Symbiosis
1877, as a biological term, “mutually beneficial association of two different organisms,” from Mod.L., from Gk. symbiosis “a living together,” from symbioun “live together,” from symbios “(one) living together (with another), partner,” from syn- “together” + bios “life” (see bio-). Given a wider (non-biological) sense by 1921. An earlier sense of “communal or social life” is found in 1620s.(1)
Global
1670s, “spherical,” from globe + -al (1). Meaning “worldwide, universal” is from 1892. Related: globally. Global village first attested 1960, popularized, if not coined, by Canadian educator Marshall McLuhan (1911-80).(2)
Symbiosis Global’s mission statement is to provide big picture solutions and a whole framework of solution thinking, as well as solutioning, to create a better world.
While this may seem a big approach and lofty or altruistic in its goals, the process is to strive to define what the big picture issues are and to then collaborate and create detail solutions. For purposes of striving for a better world, it can often be an issue of philosophical ideals seeming to be unrealistic in a “real world reality”. This mission statement is an approach in striving to build bridges to solutions, by defining and recognizing what the core issues are, helping to define and describe these issues and then searching and researching practical solutions, “real world” solutions.
Symbiosis Global has four main branches, which are all connected in various ways, but function as a whole. The four branches are:
Education
Product Information
Consulting
Research and Development
Symbiosis Global recognizes that a previous viewpoint of a hierarchy of learning is typical for many, but will encourage a different kind of thinking, which is more nodal in format. What this means is that instead of there being a certain foundation and structure which divides an infrastructure, its seen instead as a form of interconnecting web, such as a grid
From the energy grid that we depend on, we see a nodal system that has a main source. What if there were more main sources, and less distances between these main nodes. This would enable more nodes to provide smaller amounts of power, and less problems of centricity. This would also enable and empower smaller groups and cities to create their own power demands, but have support from the main grid, if need be.
This model also creates the possibility for local solutions and local empowerment, as well as smaller demands, which could allow for more flexibility in changes and creating better solutions when technological progress is available.
This system is much more cellular and more able to handle the process and progress of societies, communities and humanity as a whole. Dependance becomes interdependence, and hierarchal processes become more nodal and local, then in the past.
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1-http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=symbiosis
2-http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=global