What I do know is the brain science behind this. Everyone knows Einsteins’ quote “You cannot solve a problem with the same level of thinking that created it” What has not been clear is what is the different level of thinking he was seeking. This is it! He sought a shift to right brain three dimensional problem solving. See Peter Calthorpe, Urbanism in the Age of Climate Change. “You cannot engineer your way out of a problem you engineered your way into” Eisenhower made a less well known statement. “Whenever I run into a problem I can’t solve I make it bigger. I will never solve it by trying to make it smaller, but if I make it big enough I can begin to see the outline of a solution” He was also recognizing the need for right brain thinking. The paradigm shift Charles is referring to. Einstein also said “A Clever man solves a problem, A Wise man avoids it” We have been creating problems for so long and our “clever” men have been gaining kudos solving them we have forgotten there is a better way.
On the one hand people may take a long time to change, but on the other hand our solution is only as far away as our thinking and can change just that fast. A few years with a new paradigm could make a world of difference.
thank you for your thoughts Charles.
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