![]() ![]() But as an emergent property, it cannot be obtained directly by technological or institutional design. The ultimate goal of every designer should be to foster flourishing. Flourishing is possible only when the right brain hemisphere is the master, but balanced with the left. His divided brain model explains the evolution of our “modern” culture, dominated by abstract science (left brain) and manipulative control, compared to cultures characterized by interconnectedness and empathetic care (right brain). The absence of flourishing can be explained by recent studies of the brain by Iain McGilchrist. Flourishing represents the realization of living creatures’ biological-and for humans, existential-potential. Instead, the positive image of flourishing has the power to reverse the course of environmental and social deterioration. To put Planet Earth on a sustainable trajectory, we need a new normative vision to guide the design of institutions and artifacts. ![]()
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