The exciting and somewhat startling
thing is that we discovered this
convergence after we had deduced the
eight elements from our study of
real-world initiatives and more
qualitative academic research. This
discovery strongly reinforces our
confidence in the conceptual
framework we are proposing.
Adapting these measures to local and
regional scale economies, and
ultimately using them to help manage
the global economy (to the extent it
is even possible), and then
constructing supportive public policy
prescriptions is the exciting work still
ahead.
Measures of Structure and Flow:
1. Regenerative return flows: Assesses how much money and other resources the system
recycles into building and maintaining its internal capacities, including human capital as well
as physical infrastructure. The Finn cycling index, for instance, measures how much of the
flow is cycled flow.
2. Robust cross-scale circulation: Assesses how rapidly and well resources reach all levels.
Such aggradation can be measured by Flux Density, multiplier effects, or Total System
Throughput (which is the flow network equivalent of GDP).
3. Reliable Inputs: Assesses how much risk and uncertainty there is for the critical resource,
information, and monetary flows upon which the system depends. This can be measured
as a ratio of renewable inputs to total inputs, or using an “Emergy” analysis.
4. Healthy outflows: Assesses how much damage the system’s outflows do externally
Measures of Rules, Roles, and Relationships:
5. Diversity of roles: Assesses both the diversity and the number of players in different
activities critical to system functioning, for instance, the number of grocery stores, banks,
hospitals, or schools in a given area with a particular population.
6. Distribution of sizes or resources: Assesses where money and resources go. Can be plotted
using weighted distribution of stocks or flows.
7. Degree of mutualism: Assesses ratio of win-win versus win-lose relationships within the
network. Is currently measured as weighted relationships.
8. Adaptability/place on the adaptive cycle: Assesses the system’s readiness for change and
its place in a classical S-curve cycle of development. Is currently measured using Fath’s
adaptive cycle measures.
9. Balance of efficiency and resilience: Assesses the balance between levels of diversity and
flexibility (resilience) and streamlining and throughput (efficiency). Is currently measured using Ulanowicz’s “Window of Vitality” or robustness metrics.
10. Constructive versus exploitative: Assesses the level of value-added and capacity-building
activities versus organizational draining or gradient-degrading (exploitative) ones.
The exciting and somewhat startlingthing is that we discovered thisconvergence after we had deduced theeight elements from our study ofreal-world initiatives and morequalitative academic research. Thisdiscovery strongly reinforces ourconfidence in the conceptualframework we are proposing.Adapting these measures to local andregional scale economies, andultimately using them to help managethe global economy (to the extent itis even possible), and thenconstructing supportive public policyprescriptions is the exciting work stillahead.Measures of Structure and Flow:1. Regenerative return flows: Assesses how much money and other resources the systemrecycles into building and maintaining its internal capacities, including human capital as wellas physical infrastructure. The Finn cycling index, for instance, measures how much of theflow is cycled flow.2. Robust cross-scale circulation: Assesses how rapidly and well resources reach all levels.Such aggradation can be measured by Flux Density, multiplier effects, or Total SystemThroughput (which is the flow network equivalent of GDP).3. Reliable Inputs: Assesses how much risk and uncertainty there is for the critical resource,information, and monetary flows upon which the system depends. This can be measuredas a ratio of renewable inputs to total inputs, or using an “Emergy” analysis.4. Healthy outflows: Assesses how much damage the system’s outflows do externally
Measures of Rules, Roles, and Relationships:
5. Diversity of roles: Assesses both the diversity and the number of players in different
activities critical to system functioning, for instance, the number of grocery stores, banks,
hospitals, or schools in a given area with a particular population.
6. Distribution of sizes or resources: Assesses where money and resources go. Can be plotted
using weighted distribution of stocks or flows.
7. Degree of mutualism: Assesses ratio of win-win versus win-lose relationships within the
network. Is currently measured as weighted relationships.
8. Adaptability/place on the adaptive cycle: Assesses the system’s readiness for change and
its place in a classical S-curve cycle of development. Is currently measured using Fath’s
adaptive cycle measures.
9. Balance of efficiency and resilience: Assesses the balance between levels of diversity and
flexibility (resilience) and streamlining and throughput (efficiency). Is currently measured using Ulanowicz’s “Window of Vitality” or robustness metrics.
10. Constructive versus exploitative: Assesses the level of value-added and capacity-building
activities versus organizational draining or gradient-degrading (exploitative) ones.
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