INDEP online talk with Walther Zeug – Democratic Economic Planning through Cybernetics & Holistic Accounting

Amid the escalating social-ecological crisis, which exposes the systemic shortcomings of our current economic models, we must reconsider systemic alternatives such as democratic economic planning (DEP). In our model, planning—understood as the long-term organizational anticipation of actions—operates on multiple levels: strategic central coordination, scientific societal accounting, and autonomous local coordination and production. We advocate for integrating advanced sustainability science, cybernetics, and life cycle sustainability assessment methods into a holistic modeling and accounting framework that unites economic, ecological, and social dimensions. This integrated approach presents a concrete, solution-oriented model and tool for discussing an economic system capable of meeting societal needs within planetary boundaries—an innovative vision for the INDEP network’s dialogue on democratic economic futures.

This event will take place in English.

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