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Etymology
Society (n.)
| 1530s, "companionship, friendly association with others," from Old French societe "company" (12c., Modern French société), from Latin societatem (nominative societas) "fellowship, association, alliance, union, community," from socius "companion, ally," from PIE *sokw-yo-, suffixed form of root *sekw- (1) "to follow."The meaning "group, club" is from 1540s, originally of associations of persons for some specific purpose. The meaning "people bound by neighborhood and intercourse aware of living together in an ordered community" is from 1630s. The sense of "the more cultivated part of any community" is recorded by 1823, hence "fashionable people and their doings." (1) |
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| (1) | Etymonline | Etymology of society by etymonline] |
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Deep dive
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Keeping track of initiatives to make this world a better place
| Initiative | Link | |
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| The CHALLENGE of imbalance | https://rebalancingsociety.org/ | Henry Mintzberg |
| TIPC | Home - TIPC (tipconsortium.net) | |
| Deep Transitions | Homepage - Deep Transitions | |
| Nesta | Nesta | The Innovation Foundation | |
| The Pocket Project | https://pocketproject.org/ |