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2021: Creating a Lexicon of Future
R is for Regenerative
2 min readDec 3, 2021
Regenerative means able to or tending to regenerate — to regrow or be renewed or restored, especially after being damaged or lost.
The act or process of regenerating is regeneration. Regenerative is most commonly used in the context of biology to describe the properties of organisms or environments that are capable of regrowth. In animals, tissue, organs, or other body parts that have been injured or lost are sometimes regenerated. ~ Dictionary.com, Regenerative
Regenerative Economics
- In Right Relationship: Humanity is an integral part of an interconnected web of life in which there is no real separation between “us” and “it.”
- Views Wealth Holistically: True wealth is not merely money in the bank. It must be defined and managed in terms of the well-being of the whole, achieved through the harmonization of multiple kinds of wealth or capital, including social, cultural, living, and experiential.
- Innovative, Adaptive, Responsive: In a world in which change is both ever-present and accelerating, the qualities of innovation and adaptability are critical to health.
- Empowered Participation: In an interdependent system, fitness comes from contributing in some way to the health of the whole.
