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THE MAKING OF ABUNDANCE

TABLE 2.1 Abundance Summary

PRINCIPLES OF
CHALLENGES RESPONSES ABUNDANCE
(Crises evident in today’s (Key concepts and disciplines (Synthesis and extension of
world) responding to the crises) current thinking)
DECLINING MENTAL HEALTH POSITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Build on strengths (capa-
AND HAPPINESS
Focus on what is right, bilities in an organization)
Increasing rates of not what is wrong; that strengthen others
depression, anxiety, and identify and build on
addiction, resulting in signature strengths
higher cost of benefits and
lost productivity
INCREASED ENVIRONMENTAL SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY/ Have organization purposes
DEMANDS (SOCIAL, TECH- ORGANIZATION PURPOSE/ that sustain both social
NOLOGICAL, ECONOMIC, INDIVIDUAL MOTIVATION
POLITICAL, ENVIRONMEN- Include social responsibil- and fiscal respon-
TAL, DEMOGRAPHIC) sibility and align
ity as part of organization
A shrinking pool of natural purpose and individual organization pur-
resources and an erosion motivation poses and individual
of trust in large institutions motivation
INCREASED COMPLEXITY HIGH-PERFORMING TEAMS Make high-performing
OF WORK
Understand dimensions teams high-relating
Technology, globaliza- of a high-performing teams
tion, and demographics team
create more complex work
environments
INCREASED ISOLATION POSITIVE WORK Create positive work
ENVIRONMENTS
Increasing numbers of cultures that affirm
people who live in social Create positive work and connect people
isolation from each other; cultures through stories, throughout the
the erosion of neighbor- rituals, and policies organization
hoods and social groups
LOW EMPLOYEE EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT Develop employees’ compe-
COMMITMENT
Create work processes tence and engage their
A large percentage of that engage employees commitment, but also
employees feel dis- shape their sense of
connected from their contribution
firm, resulting in lower
customer satisfaction and
productivity

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