A lot of what I do focuses on enhancing personal capacities. For example, I argue that things like critical thinking and design skills can greatly augment a person's ability to grow and shape society. At the same time it's important to be wary of what's called in this article "the myth of the rugged individual." Beth Tener writes, "There is nothing that exists outside the influence of what already is. For any system to form and persist, it requires its own particular nurturing environment. " This is quite true, which is why I also talk about "the development of collaborative networks along with the collective capacity of communities and those working on similar work to self-organize." I think we need both.
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