Fifteenth International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic & Social Sustainability

Abstract

This research analyzes social interventions by understanding systems’ disruptions. This work targets non-profit social innovation organizations and their current challenges. For example, achieving short-term gains by implementing quick fixes that are many times seen unsuccessful in the long-term. Projects usually succeed in the short-run— and expect the desired outcome to happen quickly—but positive change requires time to be manifested. Transcending Roots proposes a way to monitor growth over time while addressing complications rapidly. The goal is to track success factors using reinforcement and feedback loops. The solution was inspired by indigenous cultures and their perception of time where the past is key to developing successful solutions for the future. Another concept used in solution development was el Buen Vivir (The Good Living), a social philosophy that focuses on community, ecology, and culture that measures community wellbeing through a holistic understanding.