-logic of learning for transformation

      The Eastern systems approach to the process of knowing

      chapter Chapter 5|24 pages

      The Zen Business model

      From metaphysics to sustainable management

      chapter Chapter 6|21 pages

      Building the Gaia organization

      Principles and practices

      chapter Chapter 7|19 pages

      Designing the Gaia startup

      Practical guidelines

      chapter Chapter 8|18 pages

      Managing abundance beyond the triple bottom line

      chapter Chapter 9|24 pages

      Business mindfulness

      Evaluation for systems transformation
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