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A Solution Method

A solution to The Ecocosm Paradox must:

• Alter human collective consciousness and the world socio-economic system structure to limit consumption growth .  We call this the Stability Criterion.
• Do this soon enough to preserve the critical components of the Earth's life support system that are necessary to sustainably support life indefinitely.  We call this the Sufficiency Criterion.

In order to be successful, the new system structure must be in harmony with 

• Human instincts, desires, and capabilities
• Plant and animal community functions
• Planetary dimensions and resources

and must automatically and quickly limit human consumption.

A specially-tailored method of analysis, synthesis, and implementation is needed to find and implement such a system.  (Read about the details of this method in our paper "The Bridge to Humanity's Future" available on our Catalog page.)

In order to analyze the current Ecocosm system, synthesize a new one, and implement it, this method will need:

• A new, problem-focused discipline that can adequately conceptualize and analyze the whole Ecocosm as a single system , while also evaluating regional effects and trade-offs.  This will require synthesizing knowledge from many separate disciplines, and finding ways to integrate and compare their variables.  It will also require observing dynamic change over time of those variables.  We call this new discipline Ecocosm Dynamics.

• A group of people to create the discipline, perform the analysis and design, and guide the implementation.  These people will come from many different backgrounds.  In order to form an effective team, they must be able to integrate their knowledge, skills, and goals in much the same way that that the new discipline must synthesize its holistic body of knowledge.  We call this team the Ecocosm Research Group.  (For more information about this team, please see our Projects page.)

• A research project dedicated to solving the Ecocosm Paradox.  Its name should focus the attention and motivation of the Ecocosm Research Group and others on finding and implementing a solution to this critical problem.  We call it Operation Rainbow Bridge .