Paradigm

Paradigm refers to a system of thought based on certain core assumptions about the nature of humans or societies.

• AIM is a paradigm, not a theory. It challenges both the analytic assumption of machine-thinking (APE) and the normative assumption of a single Western benchmark of good institutions (IMPE). Challenging these assumptions have opened up a “living forest” of new questions, theories, metrics, research projects, and dialogues.

• Don’t confuse paradigms with frameworks!