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WORLD DESIGN SCIENCE DECADE DOCUMENTS
Seven publications from the World Design Science Decade 1965-1975 series.
Doc. 1: "Inventory of World Resources, Human Trends and Needs," by R.B. Fuller;
Doc. 2: "The Design Initiative," by R.B. Fuller;
Doc. 3: "Comprehensive Thinking," by R.B. Fuller;
Doc.4:: "The Ten Year Program," by J. McHale;
Doc. 5: "Comprehensive Design Strategy," by R.B. Fuller (published in UTOPIA OR OBLIVION);
Doc. 6: "The Ecological Context," by J. McHale;
Doc. 7: "The World Game," by R.B. Fuller.
The documents were produced by Fuller and edited by John McHale, from 1965 to 1975, and remain an important educational tool. McHale summarized the intent of this work as merely to provide a swift and comprehensive glance at certain fundamental trends in mans present relation to the environment and indicate broadly how these trendings may relate to the forward task of assessing more completely mans present and future needs.
So evolution seems to have some very powerful curves which you (the World Resources Inventory staff) are trying to find - not trying to invent
—R. Buckminster Fuller, World Game, Doc 1, 1971
Original books digitized by volunteers: Tony McKinley, Ed Lynch, John Collins, Bill Johnson, Suzy Evans, Michael Paterra.
VOLUMES IN THE WORLD RESOURCES INVENTORY (World Design Science Decade)
World Resources Inventory, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois U.S.A.
- Phase I (1963) Document 1: Inventory of World Resources Human Trends and Needs by R. Buckminster Fuller and John McHale [pdf 4.1mb]
- Phase I (1964) Document 2: The Design Initiative by R. Buckminster Fuller [pdf 113mb]
- Phase I (1965) Document 3: Comprehensive Thinking by R. Buckminster Fuller [pdf 3.8mb]
- Phase I (1965) Document 4: The Ten Year Program by R. Buckminster Fuller and John McHale [pdf 75 mb]
- Phase II (1967) Document 5: Introduction to Comprehensive Design Strategy by R. Buckminster Fuller [pdf 1mb]
- Phase II (1967) Document 5: Comprehensive Design Strategy by R. Buckminster Fuller [pdf 222k]
- Phase II (1967) Document 5: Chronofile by R. Buckminster Fuller [pdf 73k]
- Phase II (1967) Document 6: The Ecological Context Energy and Materials by John McHale [pdf 89mb]
- Document I: The World Game (1971) The World Game: Integrative Resource Utilization Planning Tool by R. Buckminster Fuller.




