Actions of Kindness as a Foundation for Human Flourishing and Abundance

Abstract

This paper is a brief introduction to a series of papers published previously, which explore the possibility of an economy based on actions of kindness with the aid of system dynamics and systems modelling. Human interactions based on such a currency of exchange (actions of kindness) are considered, together with previous work on inner peace and social harmony, toward the manifestation of the ancient dream of planetary peace via a peace propagation process. The dynamics of a small community are explored, where soft variables, like quality of space, understood as the spirit and atmosphere of the community, become very relevant, even more than resource availability. New tools and mental models are provided to complement and integrate other related models, to describe complex community dynamics.