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THE MAKING OF ABUNDANCE

Why These Outcomes?

The questions that produce these outcomes have emerged
from our reflection on two sets of ideas. First are the societal
and business challenges or crises of meaning already laid out
in Chapter 1:

• • Declining mental health and happiness
• • Increased environmental demands that shape social
responsibility, organization purpose, and individual
motivation
• • Increased complexity of work
• • Increased isolation
• • Low employee commitment
• • Growing disposability
• • Greater hostility and enmity

Second, a number of key concepts and even entire dis-
ciplines have arisen in response to—or at least of relevance
to—these challenges. (See Figure 2.1.) The concepts we
think are especially relevant to the preceding challenges are
in the second column:

CHALLENGE KEY CONCEPT AND DISCIPLINE

Mental illness and unhappiness Positive psychology
Environmental demands Social responsibility, organization
purpose, and individual motivation
Increased complexity of work High-performing teams
Increased isolation Positive work environment,
organization culture
Low employee commitment Employee engagement
Disposability and change Growth, learning, and resilience
Hostility and enmity Civility and happiness

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