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Toward an integrated science and sociotecture of intentional change

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 August 2014

Robert Costanza  and
Paul Atkins
Robert Costanza
Affiliation:
Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra 0200 ACT, Australia. [email protected]://crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_people/content/staff/[email protected]://crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_people/content/staff/patkins.php
Paul Atkins
Affiliation:
Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, Canberra 0200 ACT, Australia. [email protected]://crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_people/content/staff/[email protected]://crawford.anu.edu.au/crawford_people/content/staff/patkins.php
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Abstract

We heartily agree with the target article and focus on how positive sociocultural change can be accelerated through the systematic use of scenario planning – what we call sociotecture. Scenario planning is a design process for the creation and selection of symbotypes that make a positive difference. It cuts through complexity by integrating cognitive and affective processes across multiple scales.

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Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 4 , August 2014 , pp. 421 - 422
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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