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Diwali, the festival of lights links back to our innate generosity, and prosperity.
While we are out of the 2008 hole and climbing out, 8 years on now, we see new housing developments and commercial construction activity. These show the confidence of the investors in growing commerce around the SE Michigan region. Is the growth translating into peace of mind for Michiganders? Do they feel better about their future? The future of their children?
Prosperity has many dimensions. The top ten dimensions of prosperity, per aspects of Goddess Lakshmi, the personification of prosperity. What could be the best indicators of how a region may be doing in these dimensions?
Adya Lakshmi - The primordial feminine principle - how are we treating our women and girls?
Vidya Lakshmi - Educational prosperity - Are toddlers ready for school? What are graduation rates: HS? 2 yr college? 4 year college? Student loan debt?
Santan Lakshmi - Maternal / Child related prospetiry - Mortality rates pre-natal, natal, post-partum? Other? Teen pregnancy etc.?
Yoga Lakshmi - Enlightenment prosperity - Trends in people's belief in a higher power, other?
Rajya Lakshmi - Economic prosperity - Jobs: minimum wage, above minimum wage, savings?
Bhogya Lakshmi - Consumer confidence / consumption - spending, personal debt?
Gruha Lakshmi - Household peace and prosperity - Domestic abuse, foster care, single mothers?
Saubhagya Lakshmi - Marital prosperity - Divorce rates, girl-child welness indicators
Amruta Lakshmi - Quality of nutrition and environment - Access to good food, clean water/air, etc., Other?
Mahalakshmi - Evolution and adaptibility - Are attitudes changing for the better or worse? e.g. Trust in evolution, science etc.
Apart from the indicators, it is worth being aware of the organizations and people who work hard to turn the curve on these aspects of broad prosperity.
What is the history of these aspects in the region? What has been tried before and worked well? What are the experiments (social, political, technological) in progress?
Look forward to your thoughts...
Further reading:
- The MSU Center for Economic Analysis 2016 Forecast
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Michigan Economy at a Glance
- MI Senate Fiscal Agency: Michigan's Economic Outlook FY15 - FY18
- Michigan Economic Development Corporation forecasts
Diwali, the festival of lights links back to our innate generosity, and prosperity.
While we are out of the 2008 hole and climbing out, 8 years on now, we see new housing developments and commercial construction activity. These show the confidence of the investors in growing commerce around the SE Michigan region. Is the growth translating into peace of mind for Michiganders? Do they feel better about their future? The future of their children?
Prosperity has many dimensions. The top ten dimensions of prosperity, per aspects of Goddess Lakshmi, the personification of prosperity. What could be the best indicators of how a region may be doing in these dimensions?
Adya Lakshmi - The primordial feminine principle - how are we treating our women and girls?
Vidya Lakshmi - Educational prosperity - Are toddlers ready for school? What are graduation rates: HS? 2 yr college? 4 year college? Student loan debt?
Santan Lakshmi - Maternal / Child related prospetiry - Mortality rates pre-natal, natal, post-partum? Other? Teen pregnancy etc.?
Yoga Lakshmi - Enlightenment prosperity - Trends in people's belief in a higher power, other?
Rajya Lakshmi - Economic prosperity - Jobs: minimum wage, above minimum wage, savings?
Bhogya Lakshmi - Consumer confidence / consumption - spending, personal debt?
Gruha Lakshmi - Household peace and prosperity - Domestic abuse, foster care, single mothers?
Saubhagya Lakshmi - Marital prosperity - Divorce rates, girl-child welness indicators
Amruta Lakshmi - Quality of nutrition and environment - Access to good food, clean water/air, etc., Other?
Mahalakshmi - Evolution and adaptibility - Are attitudes changing for the better or worse? e.g. Trust in evolution, science etc.
Apart from the indicators, it is worth being aware of the organizations and people who work hard to turn the curve on these aspects of broad prosperity.
What is the history of these aspects in the region? What has been tried before and worked well? What are the experiments (social, political, technological) in progress?
Look forward to your thoughts...
Further reading:
- The MSU Center for Economic Analysis 2016 Forecast
- Bureau of Labor Statistics: Michigan Economy at a Glance
- MI Senate Fiscal Agency: Michigan's Economic Outlook FY15 - FY18
- Michigan Economic Development Corporation forecasts
