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Sufficiency thinking book launch

Doryanthus293 — Tue, 21 Jun 2016 01:07:56 +0000

On May 31 2016, ISL’s new book, Sufficiency Thinking, on the Thai Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), was launched at the start of ISL’s 11th International Symposium on Sustainable Leadership, held in Bangkok, Thailand.

The launch was a very successful, exciting and well-attended event, with a welcome speech from Dr. Chirayu Na Ayuthaya, Chairman of the Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation followed by keynote speeches from His Excellency Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Thailand, and Mr. Harald Link, Chairman of the B.Grimm group whose engaging talk covered how the B. Grimm group manage business with compassion.

Later in the day there were panel sessions involving the chapter authors and practitioners on four broad topics related to the SEP – health, education, agriculture and community, and business.

Read more about the research project and the contributors, who have developed this first systematic account of the powerful decision-making framework which is being applied across all areas of life in Thailand, to build a fair, resilient and sustainable economy and society.

Dignitaries at ease during the book launch!

ISL Editors lean against a giant replica of the book.

The book itself, Sufficiency Thinking.

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Newly published book: Thailand’s Sustainable Development Sourcebook

Doryanthus293 — Tue, 02 Feb 2016 02:14:10 +0000

This illustrated and highly readable book, Thailand’s Sustainable Development Sourcebook, published by Editions Didier Millet (EDM), aims to educate a wider English-speaking audience on unique Thai philosophies.

It begins by distilling the key concepts of sustainable development and then defines the issues at stake by profiling the key environmental, economic, social and cultural challenges faced by Thailand. The final and largest section of the book is a showcase of the ideas, individual pioneers, grassroots and community programmes, international partnerships and private sector initiatives that are paving the way for sustainable development.

Over 70 experts from various fields contributed to the book, writing on subjects ranging from income equality to education, from community participation to poverty eradication – all under the theme of long-term sustainability of society.

Asst. Prof. Dr. Molraudee Saratun from the College of Management, Mahidol University (CMMU) a co-sponsor of this year’s International Symposium on Sustainable Leadership, contributed in the chapter entitled: “Education for Sustainable Development”.

Dr Chirayu Isarangkun Na Ayuthaya, a Keynote Speaker at our forthcoming conference, was a special adviser in the production of the book.

ISL’s Dr Harald Bergsteiner and Dr Gayle Avery were also involved as advisers.

> For more information about this book, please visit: http://www.thailandsustainabledevelopment.com/the-book/

> Read an article about the book from the BangkokPost.

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Sufficiency Thinking

Doryanthus293 — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 07:05:31 +0000

All through 2015, ISL worked on a book about the Sufficiency Economy Philosophy (SEP), a philosophy which has been implemented across many sectors of Thai society. The SEP was developed by King Bhumibol Adulyadej and served as a way of leading his country out of the 1997 Asian crisis.

Since then SEP thinking has been adopted in agriculture, business, corrections, community development, economic and environmental management, healthcare, and schools.

In the book, 20 Thai experts write chapters about how sufficiency thinking leads to effective outcomes for individuals, families, communities and enterprises of diverse sizes. The Thai Sustainable Development, through its Foundation (TSDF), generously supported the project.

What is the sufficiency philosophy?
Sufficiency thinking emphasises the importance of combining virtues or virtuous intentions with knowledge to enable those intending to do the right thing to make sensible or “wise” decisions. Wise decisions reflect a mindset governed by moderation, reasonableness and prudence. Obviously, internal and external influences – some predictable and others not foreseeable – will always affect which decisions are made and how they are put into effect.

Sufficiency thinking is intended as a virtues-and science-based decision-making framework or foundation that can be applied to all spheres of life. It is underscored by sets of practical work principles that suggest appropriate ways of actually behaving. Sufficiency thinking further foresees measurable economic, societal, environmental and cultural outputs that are kept in balance. However, the ultimate outcomes envisaged are overall wellbeing and sustainability, which include being self-reliant, immune against hardships, resilient should hardships occur, adaptable and, above all, happy.

Sufficiency thinking and its application to a wide range of domains are special themes at ISL’s 2016 conference in Bangkok.

Book authors at a meeting in Bangkok.

Authors celebrate the conclusion of the book project with Dr Chirayu Isarangkun Na-Ayuthaya, Chairman of the Thailand Sustainable Development Foundation who sponsored the project.

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