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遊民畫家泊仔送的畫像,在左圖中白鳥的右下方,就是他自己。

  我想我是一個認真的人,有時候到了嚴肅的地步。還記得剛入小學的第一課就是ㄅㄆㄇㄈ,老師說下週要考,可是一週過去了,我還沒全學會,急得不得了,回家就發燒了,媽媽還得幫我惡補。下星期老師竟然完全忘了考試這回事!而我至今餘悸猶存。
  最近一位好友退休,她在嚴肅這件事上比我更勝一籌,在我們為她舉行的餐會中一絲不苟地討論未來生活的意義,我勸她不必急,不妨先混一混。李豐(寫《我賺了四十年》的那位台大醫師)在電話上聽了我的轉述,大笑道:「你混得怎樣?」我說:「不錯啊!」她卻不以為然:「我聽妳聲音就知道妳還是那樣,說話太快了!」幾十年來她一直勸我慢下來。慢才能品味生活,才能靜攬人生,才能修鍊身心。
  不僅需要調整步調,我也想改變自己的寫作風格,輕鬆一點,閒適一點,更多一點生活,多一點感覺。渴望有自己的部落格,不被字數、時尚、市場、刊物風格、主編好惡綁住。大部分是為自己寫吧,也為了分享,至於未來,就交給上天了。 email: yenlinku@mail2000.com.tw
 

2009-01-30

The Necessary Revolution 必要之變革 

中文翻譯在英文全文的下方
                  The Necessary Revolution:

How Individuals and Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World.



In his new book, Peter Senge discusses the environmental woes facing business

and some steps that may lead to a more sustainable world

from BusinessWeek, Design Thinking June 11, 2008

Imagine a world in which the excess energy from one business would be used to heat another. Where buildings need less and less energy, and where “regenerative” commercial buildings – ones that create more energy than they use – are being designed. A world in which environmentally sound products and processes would be more cost-effective than wasteful ones. A world in which corporations are forming partnerships with environmental and social justice organizations to ensure better stewardship of the earth and better livelihoods in the developing world. Now, stop imagining – that world is already emerging.

In The Necessary Revolution, Senge applies thinking to a system bigger and more complex than the organization: global society. The book is a call to arms, an argument to business leaders that they must rethink their approach to the environment or, as one executive told Senge, "we won't have businesses worth being in in 20 years." The authors don't linger on the problems, focusing instead on the stories and insights of successful innovators, on creative solutions, and on practical approaches to meeting these challenges.

… real change occurs when people make choices. We're not going to get out of the predicament that we're in by a lot of teeny incremental things. It's going to take bold ideas… Not a political revolution because this absolutely has to be a nonpartisan issue. The future doesn't belong to one party or another.

In The Necessary Revolution, (he) profiles people, working independently or within companies or organizations, who are trying to bring about a more sustainable world. What patterns emerged?

The first is obvious: People have to be passionate. These are innovators in a fundamental sense, and innovators innovate because there is something that they are passionate about. Second, they all in different ways were able to step back and see a bigger picture. This is a huge challenge for people in companies, because so many companies are dominated by short-term perspective and because lots of people in key positions simply aren't very good or don't care very much about the bigger picture. Watch how the decisions are made.

The other two things we focused on are the ability to connect with lots of people, and collaborate across boundaries - you could call it high levels of relational intelligence.

The book is tough-minded in its clarity of the types of changes it will take to address the current situation and bring about positive and lasting change in which a sustainable world can be created. Here are a few of the major points:

* We live in a complex system in which we impact each other and the whole world.

* Small acts can join together with other small acts and cause profound change.

* Things are not always what they appear to be, and therefore, we must change our vantage point

to be able to understand causal relationships.

* Nothing short of a major shift in the ways people think can lead to sustainability.



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               必要之變革:

個人與組織如何共同創造一個穩定且永續發展的世界

在他的新書裡,彼得聖吉討論到企業面臨的如災難般的大環境和可能走向更能永續經營的步驟。

取自2008六月11日的商業周刊 , 設計思維



想像一下,來自某一企業多餘的能源將被用來替另一企業加溫的世界!
建築物將需要越來越少的能源,還有「再生」商業大樓 – 製造出的能源比本身消耗量還高 – 也被設計出來了!一個符合環保的產品與製程將比不節能的更加符合成本效益的世界!合作關係是基於環保與社會公義的基礎,以確保開發中國家更理想的地球公民職責與生活品質的世界!現在,可以停止想像了 – 那個想像中的世界已經在形成中!

在必要之變革書中,聖吉將思維放到比組織系統更大、更複雜的:全球社會。本書內容引起了爭論,引起企業領導人必須重新思考他們對自然環境的態度,否則,就如一位高階主管告訴聖吉:「在未來20年,沒有其他值得我們投入的事業了。」作者們不在問題上打轉,而是著重於成功創新者、創意的解決方案和迎合這些挑戰的務實做法的相關故事和新洞見。



…真正的改變發生於人們做選擇之時。我們無法跳脫由眾多由小而大的事情累積而來的困境。需要的是真正大膽創新的想法…不是政治變革,因為這必須是跳脫黨派的議題。未來不屬於某一特定黨派團體。



在必要之變革書中,他描繪到人們,獨立工作者或是組織內之工作者,都嚐試著要引領出一個更加穩定並能永續經營的的世界。那麼哪些模式會因此而生呢?



第一個是最顯而易見的:人們必須展現出熱情。這是創新者最基本的態度,而且創新者就是因為他們對於某些事情充滿熱情所以創新。其次,他們用各種不同的方式,都能往後靠一步,看到大局。這對組織內的人們將是一大挑戰,因為許多組織是由短程的觀點在主導,因為許多在重要職務上的人這方面並不擅長或不太關心大局。看看決策是怎麼做的!



另外兩樣我們著重的是連結人群和跨疆界合作的能力,你可將其稱為高層次的人際智能。



這本書很務實,將面對當下處境所需改變的種類做了清楚的說明,也指出能建立永續經營世界所需的正面與長期的改變:

* 我們處於複雜的體制中,因此我們彼此互相影響,也影響了全世界。

* 小動作可以跟其他的小動作結合引發深層的變革

* 事情並非永遠像眼睛所見一樣,因此,我們必須改變我們的有利位置,才能深入了解因果關係。

* 人們的思維若少了重大的轉變,是無法帶我們走向真正的長遠穩定性。

食物營養排名

Health food: Yale University's Overall Nutritional Quality Index
Scientists have come up with a guide to the nutritional quality of food, which could revolutionize food labeling and help solve dilemmas for health-conscious shoppers. Below are a selection of food rankings from Yale University's Overall Nutritional Quality Index (scores out of 100)
據英國每日電訊報報導,美國耶魯大學科學家提出食物營養指標,可能對食物營養標示起了革命性改變,同時讓注重健康的消費者不再無所適從。以下是部分食物的營養品質指標,得分從1到100分,分數愈高表示食物的營養品質愈高。


Last Updated: 3:30PM BST 22 Oct 2008
Broccoli 100
Blueberries 100
Okra 100
Orange 100
Green beans 100
100分:青花菜/藍莓/秋葵莢/柳橙/綠豆
Pineapple 99
Radish 99
Summer squash 98
99分:鳳梨/蘿蔔/夏季瓜類
Apple 96
Green cabbage 96
Tomato 96
96分:蘋果/綠色甘藍菜/番茄
Clementine 94
Watermelon 94
94分:克萊門氏小柑橘/西瓜
Mango 93
Red onions 93
93分:芒果/紅洋蔥
Fresh figs 91
Grapes 91
Banana 91
Milk (skimmed) 91
91分:新鮮無花果/葡萄/香蕉/脫脂牛奶
Avocado 89
89分:酪梨
Oatmeal 88
88分:燕麥
Atlantic salmon fillet 87
87分:大西洋鮭魚片
Atlantic halibut fillet 82
Catfish fillet 82
Cod fillet 82
Tilapia fillet 82
82分:大西洋比目魚片/鯰魚片/鱈魚片/非洲鯽魚(羅非魚)片
Oysters 81
Swordfish steak 81
81分;牡蠣/旗魚排
Prawns 75
Shrimp 75
75分:對蝦/蝦
Clams 71
71分:蛤蜊
Monkfish fillet 64
64分:安康魚片
Milk (whole) 52
52分:全脂牛奶
Scallops 51
Turbot fillet 51
51分:干貝/多寶魚片
Pasta 50
50分:義大利麵食
Tinned peas 49
49分:罐裝豌豆
Turkey breast (skinless) 48
48分:去皮的火雞雞胸肉
Prunes 45
45分:梅乾
Chicken breast (boneless) 39
Orange juice 39
39分:去骨的雞胸肉/柳橙汁
Lobster 36
36分:龍蝦
Pork tenderloin 35
35分:豬里脊肉
Flank steak (Beef) 34
34分:牛腹肉
Turkey breast 31
Veal chop 31
Veal leg cutlet 31
31分:土雞的雞胸肉/小牛排/小牛牛腿排
Beef tenderloin 30
Chicken drumstick 30
30分:牛的里脊肉/雞腿
Pork chop (boneless centre cut) 28
Chicken wings 28
Lamb chops (loin) 28
Leg of lamb 28
28分:去骨豬排/雞翅膀/小羊腰部的肉排/小羊腿
Ham (whole) 27
Raisins 26
27分:葡萄乾
Green olives 24
24分:綠橄欖
Bagel 23
Peanut butter 23
23分:培果/花生醬
Condensed cream of broccoli soup 21
Salted, dry-roasted peanuts 21
21分:青花菜濃湯/有鹽味的烘烤花生
Fried egg 18
18分:炒蛋
Swiss cheese 17
17分:瑞士起司
Diet fizzy drinks 15
15分:低糖的汽水
Non-streaky bacon 13
13分:全瘦的培根
Pretzel sticks 11
11分:椒鹽捲餅
Dark chocolate 10
10分:黑巧克力
White bread 9
9分:白麵包
Salami 7
7分:義大利蒜味香腸
Hot dog 5
5分:熱狗
Cheese puffs 4
4分:起司泡芙
Milk chocolate 3
3分:牛奶巧克力
Apple pie 2
Crackers 2
2分:蘋果派/薄的脆餅乾
Fizzy drinks 1
Popsicle 1
1分:汽水/冰棒