From Biomimicry to Eco-reintegration through Collaborative Ecosystems
The Participatory Commons architecture and the accompanying processes are not only modeled closely after how cells and organisms function - using the principles of biomimicry - but strives to be a pathway to achieve actual human eco-reintegration with Nature. We must not only ‘mimic’ Nature but we must re-establish our rightful relationships as an integral part in balance with our Biosphere - operating in a redesigned Human Ecological Niche that is a sustainable and regenerative part of the Whole. We refer to this distinction from bio-mimicry as Eco-reintegration.
And when referring to “collaborative ecosystems”, we use the analogy of the ecosystem very carefully as many are using that word for less than truly inter-related synergistic relationships in the fields of business or social change. Our bar for creating collaborative ecosystems is very high - requiring they map functions and processes as close as possible to those found in natural ecosystems.
The architecture of a single Participatory Commons is modeled after a biological cell - providing or facilitating the following: a replicable universal architecture, core DNA in nucleus, selectively permeable membranes, the production of energy and value, cross membrane communications, value and energy transport, internal and external receptors for intra-cell and inter-cell communication and value transference, ability to self-heal and recycle materials and energy, ability to replicate.
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