đź“ś Welcome to Wisdom Economy Dimensions
A platform for rethinking growth, development, and human flourishing through the regenerative lens of wisdom.
“Yesterday’s recorded data produced today’s knowledge, however, only synthesis and reflection will carry yesterday and today forward into the creation of tomorrow’s economy through wisdom.”
—Taddesse Haile Kakray
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The Spiral Rose Structure embodies natural elegance and unfolding complexity, illustrating how wisdom develops in layers—not lines. Wisdom is not mechanical or rigid; it blooms. It doesn’t reside at the top but radiates from the core illuminating outward and anchoring everything around it. This structure suggests that wisdom is a form of cosmic intelligence, both reflective and relational. It is deeply personal yet universally expansive. A fusion of rose and galaxy, this micro–macro metaphor reminds us: just as a rose blossoms in a garden, a galaxy blooms in the universe. Wisdom, too, thrives where the intimate meets the infinite.
Wisdom Economy Dimensions
A visualization of the four dimensions of wisdom and their sub-dimensions, representing the framework of wisdom economy
How to Explore This Visualization:
- Drag nodes to rearrange the network for better viewing
- Click on any node to see detailed information
- Use your mouse wheel to zoom in and out
- Click on dimension cards below to learn more about each dimension
About the Wisdom Economy Framework
The Wisdom Economy represents a holistic approach to understanding how wisdom is generated, shared, and applied. It consists of four primary dimensions, each with several sub-dimensions:
Dimension 1: Traits
- A. Self-generative
- B. Circular/regenerating
- C. Leap/transformative
- D. Multifaceted/Multidimensional
Dimension 2: Flow/Process
- A. Ignition/Initiation
- B. A way(high)/Direction
- C. Capability/capacity
- D. Destination
Dimension 3: Connection
- A. Recognition (Signal)
- B. Synthesis
- C. Cohesion (Union)
- D. Kairos (Right Moment)
- E. Resonance
Dimension 4: Co-creation
- A. Reflection
- B. Applicability / Testing
- C. Persistence / Resilience
- D. Preparedness / Readiness
- E. Cooperation / Collaboration
What is Wisdom Economy Dimensions?
Wisdom Economy Dimensions (WED) is the unpacking of the DNA of wisdom. This WED website invites you to look beyond the surface of progress. In a world driven by metrics and measures, WED offers a different lens, one that centers lived experience, ethical foresight, and the creative power of reflection.
In an age obsessed with numbers—GDP, quarterly returns, productivity curves—we dare to ask deeper questions:
Why wisdom—not just knowledge—shape better futures?
Why not just producing more does it mean to live well?
Can societies evolve not only materially, but also meaningfully?
It’s not just a think tank or a framework. It’s a perspective shift. A conversation starter. A toolkit for those ready to build more humane and meaningful systems.
Meet the Person Behind the Idea
Born from decades of life across two continents, WED reflects the journey of the idea bearer, Taddesse Haile, author of Wisdonomics and Ready, Steady, Belong. From Addis Ababa to Toronto, Canada, from public service to personal transformation, his path informs a platform where wisdom is not an abstraction—it is practical, radical, and ready for profound action.
About Wisdonomics, which is available on Amazon:
Wisdonomics: A Three-Way Wisdom Mirror
Most books about the economy look backward at data to uncover patterns or forward with forecasts. Wisdonomics is different. It reflects the world through three wisdom mirrors, showing not only what happened, but why — and how wisdom transforms both our present and our future.
🔹 The Rear-View Mirror — Lessons of the Past
Looking back at the 1990s conflicts, the dot-com bubble, and the 2008 financial crisis, this mirror reveals why avoidable crises still repeat. Yet it also highlights 10–15 spheres of sustainable progress — breakthroughs where wisdom reshaped society and economy for the better.
🔹 The Here-and-Now Mirror — Wisdom in Motion
We are living through rapid, daily transformations. This mirror reflects what’s unfolding before our eyes: the rise of digital ecosystems, shifts in social contracts, and technologies moving at breathtaking speed — all powered by wisdom in action.
🔹 The Forward-Looking Mirror — A Glimpse Ahead
What comes next? This mirror peers into the future where wisdom will be most needed. From deep-sea and space exploration to environmental stewardship, it asks why we cannot wisely harness emerging sectors and manage threats to land, air, and sea — not just react after damage is done.
In short: Wisdonomics isn’t just an economic lens. It’s a wisdom lens — past, present, and future — showing why crises recur, where wisdom has already changed the course, and how we can choose a wiser path forward.
What You’ll Discover Here
- New ways to measure the intangible forces that shape real change
- Reflections and models that challenge economic reductionism
- Interactive tools to explore and grow your own wisdom capacities
- A space to think systemically, ethically, and creatively about the future
🌌 Welcome to Wisdom Economy Dimensions.
Where insight revolves,
Where development blooms