🌍 Nations (Public–Private–Community)
👭Exclusion of informal sector; social protection framed as charity
The situation for Nations (Public–Private–Community) is now mapped, highlighting how dominant economic narratives marginalize the informal sector — and how the discipline of mental models enables a reframing toward inclusion, resilience, and shared ownership.
Development strategies that exclude the informal sector
Story: “Progress equals formalisation and urbanisation.”
Assumption: “Only formal markets are productive. Helping the poor creates dependency.”
Mental model tools reveal the unseen value and resilience of informal systems.
Social protection framed as charity
Belief: “People will become lazy if we support them.”
Self-discipline: Challenge assumptions about productivity and worth; reframe inclusion as national resilience and shared investment.
Surfacing invites a redefinition of dignity and equity.
Systems Thinking Research & Leadership Development Institute (STRLDi) 