“… nature plays on our health and well-being” (Jones & Mouloua, 2006)

A Theoretical Framework of a Bionomic Approach to Improve Individual and Organizational Outcomes.

Over 10 years ago, I developed a theory about how we could utilize elements of the natural environment to improve individuals’ health and well-being which could then improve organizational and community outcomes. It was a multi-disciplinary approach to understanding nature which was culturally and societally under-appreciated and therefore underutilized. Some cultures were farther ahead than others and that hasn’t changed. “Nature” was not considered a serious topic by the powers that be, at the time. So, it was replaced with “bionomics” (“the comprehensive study of the relationship between a species and its environment” – ncbi.nlm.nih.gov). The theory was also applied to military personnel and presented at the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society’s 50th Annual Meeting. It was very well received and a link to the article is above.

Since the global Covid-19 pandemic, there has been an increasing acceptance of the importance nature plays on our health and well-being. Here at Ka Pi’i Kai we will be exploring the flourishing understanding of the relationship between people and the natural environment and the impact on society.

You can check out my Social Isolation Flower series at Ka Pi’i Kai: Visual Currents