Life is a complex system
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Life is a complex system - version 4

describe system 1 to 5 if a person was a viable system while also considering elements from human scale development and the 11 internal systems of the human body
  • Freedom
  • Protection
  • Subsistence
  • Idleness
  • Creation
  • Understanding
  • Participation
  • Identity
  • Affection

  • Nervous System
  • Cardiovascular system
  • Respiratory System
  • Digestive system
  • The musculoskeletal system
  • Urinari system
  • Endocrine system
  • Integumentary system
  • Sensory system
  • Immune system
  • Reproductive system

System 5 - Policy and Identity

System 5 is the highest level of a person's system and is responsible for long-term planning, decision-making, and overall direction
  • Long-term planning
  • Decision Making
  • Overall direction
    • Goals
    • Strategic plans
    • Considering impact of one’s actions on the larger system

Internal Systems

  • Nervous system
Are responsible for higher cognitive functions such as planning and decision-making.

Human scale development

  • Freedom
    • Autonomy
  • Creation

System 4 - External Relations / Awareness / Planning

  • External relationships and interactions
    • work
    • community involvement
    • social connections

      • Internal Systems

    • Sense organs
      • Allow the individual to perceive and interact with the world around them.

      Human scale development

    • Affection

System 3 - Direction / Control

System 3 is responsible for the personal and social development of a person. This includes activities such as education, relationships, and personal growth. When considering human scale development, it is important to ensure that the individual has the opportunity to pursue their own personal and professional goals, and to develop and grow as an individual. This aligns with the integumentary, skeletal, and muscular systems of the human body, which support the physical movement and development of the individual.

  • Education
  • Relationships
  • Personal growth

Internal body System

  • Integumentary system
  • The musculoskeletal system
  • Reproductive System

Human scale development

  • Understanding
  • Participation
  • Identity

System 2

System 2 is responsible for the basic physiological and psychological needs of a person, such as sleep, nutrition, and physical and mental health. This aligns with the nervous, endocrine, and immune systems of the human body. When considering human scale development, it is important to ensure that the individual has access to the necessary resources and support to meet their basic needs and maintain their mental and emotional well-being, including the proper functioning of these internal systems.

  • Sleep
  • Nutrition
  • Physical Health
  • Mental health

Internal System

  • Nervous System
  • Endocrine system
  • Immune System

Human Scale Development

  • Idleness

System 1- system in focus

System 1 is the most basic and essential sub-system of a person. It is responsible for maintaining the basic functions necessary for survival, such as breathing, circulation, and digestion. This aligns with the circulatory, respiratory, and digestive systems of the human body. When considering human scale development, it is important to ensure that the individual has access to the necessary medical care and support to maintain their physical health and well-being, including the proper functioning of these internal systems.

  • basic functions necessary for survival
    • Breathing
    • Circulation
    • Digestion

Internal Systems

  • Circulatory
  • Respiratory
  • Digestive system

Human Scale Development

  • Subsistence
  • Protection