Author John Boik believes the problem with current economic systems is that they waste our most precious commodity: time. As a case in point, he cites that only 13 percent of workers worldwide are engaged in their jobs. This means, in effect, that 87 percent of workers feel more or less forced to go to work. Short of force, why would someone spend half their waking hours (or more), day after day, doing something that didn’t engage them?
He proposes using insights from psychology, environmental sciences, public health, complex systems science, sociology, and other fields — that is, using as clear and scientifically sound a picture as we can muster of what humans and natural environments actually need in order to thrive — to ask ourselves the following question: What economic system designs, out of all conceivable ones, might be among the best at helping us meet real needs?
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He proposes using insights from psychology, environmental sciences, public health, complex systems science, sociology, and other fields — that is, using as clear and scientifically sound a picture as we can muster of what humans and natural environments actually need in order to thrive — to ask ourselves the following question: What economic system designs, out of all conceivable ones, might be among the best at helping us meet real needs?
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