Juana-Catalina Rodriguez

Systems Thinking

It is Time To Rethink Our Relation With Plastic Packaging Towards A Sustainable Future

26 January 2021 No Comments

Could you imagine a world without plastic? Not really, since plastic has become an item of everyday usage in our lives. However, let’s remind that before 1907, humanity has survived without it. Today, the rate at which we use plastic products is astonishing. A massive amount of plastic production is taking place to meet the growing demand based on our consumption. The situation is further fueled because we dispose of single-use plastic after using it for a few minutes. Using it to store food to deliver products or even as utensils, plastic plays a vital function in our modern economy

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Food and circular economy, three initiatives paving the way towards a sustainable system

15 December 2020 No Comments

Most of us recall this said, “Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you who you are.” Humanity has a profound relationship with food. Food is part of our identity and essential to our survival at the most basic level. Food brings joy and takes a fundamental place in cultures worldwide, often as the centerpiece of celebrations and festivities. In fact, when people asked me what I miss the most from my country, naturally, family and friends come first, but the second priority that comes to my mind is “food.” Over the last 200 years, the food industry has

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Why should we use Systems Thinking to identify the root causes of problems and new opportunities

30 November 2020 No Comments

Do you know that the first tree in the history of Earth’s utopia made its debut just 300 million years ago? That’s not even the third quarter of the Earth’s age. As you walk through the woods, you may get an impression that the surrounding trees are all very individual, passive entities. However, over million years, the species of trees have evolved, from a leafless, stunted, fern-like tree that first came into being to over 60,000 species of trees on Earth extensively spread out as a linked and interconnected network. Understanding the System as a Whole In the beautifully penned down

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