The goal is to move from maximizing "growth" to maximizing **Vitality** using the **MIND Dashboard**. Every nation, city, and company should audit themselves against these four capitals (Capitals multiply; if one is zero, the total is zero). - **M – Material Capital (Physical Health):** - **Measure:** Energy Return on Investment (EROEI), resource circularity, and ecological regeneration. - **Goal:** Ensure the physical planet is being restored, not liquidated. - **I – Intelligence Capital (Knowledge):** - **Measure:** The creation of new knowledge (not just data), scientific output, and the speed of learning in the population. - **Goal:** A population and AI system that gets smarter every day. - **N – Network Capital (Trust):** - **Measure:** Social trust levels, transaction friction, and connectivity. - **Goal:** High-trust networks where information and value flow without resistance. [[Economics value is determined by network position]] - **D – Diversity Capital (Resilience):** - **Measure:** Economic complexity, biodiversity, and variety of supply chains. - **Goal:** Avoid "monocultures" (which are efficient but brittle) to ensure the system can survive shocks. ## Individual Human > A flourishing human, like a flourishing civilization, does not maximize one of these capitals. They cultivate a balanced portfolio. They tend to their health and their environment(M). They never stop learning(I). They nurture deep relationships(N). And they stay open to new experiences and possibilities(D).