When it comes to serving others or not killing our earth, there are basic things we can do to make this happen. They're often boring, simple, and proven to work. For example, when serving others, keeping it simply human, does wonders. But we often forget about it and are attracted by the shiny technology. Or, for sustainability, using green energy and turning off lights are basics we still sometimes ignore.

So, it's good to do a basics check now and then. Look if we're still covering the basics in our practice today.

Action question

Where could you integrate a basics check for sustainability and human experience within your work calendar? Is there an annual retreat where you could do this? Or could you just set it once in the next few months to get started?

Daniele's notes

• This is the first shitty draft of this principle

• This principle might one day make it in the fifth book in the "Service Design Principles" series that explores how to better serve humans and the planet.

• If you're curious about service design principles, you can get the four previous books in the series, with proofread principles and less grammatical creativity.

• Written with AI help: This principle draft is based on an audio note I took while walking that was transcribed and cleaned using Audiopen.