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Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking 

The natural Path to Sustainable Transformation 

Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking (Routledge) explores a radical new conception of business and management. It is grounded on the reconnection of humans with nature as the new competitive advantage for living organizations and entrepreneurs that aspire to regenerate the economy and drive a positive impact on the planet, in the context of the Anthropocene. Organizations today struggle in finding a balance between maximizing profits and generating value for their stakeholders, the environment and the society at large. This happens in a paradigm shift characterized by unprecedented levels of exponential change and the emergence of disruptive technologies. Adaptability, thus, is becoming the new business imperative. How can, then, entrepreneurs and organizations constantly adapt and, at the same time, design the sustainable futures they’d like?

This book uniquely explores the benefits of applying Buddhist and Taoist Systems Thinking to sustainable management. Grounded in Taoist and Zen Buddhist philosophies, it offers a modern scientific perspective fundamentally based on the concepts of bio-logical adaptability and lifefulness amidst complexity and constant change. The book introduces the new concept of the Gaia organization as a living organism that consciously helps perpetuate the conditions for life on the planet. It is subject to the natural laws of transformation and the principles of oneness, emptiness, impermanence, balance, self-regulation and harmonization. Readers will find applied Eastern systems theories such as the Yin-Yang and the Five Elements operationalized through practical methodologies and tools such as T-Qualia and the Zen Business model. They are aimed at guiding Gaia organizations and entrepreneurs in leading sustainable transformations and qualifying economic growth.

The book offers a vital toolkit for purpose-driven practitioners, management researchers, students, social entrepreneurs, evaluators and change-makers to reinvent, create and mindfully manage sustainable and agile organizations that drive systemic transformation.

You can find more information about this book at: http://routledge.pub/BuddhistandTaoist

Josep M. Coll

Josep M. Coll is professor of Strategy, Sustainability and Innovation at EADA Business School, visiting professor at Yonsei University of South Korea and associate researcher at Maastricht School of Management and the Center for International Affairs of Barcelona (CIDOB). He works as an independent consultant for a wide range of public and private organizations, such as the European Commission and the United Nations. At the United Nations, he co-led the first adaptive management model and assessment at UNFPA. He is an international speaker on sustainable transformation and advises organizations, executives and entrepreneurs in the transition to the new sustainable, regenerative and inclusive business paradigm.

Agenda

• 14th July
• From 5 PM to 6:30PM (CET +1)
• Hybrid 
• Place: EADA Auditorium
• Speakers: Josep M. Coll (author) & Ramon Noguera (Academic Director EADA), Carles Navarro (CEO BASF Iberia), Lourdes Casanova (Director EMI, Cornell University), Jordi del Bas (independent consultant UN and EC), Àngel Garrido (CEO Voxel) and Gerald Midgley (editor, Routledge and professor University of Hull).

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