The Regenerative Heart
A regenerative business model canvas is a model for exploring how an organisation, product, proposition or community can be designed regeneratively. The Regenerative Heart by New Economy brings together three value dimensions, social, economical and ecological, connected by five principles. The self-scan helps explore where an organisation stands and which steps are still possible.
The value heart
The value heart makes the canvas visible: social (left) and economical (right) form the upper edges, between them the pyramid of five principles explores how value is created, and at the base ecological carries the whole.
Three value dimensions, connected by five principles.
Three dimensions, one heart
social · economical · ecological
The heart connects three value dimensions. Social (left) and economical (right) form the two upper edges; between them lies the pyramid of five principles that determines how value is created. At the base ecological carries the whole.
- 1appealing & connection
- 2avoid > reduce conflict
- 3(un)conscious butterfly effect
- 4global vs. local
- 5equity & recognition
From conventional to regenerative
Bill Reed’s path, made applicable by New Economy: from degenerative (lower-left) via the tipping point sustainable to regenerative (upper-right).
Adapted from Bill Reed’s Trajectory of Ecological Design, made applicable by New Economy.
The premise
There are enough raw materials on earth; they are simply not used wisely or shared fairly.
There is enough land to give everyone healthy food; it is simply not distributed fairly or governed with fairness and equity.
There is enough knowledge among people; it is simply not shared openly or mutually recognised.
See where you stand
Choose the current level for each theme, from conventional to regenerative. The scan shows where an organisation stands and which steps are still possible, and emails the overview with the next step per theme.
Self-scan · the Regenerative Heart
From sustainable to real value: regenerative
Regenerative means restorative and renewing: contributing to ecology, fairness and equity — a step beyond sustainable.
Three domains form the core. Five pillars strengthen them and do things fundamentally differently.
Inspired by Bill Reed’s Trajectory of Ecological Design, made applicable by New Economy.
Filling in the scan
How the score works
Each choice is a level from 1 to 5. For each theme, the distance to level 5 counts as the number of open steps. Eight themes together add up to a maximum of 32 steps. The percentage shows how far the journey to regenerative has come.
The email address is used to send the overview. An exploratory conversation about the next steps may follow.
Tap a section for the explanation.
the journey: conventional › green › sustainable › restorative › regenerative
The value heart, coloured in
The colour runs from grey (conventional) via Tiffany Blue to green (regenerative), per theme. Tap a section for the theme and the chosen level.
Receive the overview by email
Choose the current level for each theme above. The full overview, with the next step per theme, will arrive by email.
Frequently asked questions
A regenerative business model canvas is a model for exploring how an organisation, product, proposition or community can be designed regeneratively: focused on restoring and strengthening ecology, fairness and equity. The Regenerative Heart by New Economy is such a canvas, with three value dimensions (social, economical, ecological) and five connecting principles.
The Regenerative Heart brings together three value dimensions (social, economical, ecological), connected by five principles. Together they form eight themes for exploring how an organisation moves from conventional to regenerative.
Sustainable means less harm: maintaining what already exists. Regenerative goes further and restores, renews and strengthens ecosystems, fairness and equity. On Bill Reed’s path, sustainable sits in the middle and regenerative at the end.
The self-scan shows five levels per theme, from conventional to regenerative. For each theme the current level is chosen; the scan shows where an organisation stands, which steps are still possible, and emails the overview with the next step per theme.
The Regenerative Heart can be used to explore how a product, organisation, proposition or community can be designed regeneratively: as a framework for design, as a baseline of the current state, and as a roadmap for the next steps.
Bill Reed’s Trajectory of Ecological Design describes a path from conventional via green, sustainable and restorative to regenerative design. New Economy has made this path applicable to organisations through the Regenerative Heart.
Ready for the next step?
An exploratory conversation about the next steps is welcome via contact@neweconomy.eco.
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