Learning & Creativity: Basic Ingredients of the New Economy

Learning & Creativity:

Basic Ingredients of the New Economy

By Mario deSantis, November 23, 1999

We cannot get richer at the expense of others for ever, and if we do, we are doomed to experience

we must strive to build social infrastructures where wealth is created to satisfy our needs never ending human conflicts which will eventually bring a world catastrophe⁽¹⁾. The answer to our

inability to a sustained world peace and consequential social and economic development rests on our

understanding that our lives and our future are all interrelated. Therefore, we must strive to build

social infrastructures where wealth is created to satisfy our needs of being human and a bit away

from today's speculative institutions of the stock and financial markets.

The New Economy⁽²⁾ has broken down the classical theory of Economics, and knowledge and

Learning and creativity are therefore the basic ingredients of human nature innovation are being recognised as becoming the fundamental driving forces of our social and

economic growth. It is a welcome news to realize that knowledge is not a good to be rationed to

have value, and that innovation is unfolding our basic aspiration of being alive and creative. In

trying to understand the evolving of our social environment I have been particularly moved by the

theory of living systems as synthesised by Capra⁽³⁾, and how this theory is able to grasp the far

reaching philosophical statements that "...living systems are cognitive systems⁽⁴⁾...", and that

"...problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them⁽⁵⁾..." Learning and

creativity are therefore the basic ingredients of human nature and as a consequence we have the

responsibility to build social institutions which foster these natural processes.

knowledge and innovation will be nurtured for the benefit of us all The recent judicial fact findings against Microsoft⁽⁶⁾, and last week-end political stance to break

the "digital divide⁽⁷⁾" are encouraging news for a redirection of our business practices, a redirection

where knowledge and innovation will be nurtured for the benefit of us all, rather than rationed for the

benefit of the few and privileged.

-------------Endnotes:

1.
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REFERENCES, Combustion in the = RainForest: Ecology, Energy and Economy for a Sustainable Environment, L. Klemas, Chemical = Engineering Consultant

2.
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New Rules for the New = Economy, by Kevin Kelly, Wired Magazine Group Inc, Issue 5.09 - September 199

3
THE WEB OF LIFE, by Fritjof Capra, Anchor Books, 1996

4.
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Maturana's quote found in THE WEB OF LIFE, by Fritjof Capra, Anchor Books, 1996, page 97. Also, refer to the site: An Introduction to "Maturana's" Biology, by Lloyd Fell and David Russell

5.
Famous quotation by Albert Einstein.

6.
Judge calls Microsoft a = "monopoly", By Joe Wilcox, November 5, 1999, 5:35 p.m. PT

7.
USATODAY.com Daily Briefing, Mon, 22 Nov 1999 02:24:48 MST, From: "USATODAY.com" <dailybriefing@topnews.usatoday.com> = Clinton urges broad Internet access, FLORENCE, Italy

Learning & Creativity: Basic Ingredients of the New Economy
*By Mario deSantis, November 23, 1999*

	We cannot get richer at the expense of others for ever, and if we do, we are doomed to experience
we must strive to build social infrastructures where wealth is created to satisfy our needs	never ending human conflicts which will eventually bring a world catastrophe⁽¹⁾. The answer to our
	inability to a sustained world peace and consequential social and economic development rests on our
	understanding that our lives and our future are all interrelated. Therefore, we must strive to build
	social infrastructures where wealth is created to satisfy our needs of being human and a bit away
	from today's speculative institutions of the stock and financial markets.

	The New Economy⁽²⁾ has broken down the classical theory of Economics, and knowledge and
Learning and creativity are therefore the basic ingredients of human nature	innovation are being recognised as becoming the fundamental driving forces of our social and
	economic growth. It is a welcome news to realize that knowledge is not a good to be rationed to
	have value, and that innovation is unfolding our basic aspiration of being alive and creative. In
	trying to understand the evolving of our social environment I have been particularly moved by the
	theory of living systems as synthesised by Capra⁽³⁾, and how this theory is able to grasp the far
	reaching philosophical statements that "...living systems are cognitive systems⁽⁴⁾...", and that
	"...problems cannot be solved at the same level of awareness that created them⁽⁵⁾..." Learning and
	creativity are therefore the basic ingredients of human nature and as a consequence we have the
	responsibility to build social institutions which foster these natural processes.

knowledge and innovation will be nurtured for the benefit of us all	The recent judicial fact findings against Microsoft⁽⁶⁾, and last week-end political stance to break
	the "digital divide⁽⁷⁾" are encouraging news for a redirection of our business practices, a redirection
	where knowledge and innovation will be nurtured for the benefit of us all, rather than rationed for the
	benefit of the few and privileged.

-------------Endnotes:
1. -	REFERENCES, Combustion in the = RainForest: Ecology, Energy and Economy for a Sustainable Environment, L. Klemas, Chemical = Engineering Consultant

2. -	New Rules for the New = Economy, by Kevin Kelly, Wired Magazine Group Inc, Issue 5.09 - September 199

3	THE WEB OF LIFE, by Fritjof Capra, Anchor Books, 1996

4. -	Maturana's quote found in THE WEB OF LIFE, by Fritjof Capra, Anchor Books, 1996, page 97. Also, refer to the site: An Introduction to "Maturana's" Biology, by Lloyd Fell and David Russell

5.	Famous quotation by Albert Einstein.

6.	Judge calls Microsoft a = "monopoly", By Joe Wilcox, November 5, 1999, 5:35 p.m. PT

7.	USATODAY.com Daily Briefing, Mon, 22 Nov 1999 02:24:48 MST, From: "USATODAY.com" <dailybriefing@topnews.usatoday.com> = Clinton urges broad Internet access, FLORENCE, Italy