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Area of Science:

  • Socio-technical-ecological systems
  • Financial Sustainability
  • Complex Adaptive Systems (CAS)

Background:

  • The Brundtland Report defined sustainable development as meeting present needs without compromising future generations.
  • Anticipating future needs in dynamic socio-technical-ecological systems presents significant challenges.
  • Financial sustainability is crucial for long-term development and system resilience.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish a principled approach for sustainable design.
  • To derive design insights from financial crises and natural sustainability models.
  • To propose methods for designing financial sustainability into complex systems.

Main Methods:

  • Adoption of the Complex Adaptive System (CAS) framework.
  • Application of axiomatic design principles.
  • Forensic analysis of financial crises and natural sustainability successes.

Main Results:

  • Identification of design patterns and anti-patterns for sustainability.
  • Elicitation of an "inside-out" design pattern inspired by natural systems.
  • A principled framework for addressing financial sustainability in CAS.

Conclusions:

  • Axiomatic design and CAS provide a robust framework for sustainable design.
  • Nature-inspired patterns offer valuable insights for financial sustainability.
  • The proposed "inside-out" approach can guide the design of resilient and sustainable systems.