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==== Environmental Dimension ==== | ==== Environmental Dimension ==== | ||
* Waste | * Waste | ||
| + | ** Become a no waste organization | ||
| + | ** Reduce waste component of purchasing | ||
| + | ** Reuse what you don't use | ||
| + | ** Recycle | ||
| + | ** Return to the earth | ||
* Energy | * Energy | ||
* Carbon | * Carbon | ||
* % Renewable | * % Renewable | ||
* Water | * Water | ||
| − | * | + | * Purchase |
| + | ** Eliminate toxicity from supplies | ||
==== Economic ==== | ==== Economic ==== | ||
Revision as of 01:12, 20 June 2011
Creating 3D Margins is:
- creates the DNA of the Business Seed
- the business' core activities lift up all three dimensions (i.e. environmental, economic and community) at the same time...with the same action
- a strategic activity that the all members of the living entity constantly examine and improve (continuous improvement)
- very similar to the "yield" concept in Permaculture system design
Community Dimension
Raises community wellbeing by identifying and incorporating ways to build:
- Interdependent Relationships
- The whole network adjusts based on what happens to one living part of the system ... it heals together
- Story of the strength of one stick versus the strength of a bundle of sticks...many can't be broken
- Innovation and Learning Culture throughout the Business Organism
- Everyone has access to knowledge and information...they are co-creators
- Constantly building world class skills
- Communities are constantly learning better, improved ways stay valuable to the environment around them.
- Ownership and Accountability
- All participants have ownership equity based on their contribution
- Money is not the only way to acquire equity...equity is story energy
- Seek funding from people/organizations with high community-wealth.
- Connect Powerfully to the Local Community
- Entity without borders...they are permeable
- Whole local community wants the business to be successful...their very success is tied to it
- Connect to high energy groups - art community
- Pacific Biodiesel example ... 90% of revenue stays in the local community
- Helpful Research
- Mondragon Corp Famous Spanish cooperative...83,000 employees.
- University of Wisconsin Center for Cooperatives ... extensive information on starting a cooperative. See the resource page.
- Cooperative Grocers Information Network
- LCEC model of equity
Environmental Dimension
- Waste
- Become a no waste organization
- Reduce waste component of purchasing
- Reuse what you don't use
- Recycle
- Return to the earth
- Energy
- Carbon
- % Renewable
- Water
- Purchase
- Eliminate toxicity from supplies
Economic
- Direct Margin
- Profitability
- Quality - Speed
