McDonough described the two human syndromes required for survival, as explained in the book, Systems for Survival by Jane Jacobs. The first is the guardian, like our government, which to preserve itself can sanction death, as in war. The other is commerce, or business, which is quick, inventive and honest. Regulation, then, is the guardian's right to kill. We need to redesign our lives to be part of the natural flow of earth.
Stewardship is implicit with our dominion.
Waste equals food. Designers must become leaders and leaders must become designers. We have to eliminate the entire concept of waste. We must operate with an organic metabolism. We must move from producing products of consumption to products of service.