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Biography
After graduating with a B.A. and Ph.D. from UCLA, Ostrom lived in Bloomington, Indiana, and served on the faculty of Indiana University, with a late-career affiliation with Arizona State University. She was Distinguished Professor at Indiana University and the Arthur F. Bentley Professor of Political Science and co-director of the Workshop in Political Theory and Policy Analysis at Indiana University, as well as research professor and the founding director of the Center for the Study of Institutional Diversity at Arizona State University in Tempe. She was a lead researcher for the Sustainable Agriculture and Natural Resource Management Collaborative Research Support Program (SANREM CRSP), managed by Virginia Tech and funded by USAID. Beginning in 2008, she and her husband Vincent Ostrom advised the journal Transnational Corporations Review.
She died 12 June 2012.
Elinor Ostrom as a Generator 2/4 in Human Design
Elinor Ostrom is a Generator in Human Design – an energy type with a defined Sacral Center. Generators make up about 36% of humanity and possess an enormous, sustainable life force energy.
The Generator's strategy is to respond to impulses from life rather than initiating. When the Sacral Center responds with a clear "yes" (a gut feeling, an inner spark), that's the right path.
When Elinor Ostrom lives in alignment with their design, they experience deep satisfaction and fulfillment. The Generator's not-self theme is frustration – a sign that the sacral energy isn't following the right things.
Elinor Ostrom has Emotional Authority – the most common authority. Decisions should never be made in an emotional high or low, but only when emotional clarity settles in. "Sleep on it" is meant literally here. The emotional wave needs time to run its course.
Elinor Ostrom carries the profile 2/4 – Hermit / Opportunist. The 2nd line represents the Natural: a natural talent that is often unconscious and only activated when called out by others. The 4th line represents the Networker: influence and impact unfold through personal relationships and a strong social network.
The incarnation cross "Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 3" describes the overarching life purpose and direction of Elinor Ostrom in Human Design. It consists of the four gate activations of Sun and Earth (personality and design) and only becomes felt when one lives their strategy and authority.
The definition of Elinor is: Split Definition.
Elinor has 5 defined centers (Emotional Center, Sacral Center, G Center, Throat Center and Heart Center) and 4 open centers (Head Center, Ajna Center, Splenic Center and Root Center).
Elinor's channels are distributed across: Tribal (Ego, Schützen): 2 channels, Collective (Verstehen): 1 channel. The tribal emphasis points to family, community and material security.
3 Defined Channels
Incarnation Cross - Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 3
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Human Design Profile
- Type
- Generator
- Authority
- Emotional Authority
- Profile
- 2/4 - Hermit / Opportunist
- Definition
- Split Definition
- Incarnation Cross
- Right Angle Cross of the Sphinx 3
- Date of Birth
- 07.08.1933 02:30
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, CA, United States
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