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A State of Thriving is a state of well-being that signifies flourishing in various aspects of life.
- Context:
- It can (often) indicate high fulfillment and growth in personal or professional life.
- It can (often) result from a balance between external conditions, such as resources and opportunities, and internal factors like resilience and adaptability.
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- It can range from being a Personal Thriving to being a Community Thriving or Economic Thriving.
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- It can be supported by a positive environment that fosters development, such as access to education, resources, and supportive relationships.
- It can be associated with balancing challenges and resources, allowing individuals or systems to cope with adversity while maintaining progress.
- It can involve physical, emotional, and social well-being, as well as sustained success in specific domains like business, education, or health.
- It can contribute to a flourishing society, where individuals and communities reach their full potential.
- It can be facilitated by access to Sustainable Development resources, opportunities for growth, and social support systems.
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- Example(s):
- as experienced by a Thriving Individual who demonstrates emotional resilience, personal development, and happiness.
- as experienced by a Thriving Business that showcases sustained growth, profitability, and employee well-being.
- as experienced by a Thriving Community that successfully implements sustainable practices and improves the quality of life for its members.
- as experienced by an Economy that adapts to changes, grows consistently, and supports the well-being of its citizens.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- Struggling, which refers to an ongoing state of difficulty and a lack of well-being.
- Stagnation, which is a condition where progress and development are lacking, and individuals or systems fail to improve or grow.
- See: Resilience, Well-being, Flourishing, Positive Development, Pre-Industrial, Sustainable Development.
References
2024
- (Wikipedia, 2024) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Positive_Development Retrieved:2024-9-10.
- 'Net positive', from Positive Development (PD) theory, is a paradigm in sustainable development and design. PD theory (taught and published from 2003)[1] [2] [3] was first detailed in Positive Development (2008), and detailed in Net-Positive Design (2020). A net positive system/structure would 'give back to nature and society more than it takes' over its life cycle.[4] In contrast, conventional sustainable design and development, in the real-world context of excess population growth, biodiversity loss, cumulative pollution, wealth disparities and social inequities closes off future options. To reverse the overshoot of planetary boundaries, a 'positive Development' would, among other sustainability criteria, increase nature beyond pre-urban or pre-industrial conditions.[5]
- ↑ Birkeland, J. (2003) 'Retrofitting: Beyond Zero Waste', in KLM-UC International Conference Proceedings, University of Canberra, ACT, Australia
- ↑ Birkeland, J. (2004) 'Building Assessment Systems: Reversing Environmental Impacts', Nature and Society Forum, ACT, Australia, http://www.naf.org.au/naf-forum/birkeland (accessed 2005)
- ↑ Birkeland, J. (2005) 'Reversing Negative Impacts by Design', in Sustainability for the ACT: the Future's in our Hands, Office of Sustainability, ACT, Australia.
- ↑ Eco-positive impacts of development must keep pace with human consumption (or ecological footprint) and offset past losses of nature, as defined in Positive Development (Ibid) p. 6.
- ↑ A sustainable building should aim to be better for nature/society than no building at all, as well as increase nature beyond native conditions. A rule of reason would be applied as to whether the baseline is pre-industrial or pre-historic, depending on the location and circumstances.