:Analogies for Sustainable Development/Adaptive flexibility as grass in the wind
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Grasses blowing in the Wind at Tringford Reservoir - geograph.org.uk - 1419264
“ | The green reed which bends in the wind is stronger than
the mighty oak which breaks in a storm. |
” |
— Confucius |
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Overview
[edit | edit source]Analogy Map
[edit | edit source]Reed in the wind | Adaptive flexibility |
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Wind | Changes in the environment |
Being physically flexible to bend | Being behaviorally, psychologically, and/or socioculturally flexible to adapt |
Not breaking | Surviving, flourishing, living towards one's values |
Discussion
[edit | edit source]This analogy serves as a simple way to introduce the target concept of adaptive flexibility and resilience across contexts.
Class discussion questions: What are the paralells between the physical flexibility or rigidity of plants, and the mental or social flexibility of humans?