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Amanda Ravenhill on R. Buckminster Fuller’s Lasting Relevance

At a Distance

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The 90 Degree Processional Effect

Buckminster Fuller talked about this idea a lot, procession, which is the 90 degree or side effect of any action. The way he talks about that is in honeybees going around to collect nectar to create honey and pollinating from an ecosystem perspective. And so being cross discipline, I think you're able to see what those processional effects of what you're doing are more clearly. If you can plan for them, then you're less likely to have those negative unintended consequences.

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