In our modern economies and businesses, unlimited growth is constantly striven for, institutionalised, almost idolised. We hold it up as the measure of success. Yet, by doing this, we could be sowing the seeds of our own destruction. We know this because in nature, unlimited physical growth is almost nowhere to be seen. When it does occur, we call it cancer, or imminent species collapse, or ecosystem decline. In this episode, we look at lessons we can learn for the economy and business from:
- Growth in Nature
- Productivity in Nature
- Design in Nature