In reading Chapter 6 of Jane Jacob’s The Nature of Economies, it was interesting to learn how organisms have different characteristics that help sustain the environment rather than destroying it. I found a new perspective viewing it as they only use what they need and not an over abundance. There is no maximum consumption. How…

In the reading by John Schwarz titled “Voices of the Founders,” Schwarz approaches the topic of American democracy. It is true that almost every American is aware of the American Dream. It’s all about attaining a certain level of success through one’s own control. We have a huge part in how our success pans out.…

     The documentary RIP! A Remix Manifesto introduces four concerns: culture always builds on the past, the past always tries to control the future, our future is becoming less free, and to build free societies you must limit the control of the past. I’ve never really taken much consideration about the issue of copyrights.…

           In the video by Dan Pink entitled “Drive,” he presents the three main concepts that push people to work. The first of these is autonomy, which is an intrinsic want to be self-motivated. The majority of people today do not appreciate being told what to do and how to do…

     In the required reading entitled Emergence: The Connected Lives of Ants, Brains, Cities, and Software, Steven Johnson looks into the studies of Evelyn Keller and Lee Segel to begin uncovering the relationship between environmental changes and living systems. It is amazing how someone can find a common ground between slime mold and systems.…

     I really enjoyed the clip The Next Industrial Revolution that was shown in class. There are so many opportunities to grow in sustainability and design is vital. The clip mentioned that designers must become leaders and leaders must become designers. This really speaks to how difficult it is to build a design with…

     The documentary titled, “Surviving Progress,” looks into our society’s view of what is considered progress. It is interesting to note that there is a difference between good and bad progress. I liked the way they compared our idea of progress to a broken record. We continue to build, build, build because we have…

     After completing the reading for this week I realized how little thought I have given to all the different systems that exist. It seems as though they are truly endless! The way in which the different parts of a system work together to create a flow, with the inflow and outflow of stock,…